INFO-650 Speculative Design
3 Credits
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INFO-650-01
Monday
11:30 am â 2:20 pm
Manhattan - W14, 609
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INFO-650-02
Tuesday
11:30 am â 2:20 pm
Manhattan - W14, 612
As organizations, governments, and corporations face rapid change and uncertain times, new ways of designing for a far-off future are imperative. Human-centered design and design thinking focus on near future, this course will look at how to design for the longer-term. In this course, students will learn speculative design research techniques and gain hands-on experience with a variety of forecasting methods, including trendspotting, quantitative modeling, and STEEP analysis.