Yitong Wang

Design Futures (MDes)

Step1: Reflection. Through the discursive question in the upper left corner of the image, it provokes a reflection on the current form of the traditional family. The picture shows how the questions might evolve into family models in the future.

Step2: Micro Scenario. In the future, family models will primarily consist of single-person households. Co-living will no longer be the default tradition, giving people the freedom to choose their preferred family model. Homes of the future will not be limited to physical spaces; virtual social spaces can also be defined as home.

Step2: Macro Scenario. Welcome to 2040. In this era, families are no longer constrained by marriage and blood ties. People can now define the duration of their family relationships and decide whether to renew them through "block smart contracts".

Step3: Generation. Chat with AI Family Contract Agency, which will help you generate your own future family contract 📃. (https://www.ciciai.com/chat/15785955494404) Step4: Feedback. Finally, please return to reality and think about the question, "Do you think the institution of marriage can be abolished?"

About

Yitong Wang is a service and product designer. She is passionate about strategy and system design.

Her vision has always been to create a better life for people through design.

During her time in the RCA Design Futures program, she has used the various speculative design methods she has learned to forecast future scenarios and provide design strategies for diverse futures using a multi-skilled approach.

In the future, she will bring this critical design thinking to commercial design and seek to create the future through design.

The Famosaic Family Model

This project envisions the new family models that may emerge in China by 2040.

Throughout human history, family models have never been static; they are closely tied to developments in society, economy, and technology.

Generation Z is currently facing a dilemma where their self-needs conflict with traditional societal expectations (i.e., starting a family and establishing a career). This is likely because the current family models lag behind today’s socio-economic and technological advancements.

Therefore, by 2040, it is highly probable that new family models will emerge in society to adapt to human lifestyles.

This project aims to inspire Generation Z youth, who are grappling with conflicts between real-world pressures and personal ideals, to broaden their imagination about diverse future family models. It encourages them to bravely confront traditional Chinese societal expectations and pursue the lives they truly aspire to live.

The pictures show how the project provokes thought in four steps.
Step1: Reflection
Step2: Scenario
Step3: Generation
Step4: Feedback

The website of AI Family Contract Agency: https://www.ciciai.com/chat/15785955494404

Email: 10033293@network.rca.ac.uk

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.cn/incareer/in/yitong-wang-119896295/

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