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The medium is the vessel for future possibilities.

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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 read the room, considering the user in how we deliver research, invoke engagement, and inspire action.

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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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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

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The Why

How futures increases the sustainable, long-term horizons of your organization:

Building
Resilience

Preparing for unforeseen disruptions, building long-term plans that are flexible and adaptable.

Increasing
Longevity

Cultivating sustainability through design systems that withstand the test of time.

Fostering a culture that invites change and innovation, questioning existing or past systems.

Maintaining
Plurality

Making rigorously-informed decisions by investigating multiple futures simultaneously.

Only when we leave you wanting more have we done our job. 

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