up:: [[Futures Research Ideas|Futures Research]] tags:: #future/design # IFTF Experiential Futures Workshops The Thing From the Future deck, 3x prompts - In a joyous future, there is a saying, related to migration. What is it - In a recovering future, there is a sport, related to prosperity. What is it ### Learning Outcomes - understand and define key terms in foresight and experiential futures - apply experiential future concepts and tools for imagining, creating, and sharing future visions and scenario - generating insights and actions, from futures media and experiences you design - thinking like a futures experience designer [Sandra Davidson, Ph.D. - The Taos Institute](https://www.taosinstitute.net/about-us/people/institute-associates/canada/alberta/sandra-davidson) from the provost office in University of Calgary, also attending. Embody abstract possibilities Deeper, emotional, embodied connections to the future > Embed human emotions and stories to artifacts "We are in a fight against short-termism ... and we don't have a lot of time" Future and Past activate the same brain region (biological) Stumbling on Happiness quote: "the reality of the moment is so palpable and powerful that it hold imagination ..." ![[Pasted image 20250717131723.png]] ![[Pasted image 20250717132349.png]] It's better to be <> by simulation than surprised by reality. [Mapping Speculative Design - EPMID](https://www.epmid.com/Mapping-Speculative-Design) [Design x Futures = Design Futures? | by Corina Angheloiu | Future Tense | Medium](https://medium.com/the-shape-of-things-to-come/design-x-futures-design-futures-26e47b43775d) [Episode N°041](https://nearfuturelaboratory.com/podcast/e041/) ![[Pasted image 20250717134257.png]] "This was our take on Sohail Inayatullah’s Future Triangle" ## Our Topic: Regenerative Economy