CONNECTING WORLDS FOR A BETTER FUTURE | reflecting on the past and present to create possible futures
Goals of the project
- Empower visitors and show them they can contribute to solving societal challenges
- Show the essence of Responsible Futuring
- Make visitors active change-makers
BACKGROUND & DESCRIPTION:
This project was part of Dutch Design Week (DDW) 2022. It aimed to help visitors reflect on the past and present to actively shape desirable futures, together with people from different disciplines and values. DesignLab contributed to multiple Dutch Design Week programmes, including the Embassy of Health, 4TU Design United, and Drive-Click NL, each with their own storylines.
To unify these narratives, an interactive lightbox installation was created—designed and built by the DreamTeam—which served as a meeting point and narrative experience at DDW. It invited visitors to take center stage in shaping the future.
The second major component was a card game, co-developed with researcher Julieta Matos Castaño, that introduced and taught the Responsible Futuring approach through play. This game became part of DesignLab’s open-access Responsible Futuring toolbox and continued to be used in many post-DDW activities including Girls Day, Open House, Transdisciplinary Master-Insert, and workshops.
A selection of stories from the project were illustrated and narrated as part of the DesignLab Museum.
CONSORTIUM:
- DreamTeam
- Jamila Blokzijl
- Julieta Matos Castaño
- Kris Pals
- Esther van der Meché
- Tech Team
- Embassy of Health
The card game is now part of the open access Responsible Futuring toolbox.
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