Hello All,

I'm a post-graduate researcher, looking at using the Rep Grids as a
tool for mapping how people perceive their creative process.
Articulating something as personal as how one goes about creating art
or music or design is often uncomfortable, and the Rep Grid framework
has proven to be useful in getting people to open up, and delve a
little deeper into how they consider their work.

I'm having some issues with my method. I'm using triadic construct
elicitation, for a list of 7 participant defined elements. This leads
to 35 separate triads. This is problematic, as, thus far, people have
spent around 5 minutes with each construct, trying to find the exact
poles which define what they are trying to say. This pushes the time
spent on each test up to around 3 and half hours of intensive mental
work, with the result that the participant begins to tire towards the
end.

I was wondering if there was any way I could cut down the amount of
time taken with the participants. I'm wary about only using certain
triads for fear that I will not be using an exhaustive combination of
elements, but I'm also loathe to cut down the number of elements, for
fear of not getting the 'full picture'.

Ideally, I'd like the participants to keep their explanations of their
constructs in, as it is providing rich information for transcribing at
a later date.

Does anyone have, or can link to a solution to this? This is my first
time using repertory grids, so any help is extremely welcome.

Regards,

Shaun McWhinnie