Speculative design, also called Critical Design, Design Fiction, Discursive Design, Interrogative Design, Ludic Design, is an approach to design that thrives on imagination in order to open up new perspectives on complex problems. By speculating about how things could be in the future, this approach inspires and encourages people to freely imagine other ways of being, doing and thinking in the present (Dunne & Rabi, 2013)

In the context of AYCH, we are convinced that imagining possible futures is a good way for our young participants to better understand the present complex environmental and social challenges we face. Under this principle, we created the tool Bright Mirror, a

The simplified and fictional nature of Bright Mirror, allows our participants to let their imagination free from what should be and open up to plenty of possibilities. The imagined wanted or unwanted future becomes then a medium to foster their creativity and innovative capacity. In addition, it has prooved to be a

Dunne & Rabi (2013). Speculative everything. Design, Fiction and Social Dreaming. https://readings.design/PDF/speculative-everything.pdf