Speculative Futures

These transdisciplinary research projects applied futures methodologies such as horizon scanning, back casting, scenario planning and speculative fiction to reimagine the future.

1) In collaborations with the Arup Foresight team led by Yannick Lenormand, Diana Pang, and Jennifer Chan, we completed two projects:

  • The Urban Futures: Hong Kong: Identifying emerging issues shaping the future of the city, developing a set of consulting cards.
  • The Future of “Made in Hong Kong”: Leveraging the power of Generative AI, student teams imagined how the city could reindustrialise and the emergence of new ecosystems for sustaining alternative industries.
 
2) Collaborating on two projects with BSR’s Futures Team, led by Anna Iles, students identified emerging issues and trends affecting the future of sustainable business in Asia. Teams produced a concise visual deck and a futuristic 2030 case study/scenario with a detailed and imaginative narrative about the future state of the relevant industry, market, technology, and society.