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Sources for Further Reading
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Dunne, A., & Raby, F. (2013). Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming. MIT Press.
• Explores the role of imaginative speculation in design, emphasizing how fiction can inform tangible future-making. -
Schön, D. A. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Basic Books.
• Discusses how reflective analysis and creative thought intersect in professional practice, offering insights applicable to future design. -
Winner, L. (1986). The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology. University of Chicago Press.
• Examines how technological artifacts carry social and political implications, providing a critical angle for analyzing future scenarios. -
Latour, B. (2005). Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory. Oxford University Press.
• Offers a framework for understanding the complex networks in society, highlighting the interplay between human agency, technology, and social systems in creating futures. -
Boland, R. J., & Collopy, F. (2004). “Managing as Designing.” Academy of Management Perspectives, 18(3), 19–31.
• Introduces design thinking as a management approach, underscoring the balance between creative vision and pragmatic analysis for innovative solutions.
These sources provide a well-rounded view of how imagination, ethical considerations, and practical analysis converge in the philosophy and practice of designing futures.