Envisioning Cards
Method Overview
Envisioning Cards are a set of thirty-two cards that help practitioners to consider the future impact of new technology on the larger community as well as neighbors and friends. This also helps practitioners to examine the entire lifecycle of a product. It used these five lenses to assist in this evaluation: Stakeholders, Values, Time, Multi-lifespan, and Pervasiveness.
Getting Started
Materials: Envisioning Card Deck (downloadable examples), Sticky Note
Participants: Team
Steps:
- Choose a random card from the deck and perform its activity. Once you have made progress on the issue brought up on the card, draw a new one.
- Identify cards that are relevant to the concerns of your project. Display them in a place that is easy to see. Track your progress throughout the project by annotating the cards.
- Have students pick a few cards to guide them during their project.