Daniel Schwarz Nicolas Weidinger

OPEN FUTURESJoseph Monzel Zach Postone Melissanthi Saliba

Open Futures is a collaborative storytelling platform that

engages people in envisioning the future of California. The

platform prompts people to exchange, discuss, and develop

their ideas about the future. Participants can also build

upon the ideas of others by extending the narrative in new

directions.

stories : multimedia narrative

news

personal accounts

conversations

images

player roles

journalists

designers

time travellers

Open Futures is different, because it connects people who haven’t met each other before.

LAUREN

Age 27

Points of entry Twitter

Education Bachelor’sin social sciences

Motto One Card at the time

Job Communication manager

Interests social networks, technology, Trivial Pursuit

20

DAVIDI spent an entire day and night playing cards, and 24 hours later I was among the top-rated players

Age 22

Points of entry Article on science \and civic participation

Education Bachelor’sin Neuroscience & Chemistry

Motto Knowledge is the key to successJob Researcher

Interests science games, DIY chemical reactions

JACKIn my dream, I was playing World of Warcraft while walking to school, one week later I tried geocaching for the first time...

Age 16

Points of entry Class activity

Education Highschool student

Motto It’s a mobile world that we’re living in

Interests making, ecology, geocaching, hiking

TIMJust look around you... the future is open on the streets, all you need is conviction and imagination.

Age 36

Points of entry Local Activity on environment and sustainability

Job Museum GuideMotto Being Present

Interests activism, street games, hiking, urban planning

Half full or half empty?

Howdy there! Draw a line to show how optimistic you are

about the future of water in California? Write a word to

describe how you feel about the future of water.

Insitute for the Future

124 University Ave, Palo Alto

CA, 94301

TO:

http://www.openfutu

res.net

CREATESample Task:Design a solution to a problem.Build an artifact from the future.

INTERACTSample Task:Raise an issue with your local political representation.Organize an event around an issue.

IMAGINESample Task:Live in a scenario for a day. Write what you learned.Pretend you're in charge of ____. Write what you'd do.

PUT INTO CONTEXT

Sample Task:Draw a diagram relating various topics.Graph a trend, projected into the future.

PUT INTO PERSPECTIVESample Task:Raise an issue with your local political representation.Organize an event around an issue.

LEARNSample Tasks:Read an article and write a commentWatch a video ation.Organize an event around an issue.

CONTEXTUALIZE

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

CARD HIERARCHY

MOOD BOARD

MVIP

Space Collective

Foresight Engine

Akoha

Open Ideo

The future of open futures

Linked Activity Plays

Connecting Users With Orgs

External Site Integration