Whatever has been planned, there are always unwanted consequences for a reason that has nothing to do with the quality of the research or with the precision of the plan, but with the very nature of action. It has never been the case that you first know and then act. You first act tentatively and then begin to know a bit more before attempting again. — <p>Bruno Latour, cited in <a href="http://www.nesta.org.uk/publications/assets/features/innovation_in_policy" target="_blank">Innovation in Policy - NESTA &amp; MindLab</a> </p> <p>ht <a href="https://twitter.com/bryanboyer" target="_blank">@bryanboyer</a> at HDL Sitra. (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gordonr.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">gordonr</a>)</p> <p>Otherwise known as abductive reasoning, when explanatory hypotheses are formed and evaluated experimentally. This is also the core of speculative design-based reasoning.</p> <p>I plan to push on the speculative design front in 2013.</p> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stoweboyd.com/" target="_blank">stoweboyd</a>)</p>