Applied Futures is a series of collaborative online workshops where thinkers, builders, and product teams explore emerging futures and turn them into tangible ideas, prototypes, and experiments.
We combine futures thinking, design methods, and hands-on building — including vibe coding — to help teams make sense of what's next by actively creating it together.
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Make Sense of What's Next by Creating It
Our workshops combine futures thinking with hands-on building. Instead of just talking about the future, we prototype it together — turning abstract possibilities into concrete experiments you can learn from and build upon.
Explore signals of change and emerging trends. Learn to anticipate shifts and identify opportunities before they become mainstream.
Apply speculative design and scenario building to transform abstract futures into tangible concepts and strategic directions.
Rapidly prototype ideas using AI-assisted development. Turn concepts into working experiments in hours, not weeks.
Work alongside thinkers, builders, and product teams. Create together in live sessions designed for active participation.
Explore Different Ways to Engage
Each workshop is designed to be hands-on and collaborative. Pick the topics that interest you, or join a variety to build a well-rounded futures practice.
Scan the horizon for emerging patterns. Learn to identify weak signals and connect dots across industries, technologies, and cultural shifts.
Explore multiple possible futures through scenario building and speculative methods. Challenge assumptions and expand your strategic thinking.
Use design methods to make the abstract tangible. Create artifacts, experiences, and provocations that bring future concepts to life.
Rapidly prototype ideas with AI-assisted development. Turn concepts into working experiments in live coding sessions.
Construct rich, plausible futures to stress-test strategies. Learn frameworks for creating scenarios that drive better decisions.
Experimental workshops where we try new formats and explore emerging topics. A space for creative exploration and learning together.
Check out our upcoming sessions and find a workshop that fits your interests.
Browse Upcoming WorkshopsJoin Future-Focused Thinkers & Builders
Connect with a diverse community of professionals exploring what's next. Our workshops bring together strategists, designers, developers, and product thinkers from around the world.
What Industry Leaders Say
Hear from experts in Strategic Foresight, Innovation, and Business Transformation
Applied Futures is more than just a foresight tool—it helps organizations navigate uncertainty by combining futures thinking with actionable strategies. It's an approach that turns abstract scenarios into practical business decisions.
Design thinking focuses on solving current problems, but futures research prepares us for what doesn't exist yet. Applied Futures successfully integrates both.
The framework enables teams to co-create the future rather than just reacting to it. It bridges the gap between speculative foresight and real-world implementation.
Applied Futures takes futures literacy beyond academic discussions and makes it a practical, everyday capability for organizations.
Futures research is often abstract, but Applied Futures makes it tangible. It provides a systematic way to integrate long-term thinking into day-to-day business strategy.
One of the biggest challenges in foresight work is making it relevant to decision-makers. Applied Futures provides a concrete, step-by-step approach to ensure future thinking leads to action.
Future scenarios often feel disconnected from business reality. Applied Futures changes that by focusing on participatory and hands-on methods that drive engagement.
The combination of futures studies and design thinking in the Applied Futures framework is powerful. It encourages a structured yet flexible approach to shaping future-ready strategies.
The Applied Futures approach fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, helping teams see beyond their silos and work towards shared, long-term visions.
Futures work is most effective when it's systematic and ongoing. Applied Futures helps organizations embed futures literacy into their strategy in a sustainable way.
