Ways to work together

Near Future Laboratory works with organizations through futures strategy, artifact-led prototyping, workshops tied to active initiatives, and select talks or advisory work.

This work tends to be most useful when a team needs something more concrete than a trend deck and more useful than abstract future talk. It gives people something tangible to test, debate, align around, and act on.

Artifact-led strategy engagements

Use design fictions, documents, catalogs, media objects, and other artifacts to make strategic futures concrete enough to evaluate and act on.

Prototype and concept commissions

Develop functional and speculative prototypes that help a team test, discuss, and sharpen what should exist next.

Workshops tied to active programs

Run sprints, workshops, and seminars designed to serve a real initiative rather than sit as a standalone inspiration event.

Select talks and advisory work

Offer executive sessions, keynotes, and targeted advisory support when they are part of a broader decision or capability-building effort.

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Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
British Academy expert panel
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
Design fiction workshop
The best way to anticipate the future is to get hands-on, get tangible, and prototype what you imagine.
Near Future Laboratory is most useful when your team needs a concrete strategic object: a prototype, a design fiction, a workshop, or a program that makes emerging possibilities legible.
A workshop can be part of the work, but it is rarely the whole of it. The deeper value is giving an organization something tangible to inspect and discuss so the quality of the decision changes.
Keynotes, seminars, and executive sessions are strongest when they support a broader initiative: a product question, a capability-building effort, an innovation program, or a strategic transition already underway.
Download a concise guide to the workshop, learning, and engagement formats Near Future Laboratory uses to help teams align around possibilities and act creatively to shape the future.

If you'd like to talk about a project, prototype, workshop tied to an active initiative, or a talk supporting broader work, use the scheduler below. A short note on the team, rough timing, and what needs to become concrete is enough.

Prefer email? Write directly to julian@nearfuturelaboratory.com .