# Design Studio 01 The MDEF Research, Design, and Development studios are designed to help us refine our project ideas and move them toward a concrete execution plan. The structure spans three terms, each with a specific focus: This term is all about exploring what it means to design for emerging futures. We’ll analyze past trends, identify potential areas of interest, and start experimenting from a personal perspective to identify possible directions. In this first Design Studio, we’ll work on establishing a strong foundation for our projects. Weekly activities will connect insights from various courses—such as mapping, cartography, prototyping, and first-person design—to help shape our individual development plans and define an intervention area by the end of the term. Activities will include presentations, group work, short exercises, and personal coaching. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://auxence-daillen-organisation.gitbook.io/auxence-daillen/terms/term-1/design-studio-01.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.