Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design
In order to humanize forecasting, communities have been proposed to activate and enlarge a collective ability of foresight. To better understand how communities relate to collective foresight abilities, this article untangles its critical modes, roles and social media involved. Based on a fine-grain...
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| description | In order to humanize forecasting, communities have been proposed to activate and enlarge a collective ability of foresight. To better understand how communities relate to collective foresight abilities, this article untangles its critical modes, roles and social media involved. Based on a fine-grained analysis of 10 community practices, we uncovered the abilities of capturing, conceiving and designing foresights enacted in the distinct modes of creative, user and strategic communities. Discoveries included the novel abilities of conceiving foresights, a new groundbreaker role for strategic designers and specific activities of social media listening with regard to future interests. Grounded on the prime findings, we propose a framework with propositions that shape further theory development on community abilities of designing foresights. Further research directions are outlined. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-093c53e2d4af4fb29d1e0880176dc46f2023-08-23T09:21:48ZengCambridge University PressDesign Science2053-47012023-01-01910.1017/dsj.2023.16Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic designLianne Simonse0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8860-6522Dasha Simons1Zuzanna Skalska2Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Design Organization and Strategy Department, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, The NetherlandsFaculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Design Organization and Strategy Department, Delft University of Technology, Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE Delft, The NetherlandsFaculty of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Atlas 3 South, 5612 AE Eindhoven, The NetherlandsIn order to humanize forecasting, communities have been proposed to activate and enlarge a collective ability of foresight. To better understand how communities relate to collective foresight abilities, this article untangles its critical modes, roles and social media involved. Based on a fine-grained analysis of 10 community practices, we uncovered the abilities of capturing, conceiving and designing foresights enacted in the distinct modes of creative, user and strategic communities. Discoveries included the novel abilities of conceiving foresights, a new groundbreaker role for strategic designers and specific activities of social media listening with regard to future interests. Grounded on the prime findings, we propose a framework with propositions that shape further theory development on community abilities of designing foresights. Further research directions are outlined.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470123000161/type/journal_articleCommunityForesightStrategic designRoleSocial media Ability |
| spellingShingle | Lianne Simonse Dasha Simons Zuzanna Skalska Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design Design Science Community Foresight Strategic design Role Social media Ability |
| title | Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| title_full | Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| title_fullStr | Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| title_short | Designing foresights by communities: a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| title_sort | designing foresights by communities a new groundbreaker role for strategic design |
| topic | Community Foresight Strategic design Role Social media Ability |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2053470123000161/type/journal_article |
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