About
This is the notebook for The Near Future Laboratory, a thinking, making, design, development and research practice speculating on the near future possibilities for digital worlds. The Near Future Laboratory is a think/make-tank that combines analysis with design and prototyping in order to understand the possibilities for new digital interaction rituals.Our process is straightforward. First we study the underlying social practices that define certain themes related to digital culture. We then develop these themes into scenarios and functioning prototypes that help to evoke the subtleties of these themes so that the implications and opportunities for future digital experiences, products and services are more clearly revealed.
Our practice lies across the spectrum of thought-provoking think-tank and hands-on development lab. We think about the near future by asking "what if?" and then develop informed responses by creating technologies that help answer these questions. We couple brain-storming, analysis, and synthesis with actual construction of digital devices and artifacts to better understand possible near future scenarios.
The Near Future Laboratory is Nicolas Nova, Ph.D. and Julian Bleecker, Ph.D., as well as a distributed team of tactical research associates who are more clever and resourceful than they know.
More about The Near Future Laboratory Process
An interview with Nicolas and Julian (forthcoming.)
Our logo comes from our fantastic designer friends at Bread & Butter SA.
The Near Future Laboratory is part of the LIFT Lab group.
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