Past Hintlabs

A compressed Strange Attractor + Three Horizons workshop run at Walborg Cowork Kafé Konkurs, Gothenburg, spring 2026. 36 participants, rating 4.7/5.

The session combined the Three Horizons framework with the Design Fiction Kit. In groups of six, participants created future scenarios using the DFK and backcasted onto the Three Horizons framework, identifying weak signals and trajectories for each scenario. In two hours, around 100 scenarios were created, of which six were developed further in each group. In addition to the concrete insights from the 3H and DFK work, this rapid session forced participants to navigate uncertain futures and to think harder about uncertainties.

Keywords: Three Horizons · Design Fiction Kit · workshop · foresight · weak signals

Participants: 36 participants at Walborg Coworks Kafé Konkurs

When: Spring 2026

Participants split into two teams — red and blue — and argued as opponents or proponents on "drivers, frictions, and battlegrounds in regards to wearable tech," specifically the Meta Ray-Ban glasses.

In 20 minutes the two teams created two dozen lines of argument in a modified Futures Wheel, mapping primary, secondary, and tertiary consequences from each position. The opposing-team structure surfaced contradictions and dependencies that single-perspective futures work tends to flatten.

This session was a prototype for what became the Agonistic Futures format.

Keywords: Futures Wheel · agonistic futures · wearable tech · experiment

Participants:16 participants at NFL Office Hours 268

When: Winter 2025

Swedish translation and localization of Julian Bleecker's Work Kit of Design Fiction. The kit contains four categories with 25 cards each — 100 cards total — excluding instructions.

Translated and adapted to a Swedish context in collaboration with Sara Henriksson. The localization involved not just language but cultural framing: references, examples, and provocations adjusted to resonate with a Swedish-speaking audience. Printed in Gothenburg.

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Keywords: Design Fiction · card deck · product · Swedish localization

When: Fall 2025

Presentation of AI-generated bureaucratic forms as a basis to ideate new design systems. Shown during Near Future Laboratory Office Hours 268, with follow-up discussion.

The forms system is intended to be used for workshops to ideate information architecture and design aesthetics — using the familiar bureaucratic form as a probe for speculation about future institutional structures and design languages.

Keywords: Talk · GenAI · design systems · workshop

Participants: 15 audience members at NFL OH268

When: Summer 2025

Invited by Let's Talk About UX (opens in new tab) to give a two-hour workshop on the use of scenarios for futures work, and how to use the Design Fiction Kit to quickly iterate on ideas.

The workshop took place at Sigma Technology offices in Gothenburg. Participants worked through a structured scenario-building process before using the DFK to rapidly generate and stress-test ideas within those scenarios.

Keywords: Workshop · scenarios · Design Fiction · futures studies

Participants: 35 participants

When: Spring 2025

Online workshop using the Design Fiction Kit localization. The session ran two DFK rounds, ending with a STEEP/PEST analysis applied to one of the scenarios generated.

The smaller group size (three participants plus facilitator) allowed for deeper discussion on the application of the tool in practical situations, and on the comparative value of prescriptive versus freeform workshop formats.

Keywords: Workshop · Design Fiction · online · futures studies

Participants:Three participants

When: Spring 2025

Three worksheets for scenario-building workshops, each using a different approach to structuring futures thinking. Available in Swedish and English.

The three formats are: relationship mapping, timeline, and storyboard. Each is designed to be printed on Risograph and distributed as tear-off sheets during workshop sessions.

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Keywords: Worksheets · scenario building · printed · futures studies

When: Spring 2025

Online workshop using the Design Fiction Kit localization. I modified the presentations and metaphors used for how to apply the methodology in a practical context. I generated some future scenarios based on the cards and did a STEEP/PEST analysis on one scenario.

Keywords: Workshop · Design Fiction · online · futures studies

Participants: Five participants

When: Spring 2025

A two hour online workshop to try my Design Fiction Kit localization. I ran a few visualization exercises as warmup and then generated some design fiction scenarios based on the cards. I built an online DFK randomizer to help me out.

Keywords: Workshop · Design Fiction · online · futures studies

Participants: Four participants

When: Winter 2025

In order to test the Design Fiction Kit localization, I ran a workshop with nearly 30 signups. It was limited to 8 participants to allow for more detailed feedback on both the workshop format and the translated deck.

RISE generously provided workshop space in Gothenburg. The session produced valuable feedback on the Swedish localization — language, cultural framing, and the pacing of the workshop structure — which was incorporated into the final version of the kit.

Keywords: Workshop · Design Fiction · scenarios · futures studies

Participants: 8 participants at RISE, Gothenburg

When: Winter 2024

Hugo Tech is an autonomous drone delivery company based in Gothenburg. I ran a short design fiction workshop with their team to visualise what their company and product offering might look like in 15 years time.

The workshop resulted in multiple avenues of potential business and social research — questions about regulation, infrastructure, social acceptance, and the long-term competitive landscape that the team had not previously articulated in concrete terms.

Keywords: Workshop · design fiction · speculative design · futures

Participants: The Hugo Tech team, Gothenburg

When: Spring 2024

Gathered classmates to practice workshopping and design research methodology. Over five sessions the group arrived at a research topic — urban mobility and bicycle infrastructure in Gothenburg — and outlined a plan for recruiting collaborators and potential stakeholders.

Methods used included card sorting, relationship mapping, and stakeholder analysis. Space provided by Skup Palet / Rehabshop.

Keywords: Research · card sorting · urban mobility · bicycle infrastructure

Participants: Collaborators at Skup Palet / Rehabshop

When: Spring 2023