FOD Futures Garden
FOD I Completed- Client
- DG RTD/JRC
- Lead organisation
- Insitutul de Prospectiva
- Year
- 2023
- Start date
- 2023-05-25
- Duration
- 7.5 months
Project summary
This project explored the use of speculative design as a participatory foresight approach for future-oriented policymaking. Through horizon scanning, worldbuilding, and the co-creation of fictional future artefacts, it engaged citizens, designers, futurists, and policymakers in reflecting on alternative futures and their implications for resilient and inclusive European policies.Resources
View on Futures4Europe (opens in a new tab)
Final report
Bol, E., Krzysztofowicz, M., Mehnert, W. and Rosa, A.B., Futures Garden – Using Speculative Design to Inspire Policy Making, World Futures Review, 17, 2025, pp. 228–246, Sage, https://doi.org/10.1177/19467567251338770, JRC140075Further links and information
https://www.futuresgarden.eu/Project focus
Topics
Research & InnovationFundamental Rights
Foresight methods
Horizon ScanningSpeculative DesignParticipatory WorkshopsScenario Development
Policy objectives
Human-Centric InnovationResilienceAnticipatory Governance
Outputs
ScenariosToolkitRecommendations
Project type
Strategic ForesightStakeholder Engagement