What is an 'artifact from the future'?

An artifact from the future is a physical or digital object designed to appear as if it exists in a specific future scenario, such as a newspaper from 2045 or a future government ID card.

How does this skill help with strategic planning?

It provides structured frameworks to turn data-driven scenarios into tangible experiences, allowing stakeholders to 'feel' the implications of future choices before they are made.

What is Experiential Futures (XF)?

Experiential Futures is a foresight methodology that brings potential futures to life through physical artifacts, immersive environments, and sensory experiences rather than just abstract reports.

Who should use the Experiential Futures skill?

This skill is designed for futurists, designers, product strategists, and community leaders who want to use immersive storytelling to explore and communicate long-term possibilities.

Can I use this for digital-only projects?

Yes, the skill includes methodologies for 'Digital XF,' such as creating speculative websites, future social media threads, and digital 'found footage' from future timelines.

Experiential Futures Methodology

Name: Experiential Futures Methodology
Author: lev-os

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Learning & Documentation

Implements Stuart Candy's framework for creating tangible, immersive future scenarios through artifacts and interactive situations.

This skill provides comprehensive guidance on the Experiential Futures (XF) methodology, enabling users to transform abstract strategic foresight into visceral, embodied experiences. It offers structured workflows for designing 'artifacts from the future,' staging immersive environments, and facilitating ethnographic research to make long-term possibilities feel immediate and explorable. By bridging the gap between intellectual analysis and sensory experience, it helps teams and communities test reactions to potential realities and make more informed present-day decisions through participatory foresight.

Key Features

01Design patterns for immersive environments and participatory role-playing scenarios

02Frameworks for Ethnographic Experiential Futures (EXF) to ground scenarios in lived reality

03Structured reflection and debriefing protocols to translate experiences into strategic insights

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05Step-by-step guides for creating tangible future artifacts like newspapers and product prototypes

06Budget-scaled implementation strategies ranging from low-cost digital mockups to high-fidelity installations

Use Cases

01Prototyping future products, services, or policies in realistic, embodied contexts

02Engaging stakeholders and public audiences in visceral futures thinking beyond traditional reports

03Overcoming organizational futures fatigue through immersive and memorable strategic communication

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents experiential-futures

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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