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what will your future look like have you
what will your future look like have you thought about it recently my future is
thought about it recently my future is
thought about it recently my future is gonna be filled with papaya and coconuts
gonna be filled with papaya and coconuts
gonna be filled with papaya and coconuts like what’s up in here you have a moral
like what’s up in here you have a moral
like what’s up in here you have a moral obligation to question and interrogate
obligation to question and interrogate
obligation to question and interrogate the futures that have been served to you
the futures that have been served to you
the futures that have been served to you and to challenge yourself to think about
and to challenge yourself to think about
and to challenge yourself to think about alternatives for example imagine it’s
alternatives for example imagine it’s
alternatives for example imagine it’s 2030 drones a reforesting the Amazon
2030 drones a reforesting the Amazon
2030 drones a reforesting the Amazon back to its original state universal
back to its original state universal
back to its original state universal basic income has been set in place and
basic income has been set in place and
basic income has been set in place and young girls previously deprived of an
young girls previously deprived of an
young girls previously deprived of an education are in school 2050 NiO tribes
education are in school 2050 NiO tribes
education are in school 2050 NiO tribes are gathering across the world to have
are gathering across the world to have
are gathering across the world to have the United vote on a blockchain to agree
the United vote on a blockchain to agree
the United vote on a blockchain to agree on global resilient strategies the
on global resilient strategies the
on global resilient strategies the world’s climate is in recovery power and
world’s climate is in recovery power and
world’s climate is in recovery power and wealth has been meaningfully distributed
wealth has been meaningfully distributed
wealth has been meaningfully distributed and the inequity gap is closing
and the inequity gap is closing
and the inequity gap is closing now these futures are obviously
now these futures are obviously
now these futures are obviously speculative the reality is we don’t know
speculative the reality is we don’t know
speculative the reality is we don’t know what’s going to happen in the future
what’s going to happen in the future
what’s going to happen in the future but what we do know is we’re likely to
but what we do know is we’re likely to
but what we do know is we’re likely to see more change in the next 15 years
see more change in the next 15 years
see more change in the next 15 years than the past hundred think about that
than the past hundred think about that
than the past hundred think about that no wonder we’re anxious about the future
no wonder we’re anxious about the future
no wonder we’re anxious about the future it’s dark but that’s a good thing
it’s dark but that’s a good thing
it’s dark but that’s a good thing because in the darkness lies
because in the darkness lies
because in the darkness lies possibilities and you have a choice to
possibilities and you have a choice to
possibilities and you have a choice to idly stand by and watch less ideal to
idly stand by and watch less ideal to
idly stand by and watch less ideal to stop
stop
stop futures come into play or you can act
futures come into play or you can act
futures come into play or you can act and you can play in the darkness now I’m
and you can play in the darkness now I’m
and you can play in the darkness now I’m a design futurist but I don’t believe in
a design futurist but I don’t believe in
a design futurist but I don’t believe in predicting futures I believe in using
predicting futures I believe in using
predicting futures I believe in using experimentation to design alternative
experimentation to design alternative
experimentation to design alternative futures that might steer us away from
futures that might steer us away from
futures that might steer us away from blindly stumbling towards our ultimate
blindly stumbling towards our ultimate
blindly stumbling towards our ultimate demise raise your hand if you created
demise raise your hand if you created
demise raise your hand if you created imaginary worlds as a child bingo we’re
imaginary worlds as a child bingo we’re
imaginary worlds as a child bingo we’re all futurists who you believed that
all futurists who you believed that
all futurists who you believed that hoverboards would be an actual thing by
hoverboards would be an actual thing by
hoverboards would be an actual thing by now so disappointing I honestly believed
now so disappointing I honestly believed
now so disappointing I honestly believed that I would go to Space Camp in space
that I would go to Space Camp in space
that I would go to Space Camp in space by the time I left school sad so sad
by the time I left school sad so sad
by the time I left school sad so sad didn’t happen one of my earliest
didn’t happen one of my earliest
didn’t happen one of my earliest memories is wandering into the shed
memories is wandering into the shed
memories is wandering into the shed discovering balsa wood for the first
discovering balsa wood for the first
discovering balsa wood for the first time rummaging through a blue toolbox
time rummaging through a blue toolbox
time rummaging through a blue toolbox pulling out some random objects which I
pulling out some random objects which I
pulling out some random objects which I took over to my cubby house the original
