[ a ]affirmative
problem solving
design as process
provides answers
in the service of industry
for how the world is
science fiction
futures
fictional functions
change the world to suit us
narratives of production
anti-art
research for design
applications
design for production
fun
concept design
consumer
user
training
makes us buy
innovation
ergonomics

[ b ]critical
problem finding
design as medium
asks questions
in the service of society
for how the world could be
social fiction
parallel worlds
functional fictions
change us to suit the world
narratives of consumption
applied art
research through design
implications
design for debate
satire
conceptual design
citizen
person
education
makes us think
provocation
rhetoric

[ c ]activist
cause finding
design as conversation
creates space
in the service of change
for how we wish the world to be
fantastical reality
collective unconscious
radical imagination
balanced change
narratives of accountability
art
research through curiosity
explications
design for connection
authenticity
revelationary design
entity
both human & nonhuman actors
rhizomatic learning
makes us feel
exploration
reflection of self, others and the whole