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Building Resilient Futures in the Virtual Everyday: Virtual Worlds and the Social Resilience of Teens during COVID-19
Virtual worlds have been central to an imagined future in which advances in technology propel new social practices. The recent focus within the technology industry on the “metaverse” is the latest iteration of...
Cybersecurity in the Icelandic Multiverse
“Security in cyber space should be one of the main cornerstones of economic prosperity in Iceland, resting on a foundation of sophisticated awareness of security issues and legislation.” —Icelandic National...
Anticipation for Grand Challenges: An Ethnographic Study of Future-Making Practices in a Technology Company
Visions that highlight new technological capabilities often depict frictionless futures in which data,...
Rehearsing Imagined Futures: Creative Performance as a Resilient Process among Refugees
Cultivating resilience while navigating uncertainty is crucial for refugees. In the Netherlands, after receiving asylum and the right to work, refugees are often urged to adapt or evolve in hopes of successfully...
Career Pivots: Strategy & Foresight Consulting
Presenters Rebekah Park is a Partner at Gemic, where she co-leads the Tech and Health practices. Over two decades...
Forecasting Friction: Ethnofutures Techniques for Creative Scenarios and Strategic Decisions
https://player.vimeo.com/video/897551968?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Materials & Resources: Presentation Deck Forecasting Basics, Signals, and Drivers (video) Future Skills Map (Report) Future...
Research and Design in Controversial Spaces
Research within public safety and law enforcement in America highlights important issues and considerations for designers and researchers. Within this industry exists controversial points of views and high...
Anticipating Shared Futures: Emotion, Connection & Relationships
PechaKucha Presentation—Unprecedented. Unprecedented. Unprecedented. How often did we hear that word at the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic? But was it really unprecedented? We’ve been warned for years that a pandemic was imminent. We know the world has been devastated by them in the past. So...
How to Work Responsibly with Emerging Technologies
Existing human-centered approaches to research and design are not adequate to effectively address emerging...