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 ..."
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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/)
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"This was our take on Sohail Inayatullah’s Future Triangle"
## Our Topic: Regenerative Economy