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Anticipation for Grand Challenges: An Ethnographic Study of Future-Making Practices in a Technology Company
Visions that highlight new technological capabilities often depict frictionless futures in which data,...
How to Work Responsibly with Emerging Technologies
Existing human-centered approaches to research and design are not adequate to effectively address emerging...
Forecasting Friction: Ethnofutures Techniques for Creative Scenarios and Strategic Decisions
https://player.vimeo.com/video/897551968?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479 Materials & Resources: Presentation Deck Forecasting Basics, Signals, and Drivers (video) Future Skills Map (Report) Future...
Career Pivots: Strategy & Foresight Consulting
Presenters Rebekah Park is a Partner at Gemic, where she co-leads the Tech and Health practices. Over two decades...
Strategic Foresight Methods for Innovation
It's difficult for researchers in industry to focus their stakeholders on the future, given the relentless...
What’s Next versus What’s Valuable: Perspectives on the Value of Ethnography in a Future-Focused World
Ethnographers operating in the future-focused context of business consultancy face a core challenge. Our approach is holistic and human-centric, “based on the researcher sharing time and space with the people he or she wants to understand, establishing relationships with them and thereby...
Research and Design in Controversial Spaces
Research within public safety and law enforcement in America highlights important issues and considerations for designers and researchers. Within this industry exists controversial points of views and high...
Rehearsing Imagined Futures: Creative Performance as a Resilient Process among Refugees
Cultivating resilience while navigating uncertainty is crucial for refugees. In the Netherlands, after receiving asylum and the right to work, refugees are often urged to adapt or evolve in hopes of successfully...
Cybersecurity in the Icelandic Multiverse
“Security in cyber space should be one of the main cornerstones of economic prosperity in Iceland, resting on a foundation of sophisticated awareness of security issues and legislation.” —Icelandic National...