Cuando lo que intentas con tu prototipo es crear nuevas preguntas en vez de resolver preguntas existentes hablamos de #SpeculativeDesign
Es posible usar prototipos para visualizar futuros desconocidos, acelerar la discusión y definir mejor nuestros problemas, incluso los grandes problemas que nos afectan como sociedad como el cambio climático.
Podemos ver ejemplos muy bonitos del estudio japonés de Diseño Core77 en este artículo realizados siguiendo su particular visión de este tipo de pensamiento de futuro a la que llaman Pendulum Thinking.
«Fundamental for some of the emerging design disciplines, such as ‘Speculative Design’ where the goal of a project is to raise further questions rather than solve a defined or specific problem, prototyping delivers an accessible reference for further discussion, further ideation, redefining the problem, and helps to broaden the scope of design to tackle some of the biggest issues in society, such as climate change, financial crises or even global pandemics.»
SELFORG, a speculative project in which we dreamed of a ‘softer world’ where fiber material technology has developed to become a society’s main material. We often produce futuristic visions and prototypes, not just to discuss the future, but as a way to navigate our current self by swinging between future vision and back to today. (Core77)
Isabel Fernández Peñuelas 