Sometimes you can't get all the information you need from secondary research (i.e. researching what other people have written), and you need to create/gather your own information (primary research). Some types of primary research include:
Check out the sources below to learn methods of collecting new information:
Why Design Research is Stuck, By Danny Spitzberg and Humphrey Obuobi
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