<p>Are we actively designing our own future, or just everyone else&#39;s? 🔮 Discover how integrating &quot;futures thinking&quot; into your practice can help you spot industry shifts early and make better, more deliberate decisions today.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s easy to get stuck in the day-to-day grind of deadlines and deliverables. But if we don&#39;t think about the long-term role of design, we risk building a world we don&#39;t actually want to live in. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Marc sits down with Professor Lucy Kimbell—author of the upcoming book &quot;Futures for Design&quot;—to tackle a fascinating issue: the &quot;futures blind spot.&quot; We explore why designers work tirelessly to shape the future of healthcare or education, yet rarely apply that same forward-thinking lens to our own profession.</p><p> </p><p>🎧 In This Episode</p><ul><li>The Futures Blind Spot: Why designers often fail to apply futures inquiry to their own professional practice.</li><li>Strategic Uncertainties: Why studying what you <em>don&#39;t</em> know is far more valuable than trying to predict a perfect, clear picture of the future.</li><li>Growing Your Futures Literacy: Practical, everyday ways to integrate futures thinking into your team&#39;s workflow without adding to the overwhelm.</li><li>Spotting Weak Signals: How to identify early, quiet trends in the design industry before they evolve into dominant, disruptive forces.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;re ready to turn off autopilot and co-create the future of design with intention, hit subscribe so you never miss an episode!</p><p><br></p><p>We also want to hear from you: If you had to pick one word to describe how you feel about the future of design, what would it be? Drop it in the comments or send us a message!</p><p><br></p><p>As always, enjoy the conversation and keep making a positive impact!~ Marc</p><p><br></p><p>--- [ 1. GUIDE ] --- </p><p>00:00 Welcome to episode 257</p><p>00:00 Episode Introduction</p><p>01:30 Breaking Design Autopilot</p><p>02:30 Design is Political</p><p>03:45 Designing on Autopilot</p><p>06:15 Consequences of Financialization</p><p>08:30 Surveillance Capitalism</p><p>12:00 Next-Gen Design Pressures</p><p>14:30 Futures for Design Book</p><p>17:00 Oxford Scenarios Methodology</p><p>21:00 Transactional vs Contextual</p><p>30:30 Institutional Fragmentation</p><p>32:45 Weak Signals in Design</p><p>35:00 Uncertainties to Scenarios</p><p>39:00 Scenario Planning vs Sci-Fi</p><p>45:00 Lucy Kimball&#39;s Journey</p><p>48:30 Limits of Speculative Design</p><p>52:15 Value of Writing</p><p>54:15 Present-Day Strategy</p><p>56:45 Managing Macro Chaos</p><p>1:00:45 The 10-Year Question</p><p>01:02:30 Final Thoughts</p><p><br></p><p> --- [ 2. LINKS ] --- </p><ul><li>LinkedIn -<a href=" https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucykimbell/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucykimbell/</a></li><li>UAL web profile and links to publications - <a href="https://researchers.arts.ac.uk/1178-lucy-kimbell" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://researchers.arts.ac.uk/1178-lucy-kimbell</a></li></ul><ul><li>Design in 2040 project with UAL graduates  - <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrcI04iMvZHJNQxiytGv1yU_iVtNchee_&si=nU5nQp9dYYAXsSmd" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrcI04iMvZHJNQxiytGv1yU_iVtNchee_&amp;si=nU5nQp9dYYAXsSmd</a></li><li>Coming Soon: Futures for Design: Uncertainties, Scenarios, Implications by Lucy Kimbell (Book)</li></ul><p><br></p><p> --- [ 3. CIRCLE ] --- </p><p>Join our private community for in-house service design professionals. </p><p><a href="http://www.servicedesignshow.com/circle/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=episode_description&utm_id=257&utm_term=service_design_show&utm_content=v1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://servicedesignshow.com/circle</a></p><p><br></p><p>--- [4. FIND THE SHOW ON] ---</p><ul><li>Youtube ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-youtube" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-youtube</a></li><li>Spotify ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-spotify" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-spotify</a></li><li>Apple ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-apple" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-apple</a></li><li>Snipd ~ <a href="https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-snipd" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://go.servicedesignshow.com/257-snipd</a></li></ul>