Robert Martin

To think the nothing is not nihilism. The essence of nihilism consists in forgetting the nothing in the lostness to the machination4 of beings.

11 Brainstorm Graphic Organizers

13 Bull’s-Eye Diagramming

“The essence of the backcasting approach to future studies is the articulation of desired futures, and the analysis of how they might be achieved.”

“steps” along the transition pathway toward the desired midterm future.
Midterm visions provide tangible goals and objectives that near-term projects can steer toward.
When the midterm vision is achieved, the outcomes form a cyclic process of long-term revisioning that ensures the vision remains vital and relevant.

bodystorming encourages active design ideation, concept generation, and even testing of ideas in parallel.

Bull’s-Eye Diagramming is a prioritization activity that helps us achieve clarity and focus by arranging items (e.g., product features, user needs, pain points, etc.) in order of importance, drawing our attention to what is essential.

Unless observed, most people will summarize their work activities and speak abstractly about tasks, because typically their processes are invisible to them. Contextual Inquiry provides a way to structure interviews with people that expose specific details about how they work, and helps expose underlying work structure.

Common uses of place-centered maps are the analysis of retail stores and service centers, parks, and other public spaces, revealing traffic patterns and key points of interaction to determine or improve space design or service flow.

Individual-centered mapping follows the travel and activities of a specific individual or individuals over time and location.