Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams

Felix Anand Epp; Tim Moesgen; Antti Salovaara; Emmi Pouta; Idil Gaziulusoy

doi:10.1145/3532106.3534570

Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams

Felix Anand Epp^*, Tim Moesgen, Antti Salovaara, Emmi Pouta, Idil Gaziulusoy

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Abstract

Global and systemic sustainability challenges increasingly require innovation teams to incorporate holistic, long-term thinking into their ideation. Since a comprehensive foresight process would prove too burdensome, faster methods are needed. The Future Ripples method was devised to meet this need through reflective practice in four consecutive workshops. It builds on the well-known Futures Wheel foresight method, which offers a collaborative process for brainstorming consequences and impacts. Additionally, the new approach encompasses scanning for weak signals and trends while catering to innovation teams. Analysis of the workshop activities and outcomes suggests that the Future Ripples method can nurture the anticipation skills of innovation teams and help them develop diverse, novel, yet plausible futures. The paper also discusses the role of reflection, metaphors, and the balance between critical and creative thinking in developing holistic futures.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Digital Wellbeing
Editors	Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, Stefan Greuter, Rohit Ashok Khot, Penny Sweetser, Marianna Obrist
Publisher	ACM
Pages	387-399
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4503-9358-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3534570
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2022
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Digital Wellbeing - Virtual, Online Duration: 13 Jun 2022 → 17 Jun 2022 https://dis.acm.org/2022/

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Conference	ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Abbreviated title	DIS
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/06/2022 → 17/06/2022
Internet address	https://dis.acm.org/2022/

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Epp, F. A., Moesgen, T., Salovaara, A., Pouta, E., & Gaziulusoy, I. (2022). Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams. In F. F. Mueller, S. Greuter, R. A. Khot, P. Sweetser, & M. Obrist (Eds.), DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing (pp. 387-399). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3534570

Epp, Felix Anand ; Moesgen, Tim ; Salovaara, Antti et al. / Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams. DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing. editor / Florian 'Floyd' Mueller ; Stefan Greuter ; Rohit Ashok Khot ; Penny Sweetser ; Marianna Obrist. ACM, 2022. pp. 387-399

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Epp, FA , Moesgen, T , Salovaara, A , Pouta, E & Gaziulusoy, I 2022, Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams. in FF Mueller, S Greuter, RA Khot, P Sweetser & M Obrist (eds), DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing. ACM, pp. 387-399, ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, Virtual, Online, 13/06/2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3532106.3534570

Reinventing the Wheel : The Future Ripples Method for Activating Anticipatory Capacities in Innovation Teams. / Epp, Felix Anand ; Moesgen, Tim ; Salovaara, Antti et al.
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