The future is unpredictable, shaped by evolving trends, technologies, and societal shifts.
With the Cosmos being in a constant state of flux, the Future remains increasingly Uncertain
With many variables at play, designing for the future is becoming increasingly complex.
Understanding and adapting to shifts in such complex systems requires navigating an ocean full of unknowns.
Future studies help predict trends and possibilities, while creative strategy charts innovative paths forward.
Designing Futures is the practice of making the future more certain and less complex.
There are TWO approaches to Design Futures
extrapolating present-day knowledge into the future
Industrial foresight analyses present-day trends and system dynamics to anticipate future developments, in order to identify opportunities and risks.
extrapolating present-day knowledge into the future
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INDUSTRIAL FORESIGHT
Catalysing new models of value
my toolkit
Innovation & Enterprise Design
Who benefits from this innovation,
and what does it transform?
MY TOOLKIT
A set of approaches I draw on insights, methods, and expertise from to design futures that are just, regenerative, and relational.
THESE TOOLS HELP ME:
HOW I USE THIS TOOLKIT:
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Sense patterns in complex systems
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Co-create with diverse communities
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Imagine alternative futures
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Prototype change
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Design for long-term transformation
I rarely use these tools in isolation. Each project calls for a unique combination. I adapt, remix, and evolve them depending on the people, context, and futures we’re working toward.
navigating complexity
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Systems design
What hidden patterns need to be seen?
which power dynamics need attention?
Shifting Perspectives
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Speculative & Critical design
Whose future are
we imagining?
what norms are
we questioning?
Embedding longetivity
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strategic foresight
What signals of change can you see?
what futures might they shape?
Centering lived experience
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Human-Centered Design
Whose voice must guide your design?
how can you
listen and act?
for Collective Ownership
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Participatory & Co-Design
Who is at the table?
who else needs to be?
Restoring and Renewing
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Regenerative Design
How do we preserve what exists?
how do we revive what needs to exist?
activating socio-cultural shifts
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Transitions Design
What long-term shift are you enabling?
How is it expected
to unfold?
thinking more than human
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Multi-species ethnography