Experimentalism

While reading this, Marcel Duchamp comes to mind again. 'Experimentalism doesn't mean trying new things, it means trying new things and assesing the results.
All all Marcels work is about experimentalism, but its all useful tools. Converting a urinal into a fountain. Creative. Repurposing one thing to make it usable as another.
if this is intersting to you , here is a link to some of his work.
http://www.understandingduchamp.com/