Emergency Identity Kit
SPECULATIVE CITY COLLABORATIVE DESIGN STUDIO,
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
NOVEMBER 2016
LIKE SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE AND FILM, SPECULATIVE DESIGN PROPOSES IMAGINATION AS A WAY TO SPARK PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING BY EXAMINING AND RETHINKING THE LARGER CONTEXTUAL SYSTEMS IN WHICH WE LIVE AND EVOLVE.
IN A SPECULATIVE FUTURE CITY...
ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA IDENTITIES HAVE BECOME DIFFUSED BECAUSE OF THE SHARED AND SUPERFICIALLY MAINTAINED NATURE OF DIGITAL EXISTENCE. DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS BEGIN TO TOTALLY REPLACE THOSE IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD. HERE, THE SOLID INDIVIDUAL SELF VANISHES AND BECOMES INTERSPERSED INTO A DESIRABLE DIGITAL PERSONA THAT RELIES ON IT'S CONNECTION TO OTHER DIDGITAL PERSONAS THAT INCLUDE BOTS. THIS EVER-CHANGING IDENTITY CREATES A PARADOX IN WHICH THERE IS A LOSS OF IDENTITY. PEOPLE HAVE COME TO THE POINT OF BEING EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY INCOMPLETE WITHOUT DIGITALLY CONNECTING TO OTHERS, AND AN UNHEALTHY LOSS OF SENSE OF SELF IS A COMMON RISK. TO PREVENT IT, MANY PEOPLE HAVE AN EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT AT HOME IN CASE THEY NEED TO REVIVE THEIR SENSE OF SELF IN A HURRY TO DO SOMETHING SUCH AS MAKE AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
SPECULATIVE CITY FUTURE VISION
SPECULATIVE CITY FUTURE VISION
RESEARCH + PROCESS PHASES
RESEARCH + PROCESS PHASES
1
RESEARCH EMERGING TECH + TRENDS
1
RESEARCH EMERGING TECH + TRENDS
1
RESEARCH EMERGING TECH + TRENDS
1
RESEARCH EMERGING TECH + TRENDS
1
RESEARCH EMERGING TECH + TRENDS
BIONICS
DIGITAL ECONOMY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS
TOTAL DIGITAL CONNECTION
TOTAL PEER AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
BIONICS
DIGITAL ECONOMY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS
TOTAL DIGITAL CONNECTION
TOTAL PEER AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
BIONICS
DIGITAL ECONOMY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS
TOTAL DIGITAL CONNECTION
TOTAL PEER AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
BIONICS
DIGITAL ECONOMY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS
TOTAL DIGITAL CONNECTION
TOTAL PEER AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
BIONICS
DIGITAL ECONOMY OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
DIGITAL PERSONAS AND RELATIONSHIPS
TOTAL DIGITAL CONNECTION
TOTAL PEER AND GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE
2
EXPLORE DYSTOPIAN CONCERNS
2
EXPLORE DYSTOPIAN CONCERNS
2
EXPLORE DYSTOPIAN CONCERNS
2
EXPLORE DYSTOPIAN CONCERNS
2
EXPLORE DYSTOPIAN CONCERNS
TRANSHUMANISM
URBAN OVERPOPULATION
TRANSHUMANISM
URBAN OVERPOPULATION
TRANSHUMANISM
URBAN OVERPOPULATION
TRANSHUMANISM
URBAN OVERPOPULATION
TRANSHUMANISM
URBAN OVERPOPULATION
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IDENTIFY UNDERLYING TOPICS
3
IDENTIFY UNDERLYING TOPICS
3
IDENTIFY UNDERLYING TOPICS
3
IDENTIFY UNDERLYING TOPICS
3
IDENTIFY UNDERLYING TOPICS
CONNECTION
IDENTITY
CONNECTION
IDENTITY
CONNECTION
IDENTITY
CONNECTION
IDENTITY
CONNECTION
IDENTITY
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MAP SPECULATIVE FUTURE SOCIETY'S CONDITIONS USING EXAGGERATED TOPICS AS VARIABLES
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MAP SPECULATIVE FUTURE SOCIETY'S CONDITIONS USING EXAGGERATED TOPICS AS VARIABLES
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MAP SPECULATIVE FUTURE SOCIETY'S CONDITIONS USING EXAGGERATED TOPICS AS VARIABLES
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MAP SPECULATIVE FUTURE SOCIETY'S CONDITIONS USING EXAGGERATED TOPICS AS VARIABLES
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MAP SPECULATIVE FUTURE SOCIETY'S CONDITIONS USING EXAGGERATED TOPICS AS VARIABLES
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CONSIDER RELEVANT CURRENT BEHAVIORS IN THIS FUTURE
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CONSIDER RELEVANT CURRENT BEHAVIORS IN THIS FUTURE
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CONSIDER RELEVANT CURRENT BEHAVIORS IN THIS FUTURE
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CONSIDER RELEVANT CURRENT BEHAVIORS IN THIS FUTURE
