Chris Woebken / Richard The

The Speculation as Process course is built around ongoing research on futuring methods at The Extrapolation Factory. Over the course of the class, we will develop imagination devices and futuring process followed by an iterative series of rapid investigations, incorporating design-fiction prototyping and re-contextualization of the ideas generated. The class will research new tools and methods for generating speculative concepts with the intention to suggest develop new interactions and tools around emerging scientific research in the area of to be recontextualized back into New York City (ie. Finance world, Psychic Reading Salon or Office of Emergency Management). The multiplicity of speculative prototypes aims to develop a new language for engaging with these emerging scientific and technological developments in the efforts for providing a system for situating near-term efforts with future guideposts, shape design discussions and ultimately evaluate those developments and influence our collective futures.