Almost Risking It All

This paper provides an argument against understanding risk-taking in design education as something ideally need of only being calculable and formalisable. Using the German sociologist Ulrich Beck’s theory on risktaking combined with current discourse thinking, together analysis a three week-long interdisciplinary workshop, we analyse discuss how - general concept is inherent element itself. We argue, however, non-calculable risks, like human-centred concerns, desirability use, ethics technology, are equally important part modern-day educational skillset risks. The aim arguing for prospect design-based models one way embracing elements problem space.