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Guidelines for future-ready design research. This can also inform how we can create a future-ready venture as an artifact. 💡 L.G. Pee, Shan L. Pan, Jingyuan Wang & Junjie Wu (2021) Designing for the future in the age of pandemics: a future-ready design research (FRDR) process, European Journal of Information Systems, 30:2, 157-175, DOI: 10.1080/0960085X.2020.1863751

How do we #design #futures from the inside? Let's learn how with this insightful piece by Anne Burdick, looking at the #designprocess of a #narrative-based #designfiction, where new areas of #exploration for futures practices concerned with #human-scale futures — the #internal worlds of daily lives. Called 'Trina', the design fiction #imagines new practices through the simultaneous creation of #storyworld, #prototypes, #characters, and plot, with an emphasis on #relationships, as opposed to things. By #theorizing the design fiction creators as #participant-observers in a world that #emerges from a field of #forces, the paper concludes with questions that arise from a #method that may help explore the #interconnectedness of futures “from the inside.” #humancentereddesign #designresearch #cybernetics #future #technology #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy #futureofdesign #designcommunity #designeducation

Illustration by Ollie Hirst about our evolving relationship with technology. Explore more work by award-winning illustrator, Ollie Hirst, on the Directory of Illustration: https://buff.ly/3pzhLbT #LeadwithConnection #connection #humanity #relationships #technology #tech #conceptualillustration #editorial #editorialillustration #conceptual #digitalart

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In recent months, I've had the privilege of experiencing two significant milestones: co-authoring an article with esteemed professionals in the leading academic design magazine, about the "Future of Design Education," and being invited to serve as a special editor for "Touchpoint," the premier global publication on Service Design, where I had the opportunity to select the featured articles. Inspired by these achievements, I am eager to continue my studies in Design and embrace the next set of challenges! #GrowingDesignCulture #AmplifyingDesign #BusinessTransformationByDesign

Reimagining science communications #2: Better poster presentations The volume of information presented at scientific conferences can be overwhelming. At most conferences, there are dozens or even hundreds of poster presentations – 3’x5’ sheets of paper affixed to a wall, each describing a research study. The sheer number of posters and their presentation format make it difficult for researchers to get their work noticed and for readers to understand their work. New poster templates aim to fix that. No longer are good posters a “wall of text” designed to be read from top to bottom and left to right. Poster guidelines now encourage: •Limiting the amount of text – less is more! •Meaningful images, graphics, and charts •Using basic visual design principles •Making your poster accessible to as many people as possible Below are a few resources to make your posters easier to notice, read, understand, and enjoy! You already did the hard work of conducting a research study. Do your best to get it seen. •Yale library: https://lnkd.in/gsDu7aHR •Cornell engineering: https://lnkd.in/gsRnzhbf •The #betterposter guy Mike Morrison, PhD https://lnkd.in/gWhk9Xdz Image source: PhD Comics #science #communication #effectivecommunication #sciencecommunication

How do we #design #futures from the inside? Let's learn how with this insightful piece by Anne Burdick, looking at the #designprocess of a #narrative-based #designfiction, where new areas of #exploration for futures practices concerned with #human-scale futures — the #internal worlds of daily lives. Called 'Trina', the design fiction #imagines new practices through the simultaneous creation of #storyworld, #prototypes, #characters, and plot, with an emphasis on #relationships, as opposed to things. By #theorizing the design fiction creators as #participant-observers in a world that #emerges from a field of #forces, the paper concludes with questions that arise from a #method that may help explore the #interconnectedness of futures “from the inside.” #humancentereddesign #designresearch #cybernetics #future #technology #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy #futureofdesign #designcommunity #designeducation

NextD Journal: ISLANDS OF COHERENCE: How We Make Sense of Don Norman’s Making Sense of Design: Weekend reading for those who might have missed this earlier.. Embracing Community Complexities Parts 1 & 2: Welcome back NextD Journal readers. This week, a different kind of adventure in two parts. Since we have invested in helping to make sense of several complicated subjects over the years, we greatly appreciate all attempts at sensemaking within the design community, around the topics of design / design thinking / rethinking design. With that appreciation in mind we took a look at the recently published Don Norman video; "The Role of Design". https://lnkd.in/eJQGFhU4 Design for Complexity Group / Join here: https://lnkd.in/dBNmiHq