Futures Studies vs Design Thinking
Developers should learn Futures Studies when working on projects with long-term implications, such as strategic technology roadmaps, innovation pipelines, or sustainability initiatives, to anticipate disruptions and align technical decisions with future needs meets developers should learn design thinking to enhance collaboration with designers and stakeholders, ensuring products meet real user needs and improve usability. Here's our take.
Futures Studies
Developers should learn Futures Studies when working on projects with long-term implications, such as strategic technology roadmaps, innovation pipelines, or sustainability initiatives, to anticipate disruptions and align technical decisions with future needs
Futures Studies
Nice PickDevelopers should learn Futures Studies when working on projects with long-term implications, such as strategic technology roadmaps, innovation pipelines, or sustainability initiatives, to anticipate disruptions and align technical decisions with future needs
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in fields like AI ethics, climate tech, and urban planning, where understanding potential futures can inform resilient system design and ethical frameworks
- +Related to: scenario-planning, trend-analysis
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Design Thinking
Developers should learn Design Thinking to enhance collaboration with designers and stakeholders, ensuring products meet real user needs and improve usability
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in agile and cross-functional teams for creating user-centric software, mobile apps, and digital services, as it reduces rework by validating ideas early through prototyping
- +Related to: user-experience-design, agile-methodology
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Futures Studies if: You want it is particularly valuable in fields like ai ethics, climate tech, and urban planning, where understanding potential futures can inform resilient system design and ethical frameworks and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Design Thinking if: You prioritize it is particularly valuable in agile and cross-functional teams for creating user-centric software, mobile apps, and digital services, as it reduces rework by validating ideas early through prototyping over what Futures Studies offers.
Developers should learn Futures Studies when working on projects with long-term implications, such as strategic technology roadmaps, innovation pipelines, or sustainability initiatives, to anticipate disruptions and align technical decisions with future needs
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