A methodology where active practice generates rigorous research findings.
Practice-Generated Research (PGR) is a research methodology where the researcher is embedded in their own practice. You are not observing from the outside. You are inside the loop. Your active practice generates data. That data becomes findings. Those findings reshape your practice. The loop tightens. The findings get sharper.
This is fundamentally different from traditional research, where the researcher is separated from the subject. In PGR, the researcher IS the subject. The practice IS the laboratory.
Key Insight:
PGR doesn't require permission from academic gatekeepers. It requires only three things: active practice, systematic measurement, and willingness to publish findings as they emerge.