HAERE MAI
WELCOME
Speculative Futures
for more-than-human worlds
Workshop for Mindset of Design
008 November 02019
Anne Galloway
Associate Professor
VUW
Chris Jackson
Founder + Director
We Create Futures
“The real voyage of discovery
consists not in seeking new
landscapes, but in having
new eyes.
Marcel Proust
La Prisonnière
Rules of engagement
Mindsets
CURIOSITY
An open and curious mind
EXPLORATION
Seek out diverse ways of thinking
and integrate, not reject them
CHALLENGE
Deeply held assumptions about the
future, both our own and others
How we act
Kindness, generosity, support - we
don’t have to always agree, but if we
disagree, then we raise everyone’s
mana in the process.
Patience, effort - we are only here
for short time together, be present
(minimise distractions, emails,
notifications, etc.)
Unity, togetherness, courage - we are
all heading toward the same ultimate
goal, be brave and stick with the
process!
Thinking differently
What if?
What are the implications of X?
What might that mean?
How might we feel?
What would change?
“All good critical design
offers an alternative
to how things are.
Dunne & Raby
Speculative Everything
2013
Possible
Probable
Plausible
Possible
Plausible
Probable
Futures Cone
Joseph Voros, 2003
Preposterous
FUTURESProjected ProjectedPRESENT
POTENTIAL
everything beyond the
present moment
TIME
Possible
Probable
Plausible
Possible
Plausible
Probable
Futures Cone
Joseph Voros, 2003
Preposterous
FUTURESProjected ProjectedPRESENT
POTENTIAL
everything beyond the
present moment
TIME
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S3
S1
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“Design Fiction is “the
deliberate use of diegetic
prototypes to suspend
disbelief about change”.
Bruce Sterling
Symposium Keynote
2011
Bruce Sterling
Symposium Keynote
2011
“A “diegetic prototype” is showy. It catches the eye of
an audience, arouses some futuristic engagement or
enthusiasm. Design has clients and users; design
fiction has an audience and followers.
Bruce Sterling
Symposium Keynote
2011
“When you see a diegetic prototype, your reaction is
not “oh what’s that, where can I buy it?” but “Wow”
or “what a difference that would make”. You may be
disturbed by it, or feel that it somehow moves the
world in a new direction.
(a) (b)
Dunne & Raby
a/b
2009
(a) (b)
Dunne & Raby
a/b
2009
“Any useful idea about
the futures should
at first appear to
be ridiculous.
Jim Dator
Dator’s Second Law
of Futures Studies
Thing from the Future
Choose an ally
Bag of fiction
Trends and issues
VALUES, WORLDVIEWS
AND PARADIGMS
SOCIAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
POLITICS
MEDIA
SUBCULTURES
ARTS + LEISURE
VICES + CRIMES
ENVIRONMENT
FAMILY STRUCTURE
COMMUNITY
RELIGION + MYTHS
TRANSPORTATION
WORK
EDUCATION
Futures wheel
“To light a candle is to
cast a shadow.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Futures Wheel
Jerome C. Glenn
1971
Start with the issue at the centre.
Draw 5-7 spokes out as single lines.
Offer potential consequences for the central
issue. As you offer them up, ensure everyone
agrees the issue is plausible. If everyone
agrees, it is entered.
Once that is completed, move onto secondary
consequences. Draw two or three spokes with
double lines from each primary consequence.
Repeat the process. again for each secondary
consequence to create tertiary consequences,
this time connecting them with treble lines.
Make any other connections with single, double
and triple lines.
Be disciplined and take care.
Consider cause vs correlation.
What patterns do you see?
What new trends, feedback loops o relations
become apparent?r
How does it stimulate your thinking?
2009
VALUES, WORLDVIEWS
AND PARADIGMS
SOCIAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
POLITICS
MEDIA
SUBCULTURES
ARTS + LEISURE
VICES + CRIMES
ENVIRONMENT
FAMILY STRUCTURE
COMMUNITY
RELIGION + MYTHS
TRANSPORTATION
WORK
EDUCATION
World Building
Bag of fiction Pt. 2
Stories
THANK YOU FOR ENGAGING
WITH US TODAY

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