Designing Products of the Future
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Learn to research and design dynamic and problem-solving products for a better future
“Never in the history of humanity has the world changed as quickly as it is changing now.”
In the digital age, technology is constantly shifting and evolving faster than we can process. Cecilia Tham argues that it’s in our hands to take back control of what’s to come. Cecilia is a future-driven entrepreneur whose purpose is to create scalable, impact-focused innovations. In this course, she unravels the concept of “future synthesis,” which is designing solutions for a better future.
Begin by getting to know Cecilia. With a biology degree from Emory University, and a master’s in architecture from Harvard, she has founded multiple companies like Futurity Studio, Makers of Barcelona, and her latest, All Women Tech. She shares her diverse influences and inspirations that drive her to create.
Lay out the framework for what you are going to develop. Identify a problem, explore the opportunity space, and gather the preliminary information on the topic. Explore the different layers to create a resilient and impactful product. Design your infrastructure and validate its autonomy.
The next step is forecasting, which means identifying trends, risks, opportunities and drivers. Understand what there is to know about the viability of your product. Position your item in a desirable and undesirable future to develop a strategy for potential problems.
Broaden the horizon of your product. Ask yourself where your creation will sit in the next decades. Identify your audience, their consumer behavior, and develop a hypothesis on connecting the dots. Paint the future vision of your artifact and envision its possibilities.
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