5
CONSIDER RELEVANT CURRENT BEHAVIORS IN THIS FUTURE
DIGITAL, ONLINE + SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
DIGITAL, ONLINE + SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
DIGITAL, ONLINE + SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
DIGITAL, ONLINE + SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
DIGITAL, ONLINE + SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
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UNIFYING QUESTION
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UNIFYING QUESTION
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UNIFYING QUESTION
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UNIFYING QUESTION
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UNIFYING QUESTION
WHAT IF, IN ORDER TO EVOLVE, WE NEEDED OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR IDENTITY BY TRANSFERRING TO US ALL NECESSARY AND ELECTIVE GOODS, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE AS HARDWARE, SO WE COULD ONLY DO SO THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT?
WHAT IF, IN ORDER TO EVOLVE, WE NEEDED OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR IDENTITY BY TRANSFERRING TO US ALL NECESSARY AND ELECTIVE GOODS, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE AS HARDWARE, SO WE COULD ONLY DO SO THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT?
WHAT IF, IN ORDER TO EVOLVE, WE NEEDED OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR IDENTITY BY TRANSFERRING TO US ALL NECESSARY AND ELECTIVE GOODS, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE AS HARDWARE, SO WE COULD ONLY DO SO THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT?
WHAT IF, IN ORDER TO EVOLVE, WE NEEDED OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR IDENTITY BY TRANSFERRING TO US ALL NECESSARY AND ELECTIVE GOODS, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE AS HARDWARE, SO WE COULD ONLY DO SO THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT?
WHAT IF, IN ORDER TO EVOLVE, WE NEEDED OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR IDENTITY BY TRANSFERRING TO US ALL NECESSARY AND ELECTIVE GOODS, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE AS HARDWARE, SO WE COULD ONLY DO SO THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT?
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DESIGN AN ARTIFACT FROM THIS FUTURE SOCIETY
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DESIGN AN ARTIFACT FROM THIS FUTURE SOCIETY
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DESIGN AN ARTIFACT FROM THIS FUTURE SOCIETY
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DESIGN AN ARTIFACT FROM THIS FUTURE SOCIETY
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DESIGN AN ARTIFACT FROM THIS FUTURE SOCIETY
IMAGINE AND DESIGN A RELATABLE OBJECT THAT QUICKLY COMMUNICATES HOW ISSUES AND HABITS IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY COULD EVOLVE AND SHAPE A POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE FUTURE SOCIETY: THE EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT.
IMAGINE AND DESIGN A RELATABLE OBJECT THAT QUICKLY COMMUNICATES HOW ISSUES AND HABITS IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY COULD EVOLVE AND SHAPE A POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE FUTURE SOCIETY: THE EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT.
IMAGINE AND DESIGN A RELATABLE OBJECT THAT QUICKLY COMMUNICATES HOW ISSUES AND HABITS IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY COULD EVOLVE AND SHAPE A POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE FUTURE SOCIETY: THE EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT.
IMAGINE AND DESIGN A RELATABLE OBJECT THAT QUICKLY COMMUNICATES HOW ISSUES AND HABITS IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY COULD EVOLVE AND SHAPE A POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE FUTURE SOCIETY: THE EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT.
IMAGINE AND DESIGN A RELATABLE OBJECT THAT QUICKLY COMMUNICATES HOW ISSUES AND HABITS IN OUR CURRENT SOCIETY COULD EVOLVE AND SHAPE A POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE FUTURE SOCIETY: THE EMERGENCY IDENTITY KIT.
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