tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post7512366826920466698..comments2024-01-06T03:54:46.267-05:00Comments on the sceptical futuryst: Found futuresStuart Candyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-87600371407134974142013-11-27T05:12:47.323-05:002013-11-27T05:12:47.323-05:00The idea of the postcards is a bit like expanding ...The idea of the postcards is a bit like expanding an Overton Window:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_windowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-52510363523346150882009-02-05T08:15:00.000-05:002009-02-05T08:15:00.000-05:00I came across your posting today. Two Seasons Unde...I came across your posting today. Two Seasons Underwater Hotel, which is mention in this posting. Let me know the hotel name and rent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-17598345488287750082007-06-02T13:01:00.000-04:002007-06-02T13:01:00.000-04:00Stuart,Would love to chat with you more about this...Stuart,<BR/><BR/>Would love to chat with you more about this. Could you shoot me an email at srspear at gmail dot com so that i can get your contact info and move our correspondence to email?Shimionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212075248528170628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-73990070509482475362007-05-31T09:42:00.000-04:002007-05-31T09:42:00.000-04:00Hi Simeon,Great to hear from you, and thanks for t...Hi Simeon,<BR/><BR/>Great to hear from you, and thanks for the compliment. If there's any way you'd like to get involved (or, involve us in projects you're doing from Houston), by all means... we think there's great potential in this strand of work too.<BR/><BR/>The IFTF article you cited is by one of our influences / kindred spirits in developing the "artifacts from the future" meme, Jason Tester. Wired magazine's "Found" feature is another.<BR/><BR/>Two of the things we've tried to do differently with the FoundFutures project are (a) to inflect the design of one object in alternative -- ideally, mutually exclusive -- directions to suggest genuinely diverging scenarios, and (b) to set these items loose in the urban environment (Banksy-style) to be encountered unexpectedly, as opposed to in futures reports or workshops where they may be relatively less surprising. If you have any insights about comparable existing projects, possible next steps or variations you're interested to explore, or ways to evaluate their impact, I think these are all live issues right now.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>StuartStuart Candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847397597090443677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27290920.post-10917732123280721442007-05-31T02:35:00.000-04:002007-05-31T02:35:00.000-04:00Hi, my name is Simeon Spearman and I'm a student i...Hi, my name is Simeon Spearman and I'm a student in the Houston Futures Studies program. I just wanted to let you know I think that this "guerrilla futures" approach is awesome and was very excited about the potential for this when I came across this posting today. <BR/><BR/>When I came across <A HREF="http://future.iftf.org/2007/02/the_case_for_hu.html" REL="nofollow">this IFTF article</A> a few months ago, I had begun thinking about how cool it would be to take a guerrilla approach to futures thinking, and I'm glad to know others have been thinking along this same line and have actually carried it out! <BR/><BR/>Anyways, just wanted to comment as this post was the highlight of my internet readings today (I think it even surpassed all the talk about the new Microsoft Surface).Shimionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212075248528170628noreply@blogger.com