Design Roadmapping: Guidebook for Future Foresight Techniques

Reviewed by Kimberly LaComba, Associate Professor of Global Leadership, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on 10/10/24

Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less

This is similar to a handbook - but elevated. The material is comprehensive and includes step by step components both in the text and the supportive materials.

Content Accuracy rating: 5

This text explains what the design mapping is and is not. For a course that teaches strategy and planning this would be helpful. In fact, there are even components that could be connected to mind mapping as well.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

It is appreciated that this open access textbook is current (2024). Sometimes the open access textbooks are dated but this text is recent which increases its academic value for those who need books that are published within the past 5 years.

Clarity rating: 5

The book is formatted well and easy to follow with appropriate infographics. It starts with an overall definition then moves forward as it uses scaffolding approach.

Consistency rating: 5

The framework is helpful for the entire text, and it is presented using a template format, so the reader knows what to expect and where to locate.

Modularity rating: 4

There is an opportunity to use components of the text but that would need to be done within context from the instructor if they aren't getting the foundation first that is provided in this text.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

Well organized and presented logically.

Interface rating: 5

Navigation is done with ease.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

No grammatical errors were noted.

Cultural Relevance rating: 4

Increased diversity representation in the images is needed along with non-western perspectives.

Interesting and quality OER!