Science Fiction is Strategy...WTF!?
Innovation, Strategy, Vision, Fiction.
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Entrepreneurs write science fiction now.
Not the entertainment kind.
Not to dream.
But to strategize.
I mean — what is that even?
And I don't even know if they realize what they're doing, to be honest.
You've got a generation of entrepreneurs who grew up with a vision of the future that was shaped by science fiction. I mean..why else would the man-child billionaire of the 21st century, who grew up watching Star Trek, and feeling the echos of Apollo 11, and the Space Shuttle and dreamed into the speculative futures of Terminator and HAL, and Her — I mean..am I making my point here? They spend their stacks on building rocket ships, and non-human intelligences, and gewgaws that they basically saw while sitting in their suburban Cineplexes. Of all things..that could be a basis for a future we are inhabiting..this is it??
Heading to Mars isn't destiny. It's a childhood dream, and I mean that in the most pedestrian sense of things. That childhood dream could have been entirely different were the context that shapes what is dreamed been different.
Which, like...raises some questions. Some practical questions. Because I'm kinda done with the whole "what if" thing. I mean, I get it. It's a great way to think about the future. But what if we could actually do something with that thinking? What if we could use science fiction as a tool for strategic thinking and decision-making? What if we could be operationally better at using imagination, and foresight, and Design Fiction, and science fiction to help create strategic visions of the future? Futures we'd actually want to inhabit?
Can we become better at building habitable worlds that draw people into them rather than agonizing about the other guys' futures?
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A Quick Note: This General Seminar is somewhat different from other General Seminars in that it is an inquiry into speculative foresight, entrepreneurial imagination, and Design Fiction that is not tied to a specific topic. My expectation is that this will be a salon-like discussion on integrating fiction of various sorts within organizational, entrepreneurial, institutional and strategy contexts (commercial as well as as well as civic, cultural, or even academic settings—where the act of imagining becomes a method for shaping futures, provoking reflection, and rethinking what strategy can look like.) Check out the Run of Show below for more! See you soon!
🔑 Key Takeaways 🔑
Learn how to apply Design Fiction to your work and how to use it to create resonance and legitimacy for your ideas.
How are your colleagues and peers using science fiction? 🤔
How to use science fiction as a tool for strategic thinking and decision-making? 🧠
Learn how science fiction be used as a tool for strategic thinking and decision-making? (Can it? Really? Let‘s assume based on the evidence that it can. In fact, let‘s just say it out loud: it does.)
Discover who is using a science fictional approach to strategy?
What are the implications of using science fiction as a tool for strategic thinking and decision-making?
Learn how to operationalize this approach to help create strategic visions of the future.
How Does It Work?
General Seminar offers an alternative to conventional one-way learning experiences like podcasts, TED Talks, or Masterclasses. This is a hands-on seminar where we are all actively engaged in collaborative sense-making by imagining into and creatively conjuring artifacts that represent the futures indicated by the topic. This is followed by sharing and discussions where you will be able to consider how today's emergent themes and cultural idioms may become tomorrow's normal-ordinary-everyday. The goal of General Seminar is to collectively imagine potential futures and derive actionable insights. This is a unique forum for creative stimulation and lateral thinking. General Seminar will invigorates your imagination, leveraging the remarkable efficacy of the imagination to turn ideas into tangible artifacts.
Run of Show
General Seminar is a 90-minute webinar-structured event designed to maximize engagement and insight. Conducted online (and live, in-person on special occasions!)
For this General Seminar there will be some suggested readings, which are optional, but quite pertinent if you want to really indulge in the topic!
❥ Reception (10 minutes): Participants are welcomed and I will provide a brief over view and motivation of the topic of Strategy as Fiction.
❥ Discussion Breakouts (25 minutes): Small group breakouts. This gives everyone a chance to ideate outloud on the topic with colleagues/peers.
❥ Seminar (50 minutes): Facilitated group salon-like discussion
❥ Wrap-Up (5 minutes): Summary, conclusions, next steps
This immersive, collaborative format distinguishes General Seminar as a space for actionable creativity and innovative thought.
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