Beyond ready-made solutions – design as a practice of critical questioning
Authored by Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, and Stefan Zinellfrom the Department of Design Investigations at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, this book introduces an alternative approach to design pedagogy. At its core are speculative practices, world-building, material engagement, and storytelling, equipping students and practitioners to address urgent questions of our time – from the climate crisis to technological acceleration. Rather than offering solutions, the book cultivates the essential ability to design questions.
Author: Anab Jain, Nikolas Heep, Stefan Zinell
Contributions by: Zoy Anastassakis, Paola Antonelli, Nana Biamah-Ofosu, Lilli Hollein, Rory Hyde, Angela Neubauer, Giovanna de Oliveira Andreotti, Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti, Fiona Raby
