Julian Bleecker explains the development of Design Fiction, a method he pioneered for imagining future scenarios through the creation of tangible artifacts. Julian discusses some of the ways the practice can help guide decision-making and its uses in strategy and communication. Julian invites listeners to explore this interdisciplinary approach through...

Julian Bleecker explains the development of Design Fiction, a method he pioneered for imagining future scenarios through the creation of tangible artifacts. Julian discusses some of the ways the practice can help guide decision-making and its uses in strategy and communication. Julian invites listeners to explore this interdisciplinary approach through...

I was asked to do an expert interview with Electrolux. In it I discussed future kitchen concepts, ‘appliance intelligences’, applications, and explored how Design Fiction can foster deeper exploratory considerations for insight, inspiration, and innovation. We explored how connections between people and their homes creates domestic ontologies. We examined evolving...

Broadcast from Later 46: Dad Band Futures, exploring ways by which creativity can be reinvigorated as we work to ignite a creative renaissance. The creation of a scene, pre-festival, when things unexpectedly start to happen.

This podcast episode with Julian Bleecker discusses design fiction, emphasizing speculative design's role in projecting future possibilities and its influence on current design practices, highlighting the relevance of visual creativity and the intersection with technology.

A closing keynote presentation and helped facilitate a breakout group for a day long immersive seminar & conference on the intersections of virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligene and neuroscience.

In this episode of 'The Futurists,' co-hosts Brett King and Rob Tercek discuss with Julian Bleecker, co-founder of Near Future Laboratory, his unique approach called 'Design Fiction.'

A lecture I gave that underscores the importance of Imagination in collaboration with Structure and includes examples of projects and the practical methodology used to envision and action future design concepts.

Design Fiction entangles design and fiction to create evocative artifacts that express the contexts and outcomes of change. It integrates design with the principles of narrative, speculation, and fiction.