THE IF TOOLKIT
Four Families of Methods
A named methodological architecture, each with a main method and complementary methods — the scientific foundation that anchors our narrative and artistic approaches.
Our method combines a structured framework with freedom of exploration: strategic foresight, systemic analysis, expert and citizen workshops — open to experimentation and sensitive expression, through the tools of design fiction.
A named methodological architecture, each with a main method and complementary methods — the scientific foundation that anchors our narrative and artistic approaches.
Roadmap, Investment plan, transformation strategy.
Explore the future of health, confront different perspectives, and collectively imagine other possibilities.
scenario cards
environment, geopolitics, inspiration, technological innovation, dilemmas, black swans
players/group
Immersion in 2040: draw a scenario card and climate, geopolitical, innovation cards.
Overcoming obstacles with inspiration cards.
At trade fairs or partner events, a short version (45 minutes) of the game, a lively demonstration, far more memorable than a commercial brochure, and consistent with our positioning: report versus lived experience.
For missions that extend to decision-making, we combine multi-criteria analysis (MCDA) with a deliberative process, to confront expertise, objectify trade-offs, and generate robust, shared priorities. The goal is not to produce an exhaustive list, but prioritised and agreed-upon priorities.
A Technology Assessment method developed by Inspiring Futures, central to our understanding of technological and societal impacts — mobilised in the majority of our future exploration missions.
A Technology Assessment method developed by Inspiring Futures, central to our understanding of technological and societal impacts — mobilised in the majority of our future exploration missions.