Looking back and forward..

Some reaction from a post on 'Transforming Grounds ' on a post looking-back and-forward

Why blog this?
I have found this useful in the sense of why I need the lab book requires such a rethink. The thoughts are on a slightly more abstract level with the thinking from the articles, but I think in a way and as mentioned in the Transforming Grounds blog post of the concern for society and the use of the analogy of who is actually looking at the front of the train in terms of technology development. This is in terms of

"It means that very few are thinking about what is coming and what we want to see in the future, since most people are struggling with understanding the ongoing reality. If that is the case, we are living in a society where people are looking backwards to get signs that can help them to understand their situation, like people looking backwards on a train, trying to get a picture of the landscape...then, who is at the front of the train, looking forward?" looking-back and-forward

My own initial thoughts with this are a design researcher needs to be able to look for the front of the train but at the same time produce real designs - through suitable awareness of the context of environment. This is seen as a key aspect where the design practice must be applied.