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Applied Futures Lab
Envisioning Futures For All
INTRODUCTION
APPLIED
To put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical. Everything we create at the AFL is purpose driven with the outcome goal focused on action and immediate use. We produce applied projects, out of data, that our clients ingest immediately into their strategies.
FUTURES
The field of study known as ‘Futures’ is a qualitative social science approach at identifying indicators around big wicked challenges. Through imagination, human interactions, data collection and scenario construction – actions for shaping the future are discovered. This field provides research and modelling tools that decision makers can use to take actions resilient to a range of possible outcomes. Futures is a flexible bespoke approach. Futures allows for the constructions of scenarios out of structure discussions that explore emerging priorities and change drivers. The scenario process builds written narratives used as the guiding scripts for action.
LAB
A place equipped for experimental study through science, data collection and analyzing of research. A place providing opportunity for exploration, experimentation, observation and practice in a field of study known as “Futures”. Our lab is set on a mountain side in northern New Mexico, USA so there is opportunity to roam nature, visit with animals, build prototypes in the four art studios on site or tuck into the library.
ABOUT
The Applied Futures Lab serves as a leading resource for strategic insight and multidisciplinary subject matter expertise in Applied Futurecasting.
Futurecasting is a practice used across many industries to strategically plan for an organization’s future. It evaluates underlying industry dynamics and trends, analyzes data and provides actions to help envision the future for all.
In our methodology we envision possible outcomes on a future time horizon, often 5, ten or more years into the future. We provide indicators and actions for those futures to disrupt them from happening or to enable the desired outcome. We produce outcomes that are put to immediate use.
With our clients, the Applied Futures Lab designs the questions, conducts the research, collects and analyzes the data, produces models and a range of bespoke artifacts.
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TEAM
The Applied Futures Lab envisions futures for all.
The Applied Futures Lab brings together diverse, interdisciplinary collections of people and organizations to explore, research and model possible futures to encourage specific enabling actions and to foster conversations and dialogue across a broad range of audiences.
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Builders
We have a team of humans who join us during each unique phases of our practice. Our Lab builders include Analysts, Capture Managers, Coordinators, Creatives, Data Collectors, Designers, Editors, Game Creators, Producers, Researchers, Writers and World Builders.
Collaborators
We collaborate with those interested in taking a deeper dive into imagining futures for all. Wild thinkers, data junkies, creatives and those who enjoy playing in future time spaces.
Exploration Fellows
Exploration Fellows are looking to play with data to explore new models for gathering and disseminating outcomes. An EF explores research topics in future time horizons through a creative lens.
Partners
Our partners allow us all to scale and make greater impact, together.
Clients
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