Design Fiction
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Instead of directly predicting the future, it sparks discussion and reflection about the future by designing 'artifacts' from that future (e.g., a 2035 newspaper, medicine packaging, legal texts).
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Concretize extrapolation. Don't just talk about 'AI ethics' in the abstract. Design a '2030 AI Companion User Manual' and you will immediately see where the specific ethical dilemmas lie.
Anchor fast decisions
The future cannot be directly predicted, but it can be triggered for discussion through 'concrete artifacts'; fictional artifacts bring abstract trends down to perceivable details, exposing overlooked ethical/social consequences.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
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