Participants were split into two teams (red/blue) and argued as opponents or proponent on the topic of "drivers, frictions & battlegrounds in regards to wearable tech" such as the Meta Ray-Ban. In 20 minutes they created two dozen lines of argument in a modified Futures Wheel, mapping primary, secondary and tertiery consequences of their interventions and arguments.

Keyword: Futures wheel, red/blue team, wearables, workshop
Maker: Mateusz Pożar and 16 participants at NFL OH
When: Winter 2025

A Swedish translation and localization of Julian Bleeckers Design Fiction Kit. 4 categories with 25 cards each, excluding instructions. Printed in Gothenburg and available to buy here: shop.hintlab.org.

Keywords: Product, Design Fiction, Swedish, Cards
Maker: Mateusz Pożar with assistance from Sara Henriksson
When: Fall 2025

A presentation of AI-generated bureaucratic forms as a basis to ideate new design systems. Shown during Near Future Laboratory Office Hours 268 with follow-up discussion. The forms system is intended to be used for workshops to ideate Information Architecture and design aesthetics.

Keywords: Talk, GenAI, design systems, workshop
Audience: 15 including Mateusz Pożar
When: Summer 2025

I was invited by Let's talk about UX to give a 2 hour workshop in the use of scenarios for futures work, and how to use the Design Fiction Kit to quickly iterate on ideas. The workshop took place at Sigma Technology offices in Gothenburg.

Keywords: Workshop, scenarios building design Fiction, futures studies
Participants: 35 participants and Mateusz Pożar
When: Spring 2025

An online workshop using our Design Fiction Kit localization. We ran two DFK sessions, ending with a STEEP/PEST analysis on one scenario. Great discussion on the application of the tool in practical situations and the value of prescriptive vs more freeform formats.

Keywords: Workshop, Design Fiction, online, futures studies
Participants: Mateusz Pożar and three participants
When: Spring 2025

Three worksheets to be used for scenario building workshops using different approaches, in Swedish and English. More info and free downloads here. Intended to be printed on Risograph and sold as tear-off sheets.

Keywords: Workshop, printed matter, futures studies, Risograph, pedagogy
Participants: –
When: Spring 2025

An online workshop using our Design Fiction Kit localization. I modified the presentations and metaphors used for how to apply the methodology in a practical context. We generated some future scenarios based on the cards and did a STEEP/PEST analysis on one scenario.

Keywords: Workshop, Design Fiction, online, futures studies
Participants: Mateusz Pożar and five participants
When: Spring 2025

A two hour online workshop to try our Design Fiction Kit localization. We ran a few visualization exercises as warmup and then generated some design fiction scenarios based on the cards. I built an online DFK randomizer to help me out.

Keywords: Workshop, Design Fiction, online, futures studies
Participants: Mateusz Pożar and four participants
When: Winter 2025

In order to test our Design Fiction Kit localization (renamed to "Design Fiction Kit") we gave a workshop to do a test run of the deck. With nearly 30 signups we limited participants to better gauge the reception, and got valuable feedback for how to improve both the workshop format as well as the translated deck. RISE generously provided workshop space.

Keywords: Workshop, Design Fiction, scenarios, futures studies
Participants: Mateusz Pożar, Sara Henriksson, 8 participants
When: Winter 2024

The Work kit of Design Fiction is a method for running quick ideation sessions by using a deck of cards to both inform and constrain the process. With the blessing of the creator Julian Bleecker we set about translating the cards into Swedish, as well as adapting the deck to a Swedish context. This resulted in an initial translation and printing of the deck, with the goal of having finished product in 2025.

Keywords: Speculative Design, Design Fiction, CCG, card, scenario, futures studies
Participants: Mateusz Pożar, Sara Henriksson
When: Fall 2024

Hugo Tech is an autonomous drone delivery company in Gothenburg. We ran a short Design Fiction workshop with them in order to visualize what their company and product offering might look like in 15 years time. The workshop resulted in multiple avenues of potential business & social research.

Keywords: Workshop, design fiction, speculative design, futurology
Participants: Mateusz Pożar, Sara Henriksson, Employees of Hugo Tech
When: Spring 2024

I got a few classmates together to practice workshopping and design research. Over five sessions we arrived at a research topic and outlined a plan for recruiting collaborators and potential stakeholders. Space provided by Skup Palet / Rehabshop.

Keywords: Research, card sorting, urban mobility, bicycle infrastructure
Participants: Camilla Centerwall, Kajsa Tunius, Mateusz Pożar
When: Spring 2023