Imagining a radically different future is harder than it sounds. When we approach the task intellectually, we tend to reproduce the systems and patterns we already know. These cards serve as a sensory bypass — abstract illustrations designed to stir the imagination and help participants connect with how a future world feels before they try to name it.
By building narratives from non-literal images, participants surface insights that often stay buried under standard strategy frameworks. The cards act as a warm-up for world-building, ensuring teams are operating from genuine creative freedom. I’ve used this method with community leaders in Tulsa to surface visions for the future of their own neighborhoods — grounding foresight work in human emotion and felt reality.
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