Playground Futures

Jumping into uncertainty with the power of speculation and design

The future may be many things, but predictable isn't necessarily one.

We're inviting you for a two-hour session addressing the future and identifying probable, plausible and possible outcomes. In light of the accelerating global crises, we need to challenge all possible futures – and this we know for sure as a current reality for every purpose-driven company.

At Kontrapunkt, we believe design has the power to do this. We call the practice Futures Design.

For this enthralling seminar, we've invited the most dedicated futurists to inspire you with their work and perspectives on making the unpredictable future tangible.

Relying on design to provide us with crucial questions about the possible futures enables us to discuss specific scenarios' desirability and, even more critically, prototype new ones.

What happens if we take a proactive approach towards the future and make it our playground?

This event is in-person only.

Agenda

15:30: Arrival 👋

• Please make sure to arrive latest 15 minutes before the event so we can start the event on time

16:00: Opening remarks

• The future is our playground, Philp Linnemann

16:10-17:40: Talks 🎤

• Navigating Uncertainty with Speculative Futures, Johanna Hoffman // Design for Adaptation
• Creating value by integrating futures thinking in a big corporation, Idil Erdemir // DSB Digital Lab
• Narrative as a Vehicle of Imagination, Kotaro Watanabe, Michael Pecirno, Yosuke Ushigome // Takram
• Rehearsing the Future , Philip Battin // Google Seed Studio

17:40: Panel Discussion

18:00 - 19:00: Networking 🤝 🥂