DESIGNING futures: PONDERING & PROVOKING
Exploring futures via written word, verbal engagements and visual storytelling. just some of my musings, discussions and provocations that have been published.
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Broken Fields, Smarter Loops
My excerpt was featured in Human in the Loop- a participatory foresight and speculative storytelling project exploring the near future risks and unintended consequences of GenAI in India.
Human Futures: June 2025 Edition
My foresight-driven short story, 'Shaping a New Paradigm in AI Regulation', featured in the 'Human Futures' magazine published by the World Futures Studies Federation that explores the future of data governance in a world where AI systems are built on human contributions. digital age.
Provocative Objects: London, 2050
April 2025's Provocative Places and Objects blog published by the Design History society narrates landscapes of four alternative futures for mobility in London by 2050.
'What propulsion technologies will be like in 2050' wins FPC2025.
My essay 'What propulsion technologies will be like in 2050' wins the Future Powertrain Conference 2025's (FPC2025) student competition.
The Layers of Tomorrow
An essay exploring how we might navigate an unpredictable world—where climate breakdown, inequality, and collapsing systems expose the limits of human-centred design.
'Visions for the Future of Mobility' featured in Car Design News
'Visions for the Future of Mobility' featured in article titled 'RCA Show looks into the future of mobility' in Car Design News
DISPATCHES
Facilitating foresight discussions @ [Y]our2040's Tomorrow Envisioned
Led foresight discussions, backcasting workshops and storytelling sessions @ [Y]our2040's Tomorrow Envisioned 2025 gathering
The Future of Beverages on the Informing Choices Mini Pod
Steve Wells and I explore The Future of Beverages; the critical drivers of change, technological innovations, and the changing experience of consuming beverages in this episode of the Informing Choices Mini Pod.
Symbiotic Progress: a Vision for the Future of Propulsion
Presenting a whole-systems perspective on planning for a preferable future of propulsion at the FPC25's as a part of the 'Sustainability and Circular Economy' panel.
Innovating with Food Systems
Guest Lecturing at Royal College of Art's Design Futures cohort of '25 about applying strategic design amidst designing innovation and entrepreneurship for adaptive decision-making.
Futures Games at World Futures Day 2025
Teaching Futures for Teach the Future's World Futures Day 2025 event, with fun Futures Games!
Five for 25 – Hopes and Fears for 2025
Talking to Steve Wells and four other visionary futurists to explore what might lie ahead in 2025. In a world brimming with complexity and uncertainty.
BROADCASTS
Futures Now by Trisha Mehta and Mehek Khanna on the RCA IG!
The showcase of FuturesNow, a design sprint created by MDes Design Futures alumni Mehek Khanna and Trisha Mehta, featured on the Royal College of Art handle
FuturesNow Pilot @ Royal College of Art
FuturesNow, a foresight learning module co-created by Trisha Mehta and Mehek Khanna pilots its 'From Science to Impact for Ocean Resilience' exhibition showcase at the Royal College of Art
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The Health Ledger: Showcased at SHIFT Symposium
A poster showcasing 'The Health Ledger'- a future artefact that explores the fragility of consent and care in AI-led health systems.
Four Futures Artefacts: Showcased at RCA2024
The 4 Future Artefacts derived from the Mobility 2050 research report- each illustrating the landscape of an envisioned future scenario- as displayed at RCA2024
'S.A.I.L.' @ Milan Design Week
S.A.I.L. was showcased at the Milan Design Week 2024
'S.A.I.L.' as a finalist for the Toyota Logistics Design Competition 2024
'S.A.I.L.' was chosen as one of the ten finalists (and one of the three across the UI/UX category) for the Toyota Logistics Design Competition 2024.
DISPLAYS