1. Igniting the
Imagination
of Many

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3. OPEN DESIGN
Igniting the
CHALLENGE
OPEN DESIGN
Imagination
CHALLENGE
of Many

5. wishforthefuture.com

11. WE HAVE
LESS THAN
60 MINUTES

12. THIS
COULD
FAIL

13. NEED FOUR
PEOPLE WITH
GOOD
HANDWRITING

14. Challenge #1
GENERATE
100 WISHES
IN 5 MINUTES

16. Challenge #2
NEED THE
FOLLOWING
storyteller, hacker, game designer
educator, activist, & entrepreneur

17. PROTOTYPERS
The future rests in your hands. Over the
next 60 minutes you need to come up
with a solution that will grant our wish.
The wish should embrace the present and
the future. Since time is short you must
always be using your hands while talking -
writing, building...

18. Challenge #3
SELECT 3
WISHES in
5 Minutes
PROTOTYPERS

19. Challenge #4
NEED THE
FOLLOWING
Who considers themselves to
be a great storyteller?

20. STORYTELLERS
You’re going to create a story that can be shared with
future generations that is intended to bring the “wish” to
life. The story must have a beginning, middle and end. It
will have a protagonist and an antagonist. There will be
conflict and supporting characters.
Weave the prototype that's being developed into your
story, as a turning point or solution to the heroes' problem.
Your protagonist must have an arc, so that we can see how
the story changes them. Your story must include a time
capsule and and leave room to be continued.

21. Challenge #5
ARE YOU
SURE?

22. THE WORLD
RESTS IN
YOUR HANDS

23. Challenge #6
TIME TO
PLAY WITH
SCISSORS

24. Challenge #6
Challenge #7
TIME TO PLAY
WHISPER
WITHANSWER
THE SCISSORS
FORWARD

25. Challenge #6
Challenge #8
TIME TO PLAY
FEEDBACK
WITH SCISSORS
LOOP
Prototyping team

26. Challenge #6
Challenge #9
TIME TO PLAY
YES NO MAYBE
WITH SCISSORS
Storytelling team

27. Challenge #6
Challenge #10
LEAVE A
TIME TO PLAY
MESSAGE FOR
WITH SCISSORS
THE FUTURE

28. Challenge #6
Challenge #11
PASS THE
TIME TO PLAY
PLAYDOUGH
WITH SCISSORS

29. Challenge #12
SHARE

30. Challenge #13
RECAP

31. 1. Start whimsical to imagine a future state.
2. Start with clear objectives.
3. What is the goal and why does it require everyone?
4. Creativity often rests at the edge of failure.
5. E.D.I.T
Empathy: bring the collective intelligence to the surface
Define: determine what your design question is (how could…)
Ideate: brainstorm about multiple solutions
Test: put your prototype into a story and experiment

32. 6. Be willing to rapidly adapt to change.
7. The What, How and Why…
What do you do?
How do you do it?
Why do you do it?
8. Set time constraints.
9. Break people into groups. Get various perspectives.

33. 10. Bring everyone together for recaps and to set goals.
11. Make it tactile.
12. Reward often.
13. Have fun.
14. Share your results.

34. Challenge #14
GROUP
PHOTO

35. THANK YOU


36. @lanceweiler @medialoco
lance@rebootstories.com jorgen@freedomlab.org
WishForTheFuture.com
RobotHeartStories.com
DiyDays.com
FreedomLab.org