Are you contemplating your next big project or a career shift? This workshop led by Carl DiSalvo, Lisa Hair Konishi, and Julian is designed to help you connect with your vision and bring it to life. With a hands-on approach, participants will engage in practical exercises to develop a clear focus and create a 30-day plan for prototyping a community that fosters feedback and accountability. The workshop is ideal for anyone looking to start or restart something meaningful,...

This edition explores the significance of organizational imagination and speculative prototyping, drawing on references from Borges and Foucault to illustrate how these concepts can disrupt conventional thinking. It emphasizes the importance of building a capacity for speculation within organizations to foster innovation and product development. The discussion highlights the value of speculative prototypes in challenging existing categories and perceptions, making the case for their role in reframing market categories and product theses. Additionally, it introduces the forthcoming workshop...

Join Carl DiSalvo for an engaging Info Session tomorrow at 10:00 AM (UTC-7) to explore the upcoming workshop, "Pitch, Picture, Prototype." This workshop is designed to help participants articulate their ideas, visualize them in detail, and create experiments that bring concepts to life. Attendees will engage in guided exercises that foster thoughtful prompts and practical tools, ensuring they leave with a clear plan and momentum for their creative careers. The session emphasizes strategic thinking combined with hands-on making,...

This edition highlights a professional development workshop titled "Pitch, Picture, Prototype," aimed at helping individuals articulate their value and story amidst uncertainty. Led by Carl DiSalvo, Ph.D., the workshop focuses on creating tangible artifacts and signals that represent personal and professional aspirations. An info session is scheduled for March 20th, providing an overview of the workshop's objectives. Additionally, it features the Sony ONE Oraculator Portable, a cutting-edge device designed for insightful guidance, and introduces "The Luddite Dispatch," a...

This newsletter highlights an upcoming workshop titled "Pitch, Picture, Prototype," designed to help participants navigate their professional futures in a rapidly changing landscape. The workshop, led by Carl DiSalvo, PhD, and Julian Bleecker, PhD, emphasizes the importance of crafting bold ideas and planning tangible experiments. Readers are encouraged to RSVP for an info session on March 20th to learn more about the workshop structure and its practical applications. Additionally, it features insights from recent Office Hours discussions on...

This edition features a keynote on “Design Fiction for Peace,” exploring how speculative design can facilitate discussions around conflict reduction. It highlights the importance of imagination in peace work and invites reflections on everyday experiences in times of peace versus conflict. Upcoming workshops, including “Pitch, Picture, Prototype,” are introduced, aimed at helping participants articulate and prototype their professional futures. The General Seminar recap discusses the agentic future, using speculative archeology to examine the implications of emerging technologies. Additionally,...