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Virtual Situation Setting Method

A method for generating multi-timescale ideas by setting virtual situations vastly different from the current state for the design subject and translating them into realistic solutions

Overview

The Virtual Situation Setting Method is a method aimed at generating ideas that respond to long-term changes in society and lifestyle.

Virtual Situation Setting Method - 概要

Steps

  1. 1

    Set the design subject in advance and understand the changes in society and lifestyle surrounding it.

    Virtual Situation Setting Method - ステップ1
  2. 2

    Set a virtual situation vastly different from the actual situation. This virtual situation should incorporate amplified changes in society and lifestyle.

    Virtual Situation Setting Method - ステップ2
  3. 3

    Generate ideas for solving problems with the design subject based on the virtual situation set in STEP 1.

    Virtual Situation Setting Method - ステップ3
  4. 4

    Consider what happens when the ideas generated in STEP 2 are placed in the actual (current) situation.

    Virtual Situation Setting Method - ステップ4

Tips & Tricks

  • In virtual situations, it is important to think freely without considering constraints.

Virtual Situation Setting Method - ポイント
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