Strategic Foresight Studio: A First-Hand Account of an Experiential Futures Course

This article provides a first-hand account of the design, execution, and outcomes of a course in experiential futures, featuring perspectives from the instructor and all 6 students. These reflections are personal and conversational in tone, but are synthesized in the conclusion to draw out more general insights for teachers and practitioners. The lessons learned from the course revolve around the power of "telescoping" from the abstract realm of possibilities to the concreteness of constitutions and artifacts, and back, without losing contact with either. In this article we manifest multiple intellectual, personal, and institutional layers and the "real-life" dynamics involved in executing a graduate-level course in experiential fixtures. By drawing out some of the most important lessons and insights from the course, we hope readers will learn, incorporate, and improve upon the pedagogical processes described in their own current and future courses.