We run experiments to think and learn through action.

Design, at its best, is as much about doing as it is about thinking. Yet, doing can feel risky, costly, and time-consuming.

As systemic designers obsessed with hopeful, sustainable futures, we’re committed to running experiments that help us think and learn through action and explore new ways of being, learning, and relating. This is our space to experiment with the future, birth new initiatives, and bring together unlikely partners.

Each experiment is linked to a wondering—sometimes born from a project, a partnership, or simply a conversation—and is designed to learn through action.

Upcoming Experiments

 
A notebook containing 2 photos—1 of an oil rig, the other of solar panels. On the opposing page, a stylized quote, "We create our reality from our daily choices. The world consists of billions of realities." Photo by Elena Mozhvilo from Unsplash

Teaching the Future

What happens to young people’s sense of agency, when they’re taught about the future in structured and integrated ways? How might we build an ecosystem that fosters futures literacy in young people and develops future-ready skills and mindsets?

 
Three recently picked carrots, still with rich dark colour earth on them and green stems extending into a person hand. In soft focus in the background, the ground and the person's legs. Picture by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Coming Soon:

Urban Agriculture

What happens to the relationship between people and other living systems when you increase the accessiblity, proximity, and visbility of their food systems? How might we leverage temporarily underutilized urban space to catalyze this transformation?

A greyed out image of a library. Photo by Drahomir Posteb on Unsplash

What’s Next?

Our next experiment is just around the corner. Check back soon for more udpates!