The document discusses design problems and trends, including speculative design requirements and responses to readings on afro-futurism. It also covers statements of need by outlining how to specify the problem being addressed, demonstrate familiarity with prior work, establish credibility, and justify why the problem merits investigation. Examples are provided of what to include, such as statistics, quotes from experts, and personal narratives.
The document discusses design problems and trends, including speculative design requirements and responses to readings on afro-futurism. It also covers statements of need by outlining how to specify the problem being addressed, demonstrate familiarity with prior work, establish credibility, and justify why the problem merits investigation. Examples are provided of what to include, such as statistics, quotes from experts, and personal narratives.
The document discusses design problems and trends, including speculative design requirements and responses to readings on afro-futurism. It also covers statements of need by outlining how to specify the problem being addressed, demonstrate familiarity with prior work, establish credibility, and justify why the problem merits investigation. Examples are provided of what to include, such as statistics, quotes from experts, and personal narratives.
Speculative Design Requirements TELL ME ABOUT YOUR AFRO- FUTURISM READINGS AND RESPONSES. Langdon Winner do Artifacts Have Politics · Instrumentalism (somnambulism): a technology is a tool. · Determinism: “some computer enthusiasts believe that the coming of an information age will inevitably produce a more democratic, egalitarian society and that it will achieve this wonderful condition without the least bit of struggle” (Winner x). · Social Consructionism (the social determination of technology): “What matters is not technology, itself, but the social or economic system in which it is embedded” (Winner 20-21). Chan Zuckerberg Initiative “Faced with any proposal for a new technological system, citizens or their representatives would examine the social contract implied by building the system in a particular form” (55).—Langdon Winner Technology is It affects how we know epistemic. the world Are there technological changes like the mechanization of time going on right now? What are they? Shopping? Health? Describe your problems and/or trends Statement of Need: Show Me The Problem · The statement of need specifies the conditions you wish to change. It should quickly summarize the problem, show your · What is the problem? familiarity with prior research or work on the problem, reinforce your credibility for investigating the problem, and · Who does the problem effect? · justify why this problem should be investigated. o Demonstrate a precise understanding of the problem or Why does the problem matter to need that you are attempting to solve. Show me this is the granting institution? actually a problem and why it’s worth solving. o Has someone else attempted to solve this problem (the · What are the benefits of solving answer is always yes)? How does your problem differ? And why does it still need solving? (They Say/I Say) this problem? o Clearly convey the focus of your project early in the narrative (you need to solve something very specific). o Indicate the relationship of your project to a larger set of n Statistics problems or issues and justify your scope. Why has your particular focus has been chosen? n Quotes from experts o Establish the importance and significance of the problem. n Personal narratives o Justify why your problem should be of special interest to the sponsor. o Demonstrate that your problem is feasible to solve. o Make the reviewer want to read further. n Statement of Need=Argument of Need 1. What is your unmet need? 2. Concretize: Give me two striking examples/stories illustrating this problem. 3. What are the causes of this problem? This is always an ecology. Map it out. Who are the multiple players? 4. What facts, statistics, quotes, and stories do you need to use to prove this is a problem? 5. Kairos: How can you prove this is a problem right now? What's the immediate exigence? Is there something in the news? Did something recent happen? Why now?