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<div style="font-size:40px;"><center>'''Session 3: Responsible Futuring'''</center></div>
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''This UIF training module was created by our collaborators at the DesignLab, the University of Twente, exclusively for our program.'' <br>
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[[File:RF Intro.jpg|750px]]<br><br>
Welcome to Responsible Futuring, where you will delve into the world of futures thinking and design. Throughout this module, we will explore the importance of incorporating diverse perspectives into the solutions we create, keeping in mind the long term and societal consequences of our actions.
<br><br>
<u>'''Before getting started…. Design Thinking & Responsible Futuring'''</u>
<br><br>
In the Design Thinking session, you designed and prototyped a solution for the design challenge to foster social and emotional well-being for students at your school. In this module you will engage with '''futures thinking'''. Have you ever heard of it? You might be wondering: what is futures thinking and how is it related to design thinking? What are their main differences and how do they complement one another?<br><br>
Futures thinking (or futures design) is a discipline, a mindset, that aims at exploring and speculating about potential futures, to help us reflect about the long term and societal implications of our actions. While engaging with futures thinking, the goal is not to predict what will happen, but to explore what might happen to identify desirable and undesirable outcomes, so we can inform our current practices and actions. The main rationale of futures thinking is that the future is not something that happens to us, but it is something that we can co-shape. That is why we say "futureS" and not "future" because there are many possibilities ahead of us, and it depends on our actions how those future(s) will unfold.<br><br>
Futures thinking is not new, and it has been around for decades. What we have observed is that, increasingly, the ethos of futures thinking is becoming relevant and part of the DNA of design in general, and design thinking in particular. Design has evolved from a user centric and solution-oriented discipline, towards a more systemic and responsible approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of our world, and the need to consider long-term and ethical implications of our design process. <br><br>
- Want to know more about Futures Thinking? Have a look at this [https://medium.com/touchpoint/futures-thinking-a-mind-set-not-a-method-64c9b5f9da37/ blogpost]
- Design traditions like speculative design, critical design, design fiction are design disciplines that embrace futures thinking. Dunne and Raby were pioneers in the field of speculative design. Would you like to know more about their perspective? Take a look at this [https://speculativeedu.eu/interview-dunne-raby/ interview].
- Do you want to know more about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzD3uH2_Fo0 speculative design and its value for policy making (by Cat Drew, from Nesta)]
<br>
In a lecture by X.Company, Nick Foster and Christian Ervin explain this very well. They point out four important principles to engage with complexity and which they like to see more of in the field of design:
# '''Be more exploratory and more critical:''' our current societal challenges call for challenging the status quo and existing paradigms. When we design, it is important that we reflect on the broader impacts of our actions, and that we shift the focus from seeking immediate solutions to delving into the broader implications of our designs. There is a lot to learn if we actively ask ‘what if’ questions.
# '''Break away from solutionism:''' design also calls for gaining a deeper and systemic understanding of our challenges, framing them from different perspectives and aiming at co-creating richer and more nuanced solutions that acknowledge ethical and societal implications.
# '''Design to embrace plurality and uncertainty:''' embrace a plurality of perspectives and, very importantly, a plurality of futures. Although we navigate ambiguous and uncertain challenges, we have agency to co-shape what’s ahead of us, acknowledging that we can influence the range of options we can cocreate.
# '''Move beyond user centered design:''' users are important but let’s think about the interconnected impacts of our actions, extending our temporal horizons, thinking of future generations, voices that are often not included in very relevant societal discussions.
At DesignLab, we have our own approach to engage communities with futures thinking, called Responsible Futuring. We call it our approach to "co-shape the futures we want to live in".
