Hatje Cantz Designing Questions

Beyond ready-made solutions – design as a practice of critical questioningIn a time of converging crises, how can design education cultivate hope?Led by Anab Jain, head of the department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this book presents a curiosity-led, investigative approach by equipping students with speculative practices, worldbuilding, material engagement and storytelling to address complex issues from the climate crisis to technological acceleration.Rather than rushing to solutions, such a method nurtures the ability to design questions, an essential skill today.Structured around key reflective questions, it invites interdisciplinary collaboration to shape different futures with imagination, care and joy.