<span style="color:black;"><em>You may only be somewhat aware, and you may not care, but the the near future will be different from today because of the </em></span>
(Click on the adjective below to cycle through options) <h1><span style="color:cornflowerblue;"><<cycle "$var_to_store_result" autoselect>>
<<option "Automated" "value1">>
<<option "Inflatable" "value2">>
<<option "Sentient" "value3">>
<<option "Remotely piloted" "value4">>
<<option "Combustible" "value5">>
<<option "Battery-Operated" "value6">>
<<option "Edible" "value7">>
<<option "Illegal" "value8">>
<<option "Toxic" "value9">>
<<option "Plush" "value10">>
<<option "Restricted" "value11">>
<<option "Therapeutic" "value12">>
<<option "Networked" "value13">>
<<option "Hacked" "value14">>
<<option "Disgusting" "value15">>
<<option "Social" "value16">>
<<option "Weaponized" "value17">>
<<option "Utopian" "value18">>
...
<</cycle>> $object </span></h1>
--> [[Click here to enter a different object|enter]]
<span style="color:black;"><em>Use one of these more curious attributes for your object as a starting point for ideation. In your groups, take turns with different objects, speculating on each other's behalf. WHAT IF? Why does it exist, what purpose does it serve? Who relies on it, who remains skeptical? What could be an explanation or motivation for such a thing? Capture ideas through conversation, jotting down notes and sketching. </em></span>
*this tool is based on Forced Connections activity in Ellen Lupton's <em>Design Is Storytelling</em> (2017)Enter your everyday object
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When you're ready, click [[here|adj]].