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Our three-pronged formula to bring preferable futures into the present moment.
THE RESEARCH
Strategic foresight
We take a human-centered approach to both qualitative and quantitative analysis, translating human stories to data points.
THE APPROACH
Systems thinking
We read the room, considering the user in how we deliver research, invoke engagement, and inspire action.
THE EXPERIENCE
Design methodologies
We bring tangible qualities to preferable futures, knowing that research without design is merely a report, and design without research is merely an exhibit.
THE EXPERIENCE
Design Methodologies
We read the room, considering the user in how we deliver research, invoke engagement, and inspire action.
Our process
How we bring a fluid, curated approach
to every client engagement.
Listen, Scan, Research, Understand
Conducting social and cultural analysis across different industries, we uncover precursors to microtrends—the smallest drivers of change. We take a human-centered approach to both qualitative and quantitative research, knowing that once a large data point exists, you’re already following the industry.
✓ Data visualization
✓ Systems mapping
✓ Human-centered design
Ideate, Imagine, Prototype
Collecting insights 5–20 years into the future, we spark conversations amongst industry experts. We leverage speculative design methodologies to build prototypes, open-source toolkits, immersive experiences, games, and other multimedia artifacts to bridge future implications with the present moment.
✓ Speculative prototypes
✓ Branching scenarios
✓ Co-creation workshops
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Listen, Scan, Research, Understand
Through qualitative stakeholder interviews, gut testing, or participatory workshops, we continue to test, edit, and revise the prototype. By investigating both utopian and dystopian views, we’re able to showcase preferable, realistic futures.
✓ Participatory strategy sessions
✓ Journey mapping
✓ World-building exercises
Strategize, Backcast, Take Action
Collecting insights 5–20 years into the future, we spark conversations amongst industry experts. We leverage speculative design methodologies to build prototypes, open-source toolkits, immersive experiences, games, and other multimedia artifacts to bridge future implications with the present moment.
✓ Physical and multimedia games and artifacts
✓ Open-source toolkits
✓ Public-facing interactive experience design
Sense
Listen, Scan, Research, Understand
Conducting social and cultural analysis across different industries, we uncover precursors to microtrends—the smallest drivers of change. We take a human-centered approach to both qualitative and quantitative research, knowing that once a large data point exists, you’re already following the industry.
✓ Data visualization
✓ Systems mapping
✓ Human-centered design
Shape
Ideate, Imagine, Prototype
Collecting insights 5–20 years into the future, we spark conversations amongst industry experts. We leverage speculative design methodologies to build prototypes, open-source toolkits, immersive experiences, games, and other multimedia artifacts to bridge future implications with the present moment.
✓ Speculative prototypes
✓ Branching scenarios
✓ Co-creation workshops
Shift
Strategize, Backcast, Take Action
Design futures are devices to guide thoughtful choices and invoke a sense of shared responsibility amongst stakeholders. By working backward from a desired outcome, your organization can take actions today to arrive at a preferable future tomorrow.
✓ Physical and multimedia games and artifacts
✓ Open-source toolkits
✓ Public-facing interactive experience design
Share
Test, Iterate, Revise
Through qualitative stakeholder interviews, gut testing, or participatory workshops, we continue to test, edit, and revise the prototype. By investigating both utopian and dystopian views, we’re able to showcase preferable, realistic futures.
✓ Participatory strategy sessions
✓ Journey mapping
✓ World-building exercises
Our why
How futures increases the sustainable, long-term horizons of your organization:
Our services:
Each engagement is designed around the questions that matter most.
Because no two futures are alike,
Research & Consulting
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Strategic foresight studies, horizon scanning, and trend mapping
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Stakeholder interviews and systems analysis
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Custom frameworks and methodologies
Hands-on Workshops
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Immersive design futures and speculative prototyping sessions
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Participatory scenario building and foresight workshops
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Futures literacy sessions
Futures Artifacts & Experiences
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Speculative artifacts and experiential installations
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Futures games, storytelling, and embodied scenarios
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Multimedia outputs, from videos to interactive exhibitions
