Becoming a member of the Design Principles & Practices Research Network means joining an international community exploring design as theory, method, and practice across diverse fields. Membership sustains the conferences, journals, books, and digital infrastructures that support inquiry into design thinking, pedagogy, innovation, creativity, user experience, sustainability, and applied practice. Members receive full access to all Network publications, discounts on Open Access options, and clear publication pathways from conference presentations into peer-reviewed journals and books—strengthening intellectual and practical links across design disciplines.
At the same time, membership gives you year-round engagement through the Member Knowledge Community on CGScholar, where profiles, projects, and conversations remain in motion between conferences. This online commons brings the Knowledge Experience into practice, supporting preparation, presentation, reflection, and publication as an ongoing cycle. Here, members share works-in-progress, participate in light community-guided review, access programs, archives, media, and calls, and help sustain a culture of reciprocity and care that keeps ideas—and relationships—alive over time.
Standard: $200 USD
| Receive 25% off registration for the annual conference—or any other Common Ground Research Network conference. | ||
| Access digital media archives from past conferences (beginning with 2026 events). |
| Earn 30,000 CGScholar Points usable in the Rights Agreement phase of publishing. | ||
| Receive 25% off Open Access book publications. | ||
| Enjoy a one-year personal electronic subscription to all journal and book content published by your Research Network. |
| Meet the Author — conversations with scholars and writers from across the networks. | ||
| Imagining Futures — discussions on emerging ideas shaping research and society. | ||
| Learning Series (Media Lab) — online workshops on publishing, research methods, mentorship, and professional development. |
The Knowledge Experience
| Online Knowledge Community: Access everything in one place—conference updates and media, calls for papers, programs, archives, and journal and book content. | ||
| Receive exclusive updates on upcoming events, new publications, and research highlights from across the Network. | ||
| Grow your professional network in person and online. |