From Design Fiction to Design Friction: Speculative and Participatory Design of Values-Embedded Urban Technology

Laura Forlano and Anijo Mathew

Journal of Urban Technology, 2014, vol. 21, issue 4, 7-24

Abstract: This paper discusses the results of the Designing Policy project, which engages current debates about urban technology through the creation of a visual toolkit and a series of workshops. The workshops were held in Chicago, New York, and Boston during 2012-2013 with funding from the Urban Communication Foundation. The purpose of the project was three-fold: (1) to open up the "black box" of urban technology in order to reveal the politics embedded in city infrastructures; (2) to move beyond discussions of urban problems and solutions, and towards a more conceptual future-oriented space; and (3) to explore the use of design methods such as visual prototypes and participatory design. This article introduces the concept of design friction as a way of understanding the ways in which conflicts, tensions and disagreements can move complex socio-technical discussions forward where they can be worked out through material engagement in hands-on prototyping.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2014.971525

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