This document discusses designing for change by making the invisible visible. It argues that design often focuses on tangible things without acknowledging underlying social forces and assumptions. It suggests that to create meaningful change, designers must place themselves on a spectrum of how much a system needs to change and draw mental models of invisible elements like relationships. Examples are given of projects that prototype future scenarios, surface assumptions, and create spaces to experiment with alternatives. The goal is to build reflexivity and imagine new possibilities by bringing the invisible influences of a system to light.
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