Introduction to Future Design: Anticipate Tomorrow

Intro to Futures Design: Look Forward to Tomorrow

“We have reached the end of the course, but not everything ends here. During this time that we have spent together, I have shared with you a roadmap to make decisions in the present with a vision for the future. But remember, we cannot predict the future, but we can imagine its possibilities. Before we say goodbye, we are going to review the key phases of the project. It would be great if you briefly explain what you have done in each one and accompany the explanation with one or more images. Choice of topic The first step is to choose the topic on which to anticipate the future. I have chosen the future of cities as my theme. It has been very interesting for me to explore how we live, how we interact, how we move around the city, what businesses there are, and how we consume and do things. Search for signs of change and insights Next, you must look for signs and signs of change in your daily environment and among the news you read on the Internet. Then find patterns in the information collected and summarize it in a series of insights.

Futures wheel After analyzing the present, it is time to begin to visualize the future. Think about the direct and indirect consequences and implications that insights would have if they were normalized in the long term. Use the futures wheel template that I left you in Unit 3 with each one to facilitate this task. Here I share only one, but in the lesson "Wheel of Futures" you will see that I made three different ones. Possible scenarios Now imagine and anticipate four possible future scenarios. Help yourself to the Jim Dator archetypes and the information that you have extracted with the exercise of the wheel of futures. Mood board It is key to visualize future scenarios in the most creative way possible, to evoke and inspire other people about them. To do this, create mood boards. You can use any material, support, add textures, colors, objects ... Use anything that allows you to represent them visually. It is convenient to be less literal with the photos and suggest in a more creative way. Actions Finally, make the necessary decisions to increase the chances that your preferable future will happen. For this, it is very useful that you create a timeline with the three key moments that you commit to fulfill in the short, medium and long term. As we saw at U4, remember to monitor your actions and see if you discover new signs of change in order to enrich your mood boards and improve the quality of your project. Now share your final project with all of us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your project and the steps that have led you to it. I am looking forward to seeing your project and giving you feedback. Although I ask you for your patience, I will try to access the forum as much as I can and what my professional projects allow me. Finally, I want to invite you to actively participate in the forum, not only sharing your progress, but also giving advice and trying to help the rest of the community. It is sure to be very enriching for everyone! See you on the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project We have reached the end of this Domestika course. I hope you have learned the necessary bases to start anticipating the future and to design in a more conscious and creative way in the long term. If you follow the right steps, you will see that creating a roadmap to make decisions in the present with a vision for the future, It is easier than it seems to be. Keep in mind that you will not be able to predict it, but yes imagine its possibilities. I would like that when uploading your final project, we can see all the phases of the process, from choosing your area of interest, s...”

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