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Now, let’s first watch this movie to get an impression on what Responsible Futuring is about:
{{#widget:Youtube|id=2w6d8YaQuks|width=800|height=600}}<br><br>
Rooted in the designerly tradition of design thinking, Responsible Futuring departs from the need to address a societal challenge. Think of questions like: how to provide affordable and quality healthcare to our communities? How to enable our communities to reduce plastic waste and minimize their impact on the environment? How to support the use of technology in a responsible and sustainable manner, while preserving well-being and protecting their personal information? <br><br>
Using Responsible Futuring, our main goal is to drive positive societal impact by working in a transdisciplinary way. We actively encourage collaboration across disciplines, backgrounds, and lived experiences, recognizing the value of crossing boundaries. By bringing together communities, we aim to gain a more nuanced understanding of the complex challenges we face, while also enriching the solutions we co-create with others. Our commitment lies in fostering inclusive collaborations and leveraging collective imagination to co-shape futures we want to live in. <br><br>
Responsible Futuring is about learning how to ask questions. It is not about finding immediate answers, but rather broadening your view on what the future could be like and inspiring you to shape a preferred future.<br><br>
Are you curious about Responsible Futuring? Have a look at these two-pager on Responsible Futuring in our Change Forward publication on pages 19-20: https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/publications/<br><br>
'''Phases of Responsible Futuring'''<br><br>
How does it work in practice? By engaging with Responsible Futuring, you zoom out, explore and understand a societal challenge from different perspectives. You go beyond empathizing with users towards understanding the bigger pictures from the viewpoint of multiple actors. You explore and speculate about potential futures and think critically about the short- and long-term effects of your actions, keeping an eye on societal consequences. By traveling to the future, you come up with new ideas and perspectives that we didn’t see before.<br><br>
Excited? Ok, let’s show you how it works.<br><br>
Responsible Futuring consists of 4 iterative phases. Each phase has a fundamental goal and gives you guidance on the type of activities you may carry out to achieve that goal. The method you choose for each phase depends on the challenge you want to address and the stakeholders you are working with. In this course, we will give you a set of methods to apply so you can become familiar with the approach and its underlying principles. However, once you become comfortable using it, feel free to create and/or apply your own methods and tools. <br><br>
[[File:RF Phases.png|500px|Phases of Responsible Futuring]]<br><br>
'''Connect & Relate'''
Learn from diverse worldviews, and explore, surface and embrace multiple perspectives
'''Understand & Frame'''
Frame and reframe the societal challenge to gain a holistic understanding and identify a common ground
'''Imagine & Ideate'''
Imagine futures and ideas, and make them tangible.
'''Reflect & Reframe'''
Shape alternative visions and inform your current practices
In the next video Julieta Matos Castano - Project lead and researcher Responsible Futuring at DesignLab, introduces you to the fundamentals of Responsible Futuring:<br>
{{#widget:Vimeo|id=838330178|width=800|height=400}}<br><br>
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It is time to start exploring yourself what Responsible Futuring is about!<br><br>
In your training workspace mural, you’ll find individual and group exercises that guide you through the 4 phases of Responsible Futuring, starting with a societal challenge and resulting in guiding principles steering you in co-shaping desirable futures with others.<br><br>
You will work on the same challenge related to students’ social and emotional well-being at your school. The COVID-19 pandemic surfaced a lack of support system when we were not able to meet physically. All of those important interactions that happen beyond the classroom became more difficult or they were just gone. A large part of the current cohort of students started their academic period completely online. Besides, other developments like an increasing reliance on technology and social media, or a decreasing financial support for education put a lot of pressure on our communities, which has the potential to negatively affect students’ emotional states. <br><br>
The challenge you will explore in this session, as you learn future thinking, is:<br>
'''How might your school support students’ social and emotional well-being to foster a healthier and more resilient society?'''
Look for Session 3 in your [[2023:Training/Start_Here#Institution_Links|Training Workspace Mural]]. You will find detailed instructions on how to apply the Responsible Futuring approach to this challenge, as well as a space to capture your work.<br><br>
[[File:RF-UT Mural.jpg|400px|thumb|center]]
'''Additional Resources'''
* https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/
* [https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/downloads/flyer-responsible-futuring-2023.pdf Essay RF - Principles and basic explanation pillars (.pdf)]
* [https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/our-stories/2021/9/36412/designlab-brew-s104-does-it-apply-looking-into-the-new-designlab-approach Podcast Cristina Zaga, explaining Responsible Futuring]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDi-pEgNNTQ&t=10s Ignite about Responsible Futuring at the Faculty Innovations Fellows Summit in April 2023]
<br>
The Responsible Futuring crew of DesignLab is happy to get in contact: https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/#society-you-and-the-crew
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[[Category:2023 Sessions]]
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<div style="font-size:40px;"><center>'''Session 3: Responsible Futuring'''</center></div>
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''This UIF training module was created by our collaborators at the DesignLab, the University of Twente, exclusively for our program.'' <br>
{{Content-A
|color=#5F574F
|title=Introduction
|content=<br>
[[File:RF Intro.jpg|750px]]<br><br>
Welcome to Responsible Futuring, where you will delve into the world of futures thinking and design. Throughout this module, we will explore the importance of incorporating diverse perspectives into the solutions we create, keeping in mind the long term and societal consequences of our actions.
