This paper discusses how future studies and design
could enable a more conscious and participatory
engagement in our common future. The starting
point being that representations of the future are
often done in an abstract and quantitative manner,
which hinders a broad engagement, and
understanding of the implications of the scenarios
presented. We discuss how on-going research
including experimental design methodologies can
be used to make images of the future more
concrete and accessible. Finally, we argue, not
only for prototyping as a method to make the
ungraspable future more concrete, but foremost for
a designerly approach to the most important of all
stakes - the future.
Nordic Design Research Conference 2013
