Designing Futures : Speculation, Critique, Innovation

Eileen Mandir

ISBN 10: 1529435056 / ISBN 13: 9781529435054

Published by Laurence King Apr 2026, 2026

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Neuware - Internationale Fallstudien Eigens in Auftrag gegebene Illustrationen Relevant für Designer\*innen aller Disziplinen und für alle, die sich für Zukunftsforschung interessierenEines der Dinge, die uns zu Menschen machen, ist, dass wir nicht nur im Hier und Jetzt leben. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Lebewesen können wir nicht nur die unmittelbare Zukunft antizipieren, sondern auch eine ferne Zukunft. Dieses Buch stellt Projekte aus der ganzen Welt vor: vom globalen Saatgutgewölbe in Norwegen und einem Labor für erneuerbare Energien in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten bis hin zu mitwachsender Kleidung in Frankreich und grasbewachsene Autos in Deutschland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Designing Futures : Speculation, Critique, Innovation
• Publisher: Laurence King Apr 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529435056
• ISBN 13: 9781529435054
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 251W x 180H x 27D millimeters 251 millimeters width by 180 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 813 grams

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Synopsis

The ability to imagine different possible futures and the will to influence the course of events are deeply human. These ideas about the future can also determine which of the many possible futures will become reality. Designing futures therefore means that by creating and communicating potential scenarios, you can shape the futures of your fellow human beings and influence the course of events.

Design is becoming more strategic as a discipline, moving away from 'making things beautiful' to 'thinking creatively'. This book provides designers with the methods and tools they need to develop discussable and tangible scenarios. It also outlines ways for creative people, activists and decision-makers in politics, science and the wider society to imagine more desirable futures.

- With over 500 illustrations.
- Case studies from across the world.
- Foreword by Riel Miller, senior fellow at the École des Ponts Business School, the University of Stavanger and the University of New Brunswick.

About the Author

Benedikt Groß is an antidisciplinary designer. Working at the intersection of people, technology and futures somewhere within the Bermuda of Design Futuring, Generative Design and Data. He is Professor of Interaction & Strategic Design at the HfG Schwäbisch Gmünd and is co-directing there the chapter of Gestaltung.ai, a research project funded by the BMBF that focuses on AI in design education.

Eileen Mandir combines her experiences in design, engineering and coaching to create discourse and change - for people, systems and organizations.

She is Professor for Systemic Design at the Faculty of Design at the University of Applied Sciences Munich.