FIF Series EP 93 - Crafting Future Narratives for Change

Today we explore storytelling through design fiction, a powerful tool that translates foresight insights into narratives that inspire action and create change by making abstract possibilities feel real and immediate. Design fiction bridges the gap by creating tangible, immersive stories about the future that connect emotionally with audiences beyond intellectual agreement.

• Our brains are wired for stories, activating regions associated with physical sensations, emotions, and personal memories
• Information delivered through stories is 22 times more memorable than facts alone
• Design fiction combines elements of science fiction, speculative design, and strategic foresight
• Effective future narratives are human-centered, specific, plausible yet provocative, and connect to present action
• Creating design fiction involves defining your purpose, building from solid foresight, focusing on specific contexts, and developing tangible artifacts
• The approach can be adapted for strategy development, innovation processes, stakeholder engagement, and personal foresight
• Common pitfalls include confusing possibility with prediction and creating narratives disconnected from action

Your challenge: Choose one future possibility relevant to your work or life and create a brief design fiction exploring this possibility. Share it with someone else to spark a conversation about the future.

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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-forward-conversations-with-futurists-innovators-and-big-thinkers/id1736144515

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IOn8PZCMMC04uixlATqoO

Web: https://thinkforward.buzzsprout.com/

Thank you for joining me on this ongoing journey into the future. Until next time, stay curious, and always think forward.