took over to my cubby house the original
took over to my cubby house the original makerspace to build a contraption with
makerspace to build a contraption with
makerspace to build a contraption with the hope with the intention that it
the hope with the intention that it
the hope with the intention that it would allow me to speak with aliens I
would allow me to speak with aliens I
would allow me to speak with aliens I reflect on this memory a lot and I think
reflect on this memory a lot and I think
reflect on this memory a lot and I think it’s because there is a strong
it’s because there is a strong
it’s because there is a strong connection between this action and what
connection between this action and what
connection between this action and what I do today is a design futurist not
I do today is a design futurist not
I do today is a design futurist not necessarily speaking with aliens but
necessarily speaking with aliens but
necessarily speaking with aliens but using design futuring
using design futuring
using design futuring and experimentation to help my clients
and experimentation to help my clients
and experimentation to help my clients like government think critically about
like government think critically about
like government think critically about the future with the intention to create
the future with the intention to create
the future with the intention to create better alternatives than our present day
better alternatives than our present day
better alternatives than our present day realities so a few years back when I was
realities so a few years back when I was
realities so a few years back when I was an aspiring tattoo artist living in
an aspiring tattoo artist living in
an aspiring tattoo artist living in Bogota I was introduced to an urban
Bogota I was introduced to an urban
Bogota I was introduced to an urban experiment by antenna smokers who during
experiment by antenna smokers who during
experiment by antenna smokers who during his time
his time
his time hired 420 minds like these guys to
hired 420 minds like these guys to
hired 420 minds like these guys to re-educate road users about safety by
re-educate road users about safety by
re-educate road users about safety by ridiculing jaywalkers these minds were
ridiculing jaywalkers these minds were
ridiculing jaywalkers these minds were able to affect behaviour change that’s
able to affect behaviour change that’s
able to affect behaviour change that’s amazing right
recently I used virtual reality to
recently I used virtual reality to immerse citizens into a fictional future
immerse citizens into a fictional future
immerse citizens into a fictional future of reimagine transport systems we used
of reimagine transport systems we used
of reimagine transport systems we used VR and AR prototypes and tabletop games
VR and AR prototypes and tabletop games
VR and AR prototypes and tabletop games as tools to test concepts around green
as tools to test concepts around green
as tools to test concepts around green corridors safe cycleways electric bikes
corridors safe cycleways electric bikes
corridors safe cycleways electric bikes autonomous buses and drones citizens
autonomous buses and drones citizens
autonomous buses and drones citizens engaged in the experiment were able to
engaged in the experiment were able to
engaged in the experiment were able to tell us things we otherwise wouldn’t
tell us things we otherwise wouldn’t
tell us things we otherwise wouldn’t know like how to prioritize funding to
know like how to prioritize funding to
know like how to prioritize funding to these concepts based on their unique
these concepts based on their unique
these concepts based on their unique needs and smaller details like how they
needs and smaller details like how they
needs and smaller details like how they felt morally towards uber and how they
felt morally towards uber and how they
felt morally towards uber and how they simply didn’t like the idea of
simply didn’t like the idea of
simply didn’t like the idea of carpooling with strangers I was
carpooling with strangers I was
carpooling with strangers I was interested to understand what it would
interested to understand what it would
interested to understand what it would take to get someone out of their car
take to get someone out of their car
take to get someone out of their car adopt public transport and feel safe in
adopt public transport and feel safe in
adopt public transport and feel safe in a driverless bus because this future
a driverless bus because this future
a driverless bus because this future isn’t too far away by 2040 autonomous
isn’t too far away by 2040 autonomous
isn’t too far away by 2040 autonomous vehicles could make up 75% of our road
vehicles could make up 75% of our road
vehicles could make up 75% of our road vehicles and by 2050 it is likely that
vehicles and by 2050 it is likely that
vehicles and by 2050 it is likely that 70% of us humans will be living in
70% of us humans will be living in
70% of us humans will be living in cities radical urbanization threatens to
cities radical urbanization threatens to
cities radical urbanization threatens to increase the structural inequities of
increase the structural inequities of
increase the structural inequities of our cities if we don’t redesign public
our cities if we don’t redesign public
our cities if we don’t redesign public infrastructure in the right way this
infrastructure in the right way this
infrastructure in the right way this experiment raised the question about
experiment raised the question about
experiment raised the question about reversing urbanization to create more
