I was happy to give the closing keynote at the LA Design Festival 2025, where I spoke about the power of imagination and creativity in design fiction. I loved the intimate audience and the opportunity to hang out and chat with folks afterwards, particularly a young 15 year old and his brother, some folks in the policy and strategy space who had come from from the Bay Area, and some new futures-oriented friends from Los Angeles.

The theme of the 2025 LA Design Festival is “Design Futurism”

When envisioning the future, design is inherently a part of our collective imagination: a tool for reimagining how we connect, create, and challenge existing narratives. This concept extends beyond the exploration of technological spectacle. Design Futurism is a solution-oriented exploration of human potential.