Here are a few sources of inspiration from our Futures Team — work that challenges our assumptions, deepens our questions, and helps shape our approach to the future with hope and imagination.
Joshua LavraPrincipal, Futures
I’m drawn to the slightly absurd: future visions rooted enough in reality to feel recognizable, yet strange enough to shift how we see ourselves in whatevers next.Art, speculation, and creative experimentationare central sources of inspiration for my approach to this work.
Samira Pingali, MPHPrincipal, Futures
I’m inspired by those who arereclaiming the power to imagine and shape futures.I look to individuals and organizations who are collectively imagining alternative pathways, rather than reacting to the problems of the present. I’m also drawn to those who design the conditions and experiences that foster shared and bold imagination.
Jana Haritatos, Ph.D.Chief Science & Innovation Officer
I’m inspired by work thatcenters imaginationfor liberation, creates room for young people to write new futures, and asks us to think collectively across generations and deep time. I’m also drawn to writers and thinkers offering more expansive stories about technology, AI, and the futures we may build together.
What's inspiring you?
This is just a snapshot of an ever-growing collection of inspiration and explorations. As our futures practice evolves, we will continue to listen, learn, and seek out the people and ideas that make our collective imagination more generous, courageous, and expansive.
