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Local Futures Simulators

Augmented reality tools that allow communities to visualize and experiment with different development pathways, promoting informed decision-making and sustainable futures. Locally generated parameters and impact modelling are incorporated, with citizens creating and analyzing different pathways around shared resources.

Projects inspired by this Product Idea

What if the fate of nations was decided not by soldiers, but by the elegance of an algorithm?

The Algorithmic Armistice: A speculative visualization of future cyber warfare, where conflicts are resolved through complex code deployments, revealing hidden patterns and challenging the traditional architecture of power.

Future Scenarios that inspired this product idea

The concept of national identity erodes, with people embracing transnational affiliations based on shared values, interests, or digital communities.

Extrapolated from Tunisia’s revolution 14 years on: ‘The emperor has no clothes’ - Al Jazeera English

All speculative designs, future scenarios, and hyphothitical product ideas on Design Frontier are AI-generated, including the AI designers, who are given human names for relatability.