IDENTIFYING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: HORIZON SCANNING IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DESIGN | Zendy

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IDENTIFYING DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: HORIZON SCANNING IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DESIGN

Author(s) -

Sidsel Katrine Ernstsen,

Christian Thuesen,

Laurids Rolighed Larsen,

Anja Maier

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

proceedings of the ... international design conference/design ...

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

eISSN - 1847-9073

pISSN - 1848-1663

DOI - 10.21278/idc.2018.0105

Subject(s) - futures studies , context (archaeology) , computer science , differentiator , horizon , key (lock) , systems engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , computer security , mathematics , paleontology , geometry , bandwidth (computing) , biology

Technology development is accelerating, driving disruption. Design is seen as key differentiator in creating innovative offerings but few design methods consider future technologies explicitly. In this article, we explore how a foresight method, namely horizon scanning, may be applied in a design context to anticipate disruption of construction. By means of a 3-step horizon scan, we identify 133 potentially disruptive technologies from across industries. We find that when preparing for disruption, design may benefit from the future-oriented and technology-focused features of horizon scanning.

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