This week, 'Futures thinking' has been introduced. In relation to Design technologies in the classroom, I believe that thinking and planning ahead, with the future impacts in mind, is a vital step in the design cycle. In order to design a good product we always need to think about the impact it will have on ALL other stakeholders, past, present and future, this could be "their immediate self, family, friends, calss, school, local, national and eventually global communities". If we don't consider the future in the design process, the design could have unimaginable repercussions on society, the environment and the world as a whole, an example of this from the week 4 course materials is Leyla Acaroglu's talk about sustainability.
She discus's the negative impacts of the electric kettle and how in the investigating/planning stages of the design cycle, the designer had not allowed for the ramifications the Kettle could have on the environment.
Sustainability is a big example of an issue that needs to be catered for both in the present and especially for the future. It is a consideration every person needs to think about for their future in a design.
When educating students about 'futures thinking' I would use examples such as those stated above, as they are passionate examples students would be able to relate to when designing their own technology design.
I related well to the five dot points that Wendy Fasso mentioned in the readings for this week, I believe them to be very accurate and important with various lessons for students.
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