GENERAL SEMINAR IS A 90 MINUTE GENERATIVE DESIGN FICTION SPRINT WHERE WORK GROUPS IDEATE FUTURES THROUGH RAPID ARTIFACT CREATION. IT IS A WORKSHOP PLATFORM DEVELOPED BY NEAR FUTURE LABORATORY, USED IN OUR WORKSHOPS ALL OVER THE WORLD. EACH GENERAL SEMINAR IS FOCUSED ON ONE TOPIC AT THE VANGUARD OF CULTURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS. PAST TOPICS INCLUDE AI, BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTO, DAOs, FUTURE OF WORK, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, METAVERSE, AUGMENTED REALITY, WEB3, SOLARPUNK. WE CHOSE TOPICS THAT ARE DELIBERATELY AT THE VANGUARD OF CULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO ANSWERS..ONLY DISCUSSIONS, POSSIBILITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPLIED INTELLIGENCE & CREATIVITY.