Research where the produced creative work is expected to inspire a new field of debate and research that had not existed prior.

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Research done to produce new knowledge rather than to summarize or classify existing knowledge. 

Primary/Original Directed Research

A form of research where the creative work that the researcher produces is both the research and the object of research itself.

Research done specifically to discover new theories and test new hypotheses.

Research done to discover new connected and contexts surrounding problems without creating theories to solve said problems