"After we see an object several times, we begin to recognize it. The object is in front of us and we know about it, but we do not see it—hence we cannot say anything significant about it….The purpose of art is to impart the sensation of things as they are perceived and not as they are known. The technique of art is to make objects ‘unfamiliar.’” —Victor Schlovsky, Art as a Technique
- How can art and speculative design help people understand the complex systems and potential effects of the technologies around us, inspire new ideas and empower action and change?
- How can art and speculative design become as crucial a tool in our research of a subject as the more traditional academic and data-driven techniques are?
- How can the RSA use art and speculative design as a way to inspire new approaches to the key challenges we are working towards?
- https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/speculative-design-a-design-niche-or-a-new-tool-for-government-innovation/
- https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2018/06/fashioning-the-future-why-creative-schools-matter
- https://www.thersa.org/discover/publications-and-articles/rsa-blogs/2018/08/should-all-schools-be-art-schools-yes
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