So how do you bridge this gap? Good design has always evolved from a consideration of context and so it is all about establishing a robust bedrock of knowledge from which more real-world and, hopefully, ethically driven problem-solving approaches can develop.

For a start we need to understand the social, political and economic contexts from which these significant ideas in design have emerged in order to have a more informed debate about the trajectory of contemporary design practice.

“We have lost sight of what Design Thinking actually is” Charlotte and Peter Fiell Deezen.com

This passage resonated with me when I read it because I feel it is all too easy to get lost in the detail of what and how we are making something. I spend a considerable portion of time reminding student filmmakers and artists to explore why they are making, and where their work fits into a wider context, I don’t always remember my own lessons. I am going to try and spend a series of blog posts exploring some of the context both of the film that I am making and of space exploration. Hopefully this will lead me to a richer what and how.