Domain

Remarks

Research

• What exactly is research?
• Repeatedly Searching for something

Spirit

• The belief in the use of the research topic
• Instinctive feeling that research can be done & will reach certain conclusions
• Visionary, missionary attitude toward the fruits of research
• Thoughtfulness in the development, defence & propagation of research findings

Motivation

• Constant motivation & creativity is crucial for high research quality
• Sources: source out, preserve & develop motivational sources, be them people, things or phenomena
• Means: how to process, individual-dependent, curiosity

Interests

• What to do: there are millions of things that can be done, choose what you like to do & do what you like
• How to do: awareness of your learning styles & strive for balance along your research path - "one who pushes too hard stands to lose all, one who pushes too little gains little, but one pushes & pulls at right proportions stands firm"
• Stories: stories from people, environment & dreams are well-springs of inspiration
• Knowledge: existing, fundamental knowledge of system characteristics that creates research atmosphere, yet allows for creativity, innovation & exploration
• Skills: techniques, tools & technology to assist in research exploration & speed
• Help: literature, people, environment, forums, publications & within to blast those obstacles along the research path

Direction

• Focus: the single, directed & drilled approach to the research objective & scope, but with general understanding of peripheral issues
• Visionary: vision the dream amidst reality; see the pattern amidst chaos; identify the trend amidst data overload; understand the coupling linkages around coherent parts
• Tools: sourcing for tolerable fitness between tools and tasks, able to make up for inadequacy, development for effectiveness and flexibility
• Relevance: constantly steering research efforts in relevant direction to find, maintain & expand on niche

Subject

• Core competence in the research subject - "best-in-the-world research"
• Outsourcing: constantly outsourcing non-critical, non-competent aspects to speed efficiency & provide opportunities for others to join in
• Applicability: the marketability & practical usage of the fruits of research - "all research has its end in use"
• Integration: the fitness & coupling (macro-view) of various research efforts to collaborate into effective, new-age team

Fruit of Research

• Development: ensuring the fruits of research, be they theoretical or experimental or methodology or tools, reach their individual potential to the fullest, be it commercial like inventions & patents; educational, policy, social, etc.
• Defence: understanding the roots of research & standing up for the fruits of research, whether the issues & impacts be ethical, social, economical, legal or educational
• Propagation: Spreading & spawning new seeds of research for the future harvest - sow the seeds of research & move towards the fruits of research