<br><br>
<u>'''Before getting started…. Design Thinking & Responsible Futuring'''</u>
<br><br>
In the Design Thinking session, you designed and prototyped a solution for the design challenge to foster social and emotional well-being for students at your school. In this module you will engage with '''futures thinking'''. Have you ever heard of it? You might be wondering: what is futures thinking and how is it related to design thinking? What are their main differences and how do they complement one another?<br><br>
Futures thinking (or futures design) is a discipline, a mindset, that aims at exploring and speculating about potential futures, to help us reflect about the long term and societal implications of our actions. While engaging with futures thinking, the goal is not to predict what will happen, but to explore what might happen to identify desirable and undesirable outcomes, so we can inform our current practices and actions. The main rationale of futures thinking is that the future is not something that happens to us, but it is something that we can co-shape. That is why we say "futureS" and not "future" because there are many possibilities ahead of us, and it depends on our actions how those future(s) will unfold.<br><br>
Futures thinking is not new, and it has been around for decades. What we have observed is that, increasingly, the ethos of futures thinking is becoming relevant and part of the DNA of design in general, and design thinking in particular. Design has evolved from a user centric and solution-oriented discipline, towards a more systemic and responsible approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of our world, and the need to consider long-term and ethical implications of our design process. <br><br>
- Want to know more about Futures Thinking? Have a look at this [https://medium.com/touchpoint/futures-thinking-a-mind-set-not-a-method-64c9b5f9da37/ blogpost]
- Design traditions like speculative design, critical design, design fiction are design disciplines that embrace futures thinking. Dunne and Raby were pioneers in the field of speculative design. Would you like to know more about their perspective? Take a look at this [https://speculativeedu.eu/interview-dunne-raby/ interview].
- Do you want to know more about [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzD3uH2_Fo0 speculative design and its value for policy making (by Cat Drew, from Nesta)]
<br>
In a lecture by X.Company, Nick Foster and Christian Ervin explain this very well. They point out four important principles to engage with complexity and which they like to see more of in the field of design:
# '''Be more exploratory and more critical:''' our current societal challenges call for challenging the status quo and existing paradigms. When we design, it is important that we reflect on the broader impacts of our actions, and that we shift the focus from seeking immediate solutions to delving into the broader implications of our designs. There is a lot to learn if we actively ask ‘what if’ questions.
# '''Break away from solutionism:''' design also calls for gaining a deeper and systemic understanding of our challenges, framing them from different perspectives and aiming at co-creating richer and more nuanced solutions that acknowledge ethical and societal implications.
# '''Design to embrace plurality and uncertainty:''' embrace a plurality of perspectives and, very importantly, a plurality of futures. Although we navigate ambiguous and uncertain challenges, we have agency to co-shape what’s ahead of us, acknowledging that we can influence the range of options we can cocreate.
# '''Move beyond user centered design:''' users are important but let’s think about the interconnected impacts of our actions, extending our temporal horizons, thinking of future generations, voices that are often not included in very relevant societal discussions.
At DesignLab, we have our own approach to engage communities with futures thinking, called Responsible Futuring. We call it our approach to "co-shape the futures we want to live in".
}}<br>
{{Content-A
|color=#5F574F
|title=But... What is Responsible Futuring?
