Our future world has been divided into axes
of threats and responses.
In the "Business as Usual" world, threats are
mild and low, and nobody is feeling very
responsive or inventive. So it's a sleepy,
prosperous time. No need to rock the
boat.
In the "Deer in Headlights" world, threats
are grave, but society is paralyzed with
fear and instinctive conservatism. These
people will be mown down in hecatombs.
There will be hell to pay.
In the "Never Again" world, everybody
is grimly aware of the threat and everyone
is resolved to meet in in one single, resolute,
uninventive way. This is a world war,
basically. It's like a Bush II that never ends.
In "Scout World," the threat is hysterically
extreme but people are hysterically inventive!
They're out beating the boundaries of
the possible, looking for anything that
works or even doesn't work!
And hey, we're a DESIGN SCHOOL IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA! That last one's for us, boyo!
Our goal: to make that scenario come to life!
