Reflection
This week’s lecture was all about speculative design and how it helps us imagine different kinds of futures rather than trying to predict them. I found the idea of preferable, probable, plausible, and possible futures really interesting — it showed how designers can explore not just what might happen, but what should happen.
Speculative design encourages creativity and pushes us to think beyond current technologies. It also challenges social, political, and ethical norms, which I think is what makes it so powerful. I liked how we talked about using “what if” questions and creating future scenarios or artefacts to get people thinking and talking about potential outcomes.
What stood out most to me was that it’s less about finding solutions and more about starting conversations and preparing for change. It made me realise how design can be used to question the direction we’re heading in and imagine alternatives — something I’d love to explore more in future projects.
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