JAKE DUNAGAN, PH.D., GLOBAL FORESIGHT LEAD,
VERYNICE.CO
THE FUTURE AS A
COGNITIVE
PROSTHETIC
Embodied
“It is a poor sort of memory that only works backwards.”
–LEWIS CARROLL
DESIGNER IMAGINATION ENVIRONMENTS
WE NEED TO CREATE
“MEMORIES” OF ALTERNATIVE
FUTURES
HOW?
BRIDGING THE COGNITIVE GULF: EXAMPLES
EXPERIENTIAL
FUTURES
Hawaii 2050 Kickoff
500+ attendees
four alternative
experiences
Our Plastic Century
CA Academy of Science
World Oceans Day
In order to make new futures thinkable and actionable…
…we must consciously create, design, and unleash a
wide range of possible futures into the present…
…and make those possible futures
full-bodied experiences.
THANK YOU.