Near Future Laboratory Blog
Thoughts, Reflections, Updates & Week Notes
Mar 3, 2021 – Jun 14, 2021
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Jun 14, 2021
1. I’ve been told that the reason someone will do something without being paid with, you know — dollars and stuff, or some other sanctioned fiat currency — is because they themselves receive some kind of ‘psychic...
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A strange thing happened
May 13, 2021
`For the past years, the outsized narrative of DAO [Decentralized Autonomous Organization] as an alternative to venture capital dims the light of its much more profound, and much more interesting potential — a fluid,...
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The Geometry of Design Fiction
Apr 28, 2021
It’s helpful to consider that much (all?) of what we know about the world comes from observation. It’s been said that we are sense-making critters. Our brains are able to take inputs, make meaning, and take action with...
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The New New NFT Aesthetic
Apr 20, 2021
James Bridle wrote a remarkable essay some years back called [“The New Aesthetic.”](https://jamesbridle.com/works/the-new-aesthetic)
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Apr 07, 2021
1. The whole NFT thing? It’s like standing between different worlds. 1. What do I mean by that? 1. What I mean is this: the idea of an NFT doesn’t make sense to enough people, and does make sense to enough people, that...
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What's Next? The Discovery Mindset
Mar 31, 2021
**1**. Somewhere in Holland in the mid-17th century, a time machine was invented. Or it may have been a teleportation device. This is how it happened.
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When and Where Are The Future?
Mar 22, 2021
As I see it, there are two unspoken principles undergirding work to create better, more habitable near future worlds.
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The Practical Poetry of Imagination
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Process Outcomes and Prediction Outcomes
Mar 03, 2021
The process of doing Design Fiction is one and the same as the outcomes. The Process becomes the work product, which is then preserved by itself — your finished ‘Design Fiction’.
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