Abstract
This study explored how a future generation-centered perspective can be introduced into the field of design for policy by engaging in a practice-based project aimed at envisioning the year 2050 in a Japanese local municipality. The research team participated directly in the municipal visioning process and collaborated with local government staff, community leaders, and citizens to co-create a policy design process over a two-year period. As a result, we were able to articulate a sequence of design methodologies that center on future generations. These included conducting interviews with younger residents, constructing future personas, mapping intergenerational capital, identifying intervention domains, and co-creating a shared vision through scenarios grounded in these personas. Through this process, we identified three core tools that form the methodological backbone of future generation- centered design: the concept of intergenerational capital, the use of future personas, and the development of system map of capital.
Keywords
Design for policy; Anticipatory governance; System thinking; Inclusive wealth
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.94
Citation
Iwasaki, H., Ichioka, A., Imaizumi, S.,and Danno, K.(2025) Exploring the future generation-centered design method for public policy: A project case of 2050 policy visioning in a Japanese local municipality, in Chang, C.-Y., and Hsu, Y. (eds.), IASDR 2025: Design Next, 02-05 December, Taiwan. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2025.94
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Conference Track
Track 2 - Design Futuring
Exploring the future generation-centered design method for public policy: A project case of 2050 policy visioning in a Japanese local municipality
This study explored how a future generation-centered perspective can be introduced into the field of design for policy by engaging in a practice-based project aimed at envisioning the year 2050 in a Japanese local municipality. The research team participated directly in the municipal visioning process and collaborated with local government staff, community leaders, and citizens to co-create a policy design process over a two-year period. As a result, we were able to articulate a sequence of design methodologies that center on future generations. These included conducting interviews with younger residents, constructing future personas, mapping intergenerational capital, identifying intervention domains, and co-creating a shared vision through scenarios grounded in these personas. Through this process, we identified three core tools that form the methodological backbone of future generation- centered design: the concept of intergenerational capital, the use of future personas, and the development of system map of capital.