reversing urbanization to create more
reversing urbanization to create more equitable cities and if we’re to create
equitable cities and if we’re to create
equitable cities and if we’re to create more equitable cities we need to
more equitable cities we need to
more equitable cities we need to re-engage the social fabric of our
re-engage the social fabric of our
re-engage the social fabric of our cities on a cultural level and we need
cities on a cultural level and we need
cities on a cultural level and we need to decentralize cultural and economic
to decentralize cultural and economic
to decentralize cultural and economic activity because if we don’t we might
activity because if we don’t we might
activity because if we don’t we might find ourselves in a future with a
find ourselves in a future with a
find ourselves in a future with a privilege travel freely in the sky in
privilege travel freely in the sky in
privilege travel freely in the sky in drones while the rest of us plebs around
drones while the rest of us plebs around
drones while the rest of us plebs around the ground stuck in traffic where will
the ground stuck in traffic where will
the ground stuck in traffic where will you be
you be
you be up there or down here mobility is a
up there or down here mobility is a
up there or down here mobility is a right and public transport must work for
right and public transport must work for
right and public transport must work for everyone so today the scale and purpose
everyone so today the scale and purpose
everyone so today the scale and purpose of my experimentation is somewhat
of my experimentation is somewhat
of my experimentation is somewhat different to that of when I was
different to that of when I was
different to that of when I was attempting to contact aliens but the
attempting to contact aliens but the
attempting to contact aliens but the intention to test an experiment with
intention to test an experiment with
intention to test an experiment with futures before they arrived is
futures before they arrived is
futures before they arrived is essentially the same we live in a time
essentially the same we live in a time
essentially the same we live in a time were generally speaking we’re
were generally speaking we’re
were generally speaking we’re disillusioned with the state of the
disillusioned with the state of the
disillusioned with the state of the world capitalism and are failing
world capitalism and are failing
world capitalism and are failing democracies we’re threatened by
democracies we’re threatened by
democracies we’re threatened by technological disruptions and most
technological disruptions and most
technological disruptions and most importantly each other and for that
importantly each other and for that
importantly each other and for that reason the need for childlike wonder
reason the need for childlike wonder
reason the need for childlike wonder experimentation and play to reimagine
experimentation and play to reimagine
experimentation and play to reimagine future worlds is more important than
future worlds is more important than
future worlds is more important than ever the fifth element and the matrix
ever the fifth element and the matrix
ever the fifth element and the matrix were my favorite films growing up big
were my favorite films growing up big
were my favorite films growing up big surprise I believed that one day I would
surprise I believed that one day I would
surprise I believed that one day I would go to space and fall in love with a
go to space and fall in love with a
go to space and fall in love with a Supreme Being
Supreme Being
Supreme Being after being unplugged from a fake
after being unplugged from a fake
after being unplugged from a fake reality where Humanity sleeps oblivious
reality where Humanity sleeps oblivious
reality where Humanity sleeps oblivious to the fact that they’re plugged into a
to the fact that they’re plugged into a
to the fact that they’re plugged into a system to power robots this is the
system to power robots this is the
system to power robots this is the perfect example of a future that we want
perfect example of a future that we want
perfect example of a future that we want to avoid
to avoid
to avoid maybe not the supreme beings
maybe not the supreme beings
maybe not the supreme beings I’m all for supreme beings now don’t get
I’m all for supreme beings now don’t get
I’m all for supreme beings now don’t get me wrong I love the future so much
me wrong I love the future so much
me wrong I love the future so much actually have a tattooed on my arm in
actually have a tattooed on my arm in
actually have a tattooed on my arm in future oh I’ve also made it my life’s
future oh I’ve also made it my life’s
future oh I’ve also made it my life’s goal to facilitate experimentation of
goal to facilitate experimentation of
goal to facilitate experimentation of possible futures so that we might avoid
possible futures so that we might avoid
possible futures so that we might avoid dystopic futures
dystopic futures
dystopic futures imagine a future where humanity is no
imagine a future where humanity is no
imagine a future where humanity is no longer the dominant intelligence in the
longer the dominant intelligence in the
longer the dominant intelligence in the world and your choices are dictated by a
world and your choices are dictated by a
world and your choices are dictated by a set of external algorithms I recently
set of external algorithms I recently
set of external algorithms I recently created a game the humanity trade-off
created a game the humanity trade-off
created a game the humanity trade-off challenge for a future of work lab