|content=<br>
Now, let’s first watch this movie to get an impression on what Responsible Futuring is about:
{{#widget:Youtube|id=2w6d8YaQuks|width=800|height=600}}<br><br>
Rooted in the designerly tradition of design thinking, Responsible Futuring departs from the need to address a societal challenge. Think of questions like: how to provide affordable and quality healthcare to our communities? How to enable our communities to reduce plastic waste and minimize their impact on the environment? How to support the use of technology in a responsible and sustainable manner, while preserving well-being and protecting their personal information? <br><br>
Using Responsible Futuring, our main goal is to drive positive societal impact by working in a transdisciplinary way. We actively encourage collaboration across disciplines, backgrounds, and lived experiences, recognizing the value of crossing boundaries. By bringing together communities, we aim to gain a more nuanced understanding of the complex challenges we face, while also enriching the solutions we co-create with others. Our commitment lies in fostering inclusive collaborations and leveraging collective imagination to co-shape futures we want to live in. <br><br>
Responsible Futuring is about learning how to ask questions. It is not about finding immediate answers, but rather broadening your view on what the future could be like and inspiring you to shape a preferred future.<br><br>
Are you curious about Responsible Futuring? Have a look at these two-pager on Responsible Futuring in our Change Forward publication on pages 19-20: https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/publications/<br><br>
'''Phases of Responsible Futuring'''<br><br>
How does it work in practice? By engaging with Responsible Futuring, you zoom out, explore and understand a societal challenge from different perspectives. You go beyond empathizing with users towards understanding the bigger pictures from the viewpoint of multiple actors. You explore and speculate about potential futures and think critically about the short- and long-term effects of your actions, keeping an eye on societal consequences. By traveling to the future, you come up with new ideas and perspectives that we didn’t see before.<br><br>
Excited? Ok, let’s show you how it works.<br><br>
Responsible Futuring consists of 4 iterative phases. Each phase has a fundamental goal and gives you guidance on the type of activities you may carry out to achieve that goal. The method you choose for each phase depends on the challenge you want to address and the stakeholders you are working with. In this course, we will give you a set of methods to apply so you can become familiar with the approach and its underlying principles. However, once you become comfortable using it, feel free to create and/or apply your own methods and tools. <br><br>
[[File:RF Phases.png|500px|Phases of Responsible Futuring]]<br><br>
'''Connect & Relate'''
Learn from diverse worldviews, and explore, surface and embrace multiple perspectives
'''Understand & Frame'''
Frame and reframe the societal challenge to gain a holistic understanding and identify a common ground
'''Imagine & Ideate'''
Imagine futures and ideas, and make them tangible.
'''Reflect & Reframe'''
Shape alternative visions and inform your current practices
In the next video Julieta Matos Castano - Project lead and researcher Responsible Futuring at DesignLab, introduces you to the fundamentals of Responsible Futuring:<br>
{{#widget:Vimeo|id=838330178|width=800|height=400}}<br><br>
}}<br>
{{Content-A
|color=#8C1515
|title=Assignment
|content=<br>
It is time to start exploring yourself what Responsible Futuring is about!<br><br>
In your training workspace mural, you’ll find individual and group exercises that guide you through the 4 phases of Responsible Futuring, starting with a societal challenge and resulting in guiding principles steering you in co-shaping desirable futures with others.<br><br>
You will work on the same challenge related to students’ social and emotional well-being at your school. The COVID-19 pandemic surfaced a lack of support system when we were not able to meet physically. All of those important interactions that happen beyond the classroom became more difficult or they were just gone. A large part of the current cohort of students started their academic period completely online. Besides, other developments like an increasing reliance on technology and social media, or a decreasing financial support for education put a lot of pressure on our communities, which has the potential to negatively affect students’ emotional states. <br><br>
The challenge you will explore in this session, as you learn future thinking, is:<br>
'''How might your school support students’ social and emotional well-being to foster a healthier and more resilient society?'''
Look for Session 3 in your [[2023:Training/Start_Here#Institution_Links|Training Workspace Mural]]. You will find detailed instructions on how to apply the Responsible Futuring approach to this challenge, as well as a space to capture your work.<br><br>
[[File:RF-UT Mural.jpg|400px|thumb|center]]
'''Additional Resources'''
* https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/
* [https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/downloads/flyer-responsible-futuring-2023.pdf Essay RF - Principles and basic explanation pillars (.pdf)]
* [https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/our-stories/2021/9/36412/designlab-brew-s104-does-it-apply-looking-into-the-new-designlab-approach Podcast Cristina Zaga, explaining Responsible Futuring]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDi-pEgNNTQ&t=10s Ignite about Responsible Futuring at the Faculty Innovations Fellows Summit in April 2023]
<br>
The Responsible Futuring crew of DesignLab is happy to get in contact: https://www.utwente.nl/en/designlab/responsible-futuring/#society-you-and-the-crew
}}<br>
}}
{{SessionBar2023}}
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<center>{{Copyright2023}}</center>
[[Category:2023 Sessions]]
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