Near Future Laboratory Services
Near Future Laboratory Services
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
British Academy Expert Panel
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
Design Fiction Workshop
I believe that the best way to anticipate the future, is to get hands-on, get tangible — and prototype what we imagine.
Near Future Laboratory offers a range of services that help you unlock your organization's greatest asset: Imagination.
We develop and facilitate workshops, summits, seminars and immersives, to help you imagine and then navigate through the unexpected vagaries of "what's next", the uncertainty implicit in any consideration of "the future" of any sector, industry, company, or products..
It is a cost-effective way for organizations and teams to get awareness of the kinetics of social, cultural, and technological changes.
By prototyping futures, your organization can begin to imagine how their business could be impacted or transformed as current vanguard trends settle in to normalcy.
Do you need an inspiring keynote speaker with a wealth of experience from successful hardware product start-up to global organization advanced strategic design..
I have a wealth of experience in strategic design, innovation, product development, futures design that has given me plenty of stories, perspective and invaluable lessons to share.
Download a comprehensive guide to our Learning & Development programs, workshops, and other services we offer to help your team and organization seek out new possibilities, align around shared visions, and act creatively to shape the future.

We've developed several platforms for bringing our value, practice, and methodologies to you. Things like our Futures Of..X Programs, Futures Scanning, Workshops, Keynotes, Summits, Retreats, Design Sprints and Collabs.

These are containers for structuring ways of finding your way to effective strategy, assessing trends, guiding product and program decision making, and harnessing you and your organization's greatest asset: human ingenuity and imagination.

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Keynotes & Talks

Overview

I often give team talks, keynotes, and presentations on topics related to strategic innovation, maintaining creativity and imagination in the enterprise, Design Fiction, 'Future of..' topics, and deep-dives on specific projects we've done. An inspiring talk (virtual or in-person) on these and related topics can be part of a standalone keynote, team building exercise, internal events, or as part of an offsite.

Outcomes & Deliverables

Our keynotes provide provide employees encouragement and practical approaches to increase their creative thinking and problem solving. Our approaches provide a protocol for activating the imagination in order to navigate the unexpected vagaries of "what's next", the uncertainty implicit in any consideration of "the future" of any sector, industry, company, or products.

Near Future Laboratory talks specifically provide an experience that:

  • Inspire new perspectives by showcasing how Design Fiction pushes boundaries through speculative prototypes and narratives. This sparks ideas employees may not have considered previously.
  • Allow employees to envision how their company and industry may evolve 5, 10 or 20 years from now. This influences strategic planning and product roadmaps.
  • Demonstrate how Design Fiction and speculative design can identify unintended consequences of new technologies. This promotes discussing ethics and responsibilities.
  • Highlight how Design Fiction is a powerful team ideation technique. Coworkers can collaboratively craft stories and artifacts imagining desired futures.
  • Provide takeaways, such as books and work kits from our publishing department, with material and creative ideation systems that employees can apply in their daily work to inject more creativity into problem solving and concept generation.
  • Encourage interdepartmental collaboration, as Design Fiction brings together diverse skillsets in research, design, writing, prototyping, and more.
  • Inspire attendees with examples of innovative companies using Design Fiction, showing its growing relevance.
  • Allow employees to engage directly through a Q&A session to explore use cases tailored to their company's needs.
PREVIOUS KEYNOTES & TALKS

Innovation Summit

Julian Bleecker Keynote Address ANDI Innovation Land Summit 2024

AIGA Keynote

A cover slide image for a Design Fiction keynote
Learning & Development ONLINE DESIGN FICTION COLLABORATION EVENTS WORKSHOP