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Mapping out the past and present of an issue or a situation is crucial for any futuring exercise. The more is known about what happened before and what is happening now, the more grounded the conversation about the future will be. This technique is strongly linked with the aptitude of [[walking backwards into the future]], which can prevent unnecessary re-inventing the wheel. This is not a formalised technique, but a simple (but deep) conversation complemented with visual mapping of key elements and their connections. | Mapping out the past and present of an issue or a situation is crucial for any futuring exercise. The more is known about what happened before and what is happening now, the more grounded the conversation about the future will be. This technique is strongly linked with the aptitude of [[walking backwards into the future]], which can prevent unnecessary re-inventing the wheel. This is not a formalised technique, but a simple (but deep) conversation complemented with visual mapping of key elements and their connections. | ||
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At FoAM we use this technique when the participants need to establish a shared context and learn about each others' | At FoAM we use this technique when the participants need to establish a shared context and learn about each others' | ||
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There are no formal requirements for this process. It can help to make a visual map of the past and the present as you are discussing it, and if you do so, you'll need a large (vertical) writing surface and markers (and optionally post-its or other types of cards). The conversation can be free-flowing, | There are no formal requirements for this process. It can help to make a visual map of the past and the present as you are discussing it, and if you do so, you'll need a large (vertical) writing surface and markers (and optionally post-its or other types of cards). The conversation can be free-flowing, |