The method “newspaper article from the future “helps individuals or a team to create a common picture of the future, to develop a vision and to get a concrete idea of the target state.
The method is often used at the beginning of a larger project or at the beginning of business start-up processes. It describes an imaginary article from a well-known newspaper from the future, when the goal has already been achieved or the problem has been solved. The goal is to think concretely about the ideal state in the future, being as detailed and specific as possible.