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IFTF Fast Futures: How to Create Artifacts from the Future in 90 minutes
This introductory-level online class will teach you how to create an Artifact from the Future in only 90 minutes.
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, April 5 · 9 - 10:30am PDT
Location
Online
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About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
Imagine that you could take an archaeologist’s expedition to the future to collect objects and fragments of text or photos to understand what daily life will be like in 10, 20, or 50 years. What might you find?
One effective technique we use at Institute for the Future is Artifacts from the Future. An Artifact from the Future is a creative representation of how everyday life might be different in the future. It is a real-world object that brings the everyday details of a possible future to life.
Artifacts give us this tangible experience of the future. They make the details of a scenario concrete, helping us to understand, almost first-hand, what it will be like to live in a particular future.
IMAGINE IT'S 2028
Artifacts from the Future provide a rich starting point for strategic discussions, whether for a new products team in a technical organization or a community group looking for ways to engage young people in building a stake in their own neighborhood. Creating Artifacts from the Future is also a great way to get people thinking about the future—their assumptions, their goals, and the path from here to there.
Learn how to create an Artifact from the Future — to help spark "aha" moments and conversations that lead to action today.
EVENT DETAILS
Course: IFTF Fast Futures: How to Create Artifacts from the Future in 90 Minutes
Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Time: 9:00am PDT / 12:00pm EDT / 18:00 CEST
Location: Online / Live / Zoom
Registration: $99
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF:
- You want to express ideas about the future in a creative way.
- Learn a systematic process for stretching your imagination.
- You want to take away practical skills you can share with others, to help them think about the future more creatively and usefully.
AFTER THE COURSE, YOU WILL:
- Learn how to move from abstract visions of the future to tangible artifacts from the future.
- Understand how future artifacts and experiences are nested in grounded research about the future.
- Be able to use the feelings and reactions about your artifact to spark productive conversations.
- Be invited to join IFTF’s global community of foresight practitioners, which includes offerings such as free IFTF Foresight Talks monthly webinars and the IFTF Foresight Essentials newsletter
RESOURCES
After the course, you'll receive these downloadable PDFs so that you can keep practicing your new skills:
- Worksheet: How to Create an Artifact from the Future (PDF)
- Artifacts created by you and other participants (PDF)
ARTIFACTS IN ACTION
Enroll today!
CONTACT
For information about the IFTF Foresight Essentials training program, visit iftf.org/foresightessentials or email foresightessentials@iftf.org.
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About the organizer
Institute for the Future is the world’s leading futures thinking organization. For over 50 years, businesses, governments, and social impact organizations have depended upon IFTF global forecasts, custom research, and foresight training to navigate complex change and develop world-ready strategies. IFTF methodologies and toolsets yield coherent views of transformative possibilities across all sectors that together support a more sustainable future. Institute for the Future is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Palo Alto, California.