challenge for a future of work lab
challenge for a future of work lab designed to help workers interrogate the
designed to help workers interrogate the
designed to help workers interrogate the role a I would play in their future the
role a I would play in their future the
role a I would play in their future the challenge for participants was to
challenge for participants was to
challenge for participants was to relinquish aspects of their humanity to
relinquish aspects of their humanity to
relinquish aspects of their humanity to AI in order to renew their own human
AI in order to renew their own human
AI in order to renew their own human intention I put the question to them
intention I put the question to them
intention I put the question to them what aspects of your humanity like
what aspects of your humanity like
what aspects of your humanity like curiosity and logic should be enhanced
curiosity and logic should be enhanced
curiosity and logic should be enhanced or replaced by AI the first time they
or replaced by AI the first time they
or replaced by AI the first time they played they’re reluctant to relinquish
played they’re reluctant to relinquish
played they’re reluctant to relinquish much but after interrogating AI they
much but after interrogating AI they
much but after interrogating AI they felt confident in releasing aspects of
felt confident in releasing aspects of
felt confident in releasing aspects of their humanity if it gave way for them
their humanity if it gave way for them
their humanity if it gave way for them to explore new human qualities gained by
to explore new human qualities gained by
to explore new human qualities gained by doing so like creativity like curiosity
doing so like creativity like curiosity
doing so like creativity like curiosity by 2030 a third of human jobs will be
by 2030 a third of human jobs will be
by 2030 a third of human jobs will be replaced by AI and experiments like the
replaced by AI and experiments like the
replaced by AI and experiments like the humanity trade-off challenge allow us to
humanity trade-off challenge allow us to
humanity trade-off challenge allow us to interrogate a new human logic based on
interrogate a new human logic based on
interrogate a new human logic based on our difference an intrinsic value as
our difference an intrinsic value as
our difference an intrinsic value as living social and connected beans in a
living social and connected beans in a
living social and connected beans in a world where we exist side by side AI we
world where we exist side by side AI we
world where we exist side by side AI we need to redefine what it means to be
need to redefine what it means to be
need to redefine what it means to be human because if we don’t we risk
human because if we don’t we risk
human because if we don’t we risk rendering ourselves obsolete all
rendering ourselves obsolete all
rendering ourselves obsolete all collectively plugging into power robots
collectively plugging into power robots
collectively plugging into power robots before we are able to read or write we
before we are able to read or write we
before we are able to read or write we tink it and we learn through play and
tink it and we learn through play and
tink it and we learn through play and like play experimentation is a universal
like play experimentation is a universal
like play experimentation is a universal language everyone understands and in our
language everyone understands and in our
language everyone understands and in our increasingly more complex world
increasingly more complex world
increasingly more complex world experimentation and play present
experimentation and play present
experimentation and play present themselves as the best tools to
themselves as the best tools to
themselves as the best tools to challenge emerging complex futures
challenge emerging complex futures
challenge emerging complex futures authoring the future can’t be top-down
authoring the future can’t be top-down
authoring the future can’t be top-down or bottom-up alone it must be a dance
or bottom-up alone it must be a dance
or bottom-up alone it must be a dance between
between
between both powered by people that transcend
both powered by people that transcend
both powered by people that transcend silos and foster a culture of social
silos and foster a culture of social
silos and foster a culture of social production urban activists Jane Jacobs
production urban activists Jane Jacobs
production urban activists Jane Jacobs once said it’s wicked to be a victim and
once said it’s wicked to be a victim and
once said it’s wicked to be a victim and nobody wants to be a victim of the
nobody wants to be a victim of the
nobody wants to be a victim of the future so don’t stand by and let the
future so don’t stand by and let the
future so don’t stand by and let the future be dictated to you rewrite future
future be dictated to you rewrite future
future be dictated to you rewrite future narratives intervene create experiment
narratives intervene create experiment
narratives intervene create experiment play because the future doesn’t have to
play because the future doesn’t have to
play because the future doesn’t have to be this topic explore the darkness and
be this topic explore the darkness and
be this topic explore the darkness and take the plunge to steer spaceship earth
take the plunge to steer spaceship earth
take the plunge to steer spaceship earth away from its impending doom thank you
away from its impending doom thank you
away from its impending doom thank you [Applause]
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