Rapid Prototyping by Master Digital Design students

It is the first of several rapid prototyping exercises within the Transition-Scapes research project. Students were asked to design ways to involve future inhabitants to be able to become engaged in imagining a sustainable and delightful Haven-Stad. How might we design conversations around energy transitions and degrowth, new lifestyles and consequences of design decisions? How do we get a diverse audience – who is not yet part of Haven-Stad – involved in participating in the conversation? And how can these conversations influence city planners in their designs and decisions for the future layout of the area? The students worked in four different groups in several settings ranging from dinner table conversations to a game board and a playground to generate energy from movement to create more awareness. They presented their first ideas during the first workshop on Haven-Stad at Arcam, and finished their prototypes last month.