Scheme

This is a scheme that I made today for a class, professional design practice. We (Sander, Pieter, Yvo, and I) will have to present a working model sometime next, next week.

The idea is an interactive game that can be used as a tool to explore possibilities of how to transition between the educational life at TU Delft and professional design practice.

Mapping the Future

The end of our education means that infinite possibilities and directions open to us that will define the rest of our lives; the gray cloud that seems to hang between the present and the future yields no insights into what “correct” decisions should be made. Uncertainties, insecurities, and the desire to keep all possible paths open cause us to feel stuck, unwilling to move forward in the wrong direction. However, decisions must be made or else no goals will ever be reached.

Taking a step back to view the whole picture and through discussing the dilemma of action versus thought and planning, we reached the perspective that the future is open, and there are many paths to the same goal. There is no point of no return, though it may feel that way. Choices can be irreversible, but it is possible to change the course of life at any moment though it may seem impossible.

Our visualization presents the result of our brainstorm. It shows that different futures can be achieved through different paths of attack and different stakeholders along the path. Though it seems like there is no going back once a decision is made, there are often unforeseen roads that can be taken backwards or forwards from critical decision points. The brainstorm helped us realize as a group that the future is fluid and there is no correct way of achieving an end. We should focus beyond our current graduation anxiety and be excited by all the opportunities facing us. It also teaches us that we should not be afraid of taking action towards an end.