Join me on Saturday June 21st at 2:00PM (LOCATION: B1 100 - BRIGHT FUTURES WORKSHOP at ROW DTLA) at the 2025 LA Design Festival for a hands-on introduction to futuring through Design Fiction. In this compact workshop, you’ll explore how to prototype possible futures using artifacts rather than predictions. We’ll step beyond traditional storytelling to create tangible glimpses into what could be—using props, products, and everyday ephemera from worlds just around the corner.

Sign Up to attend the hands-on futuring workshop: Design Fiction Workshop

Participants will work in small groups on guided, hands-on exercises designed to spark imagination and make futures feel real.

Perfect for designers, creatives, strategists, and curious minds who want to stretch their imagination and explore the near future in a playful, practical way.

What will we do?

It might be a podcast from the future! Or how about a postcard from a world where we’re getting along just fine with AI? Maybe a product that helps us navigate the complexities of tomorrow’s society?

We’ll be working in small groups on guided, hands-on exercises designed to spark imagination and make futures feel real!

There will be Prizes from the Future for the most imaginative and creative futures will be awarded at the end of the workshop!

Design Futurism

Design Futurism isn’t about predicting the future - it’s about creating it.

When envisioning the future, design is inherently a part of our collective imagination: a tool for reimagining how we connect, create, and challenge existing narratives. This concept extends beyond the exploration of technological spectacle. Design Futurism is a solution-oriented exploration of human potential.

In 2025, LADF invites you to explore Design Futurism through various lenses of our shared human experiences. Design informs every aspect of our present lives, guiding us toward and through thoughtful experiences. The impact of forward-thinking design is tangible—from the smallest portions of our everyday practices to global experiences and products.

We’re gathering the misfits, the dreamers, and the radical thinkers who recognize design as a key to unlocking the possibilities of an intentional future. Design Futurism is more than a concept; it’s a multidisciplinary call to action to explore connections between the past, present, and the creation of an optimistic future.

We’re inviting the LA community to show up with curiosity, to experiment fearlessly, and to imagine what could be—together.

Join us to create a future where creativity meets purpose and design becomes the key to unlocking new possibilities for human potential.

About the LA Design Festival

Founded in 2011, the Los Angeles Design Festival is more than a weekend — it’s a global platform for creative exploration, cultural exchange, and design as a tool for transformation. From architecture and storytelling to systems thinking and public space, LADF celebrates the power of design to shape not just objects, but futures.

Anchored in Los Angeles and open to the world, the biennial festival brings together bold thinkers, makers, and communities across disciplines. In between festivals, LADF keeps the momentum going through year-round programs, partnerships, and conversations.