Imaginal Future Tool

Objects from the Future is a digital prompt generator that helps you imagine physical objects from potential future worlds. You are given five cards, each representing a different societal outcome, timeframe, object, industry, and human need to be satisfied. These prompts then become doorways to the imaginal. I spent some time envisioning what family rituals might exist 100 years from now, when a large-scale event has led society down an unpredicted path and what is needed most is “comfort” in uncertain times. I didn’t get a clear picture in my mind, but I sensed that even 100 years from now, the greatest source of comfort for me would be rooted in the natural world, not digital. — CD