Design futures involves anticipating and shaping potential futures through creative inquiry, critical reflection, and speculative practice. It challenges present assumptions and invites us to envision alternative pathways that encompass ethical, cultural, and political dimensions while serving as an exploratory framework for rethinking society’s trajectory.

Envisioning alternative pathways means imagining future scenarios that integrate ethical, cultural, and political factors rather than merely extrapolating current trends. Instead of accepting the status quo, design futures actively questions and reframes our assumptions about society. By considering diverse values, traditions, and power dynamics, this approach creates a flexible framework that helps us rethink, and potentially reshape, the trajectory of society, encouraging inclusive and morally grounded innovation.