SPARKS: Adrian Hon – A History of the Future

How can we switch our thinking to feel more positive about our collective future? 

Adrian Hon is Co-founder and CEO at Six to Start, creators of game-like stories and story-like games - including the world's bestselling smartphone fitness game, "Zombies, Run!" which has over ten million players. 

 Before Adrian became a game designer, he was a neuroscientist and experimental psychologist at Oxford, Cambridge and the University of California San Diego.  

 This Spark is taken from Adrian’s keynote speech, made during the research and development phase of Unboxed.  

 Adrian tells us how he approached the research and creation of his book, A New History of the Future in One Hundred Objects.  

 He asks us to consider how we can use specific words to understand how we might overcome despondency about the future - and become hospitable to new ideas that will benefit everyone.  

 Disclaimer: This Spark has been created using material recorded online during the pandemic - so the sound quality varies in places, but this shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the material. 

Presentation by: Adrian Hon - Co-Founder and CEO - Six to Start | LinkedIn 

Adrian’s Book: A New History of the Future in 100 Objects by Adrian Hon 

Produced by: Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brought together Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEAM).

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