is an American-Canadian science fiction writer and futurist, best known for her 2016 novel&nbsp;Company Town. She is a graduate of OCAD University's Master of Design in Strategic Foresight &amp; Innovation. If you found this episode a worthy use of your time and is helping your futures brain bulk up, consider become a patron over at our &nbsp;— or you can offer a tip which is easy to do nowadays over at

Madeline Ashby: Futurism, Foresight, and Science Fiction

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This episode is a conversation with Scott Smtih, also known as  on the social medias. Scott runs a boutique consultancy called Changeist and is a fellow futurist who is also exploring developing visual stories, TV shows and the like, about the future as part of his practice. He also just came out with an book in the midst of the pandemic which you should get — it’s called &nbsp;Leading and Sense-Making In An Age of Hyperchange. Changeist has a cool description of their work. It goes like this: “The future is our working material. Since 2007, we’ve helped organizations and audiences globally grasp complex futures through the power of research, sensemaking and engagement. We mix the grounded with fantastical, the mundane with unexpected, the real with visionary to ask provocative questions and illuminate new possibilities. We carefully research, understand, curate and create experiences that stretch strategic thinking, materialize the new, and connect with people about what comes next.” In this chat with Scott, we cover most all of that territory. We talk about what makes Design Fiction Design Fiction and not Science Fiction or Literary Fiction. We discuss David Kirby, who will be featured in a forthcoming episode, and the diegetic prototype. And a big discussion about ‘what Design Fiction is good for.’

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This episode is with Professor David Kirby. David coined the term ‘diegetic prototype’ to describe an important component of Design Fiction. He describes this and much more in his important book "”. David’s book describes the way that science and technology is shown in films in such a way that shapes our imagination about the future, and the role of science and technology in fashioning the future. The book is full of examples that really bring home how cinema shapes the science and technology agenda in good ways and bad. I have learned a lot from David and his work. Help support the Podcast&nbsp;. The Near Future Laboratory podcast, a series of discussions and chats in and around the topics of Design, Design Fiction, Design Strategy and Research. Your patronage helps us maintain our digital presence and, most importantly, lets us know you care about the value of this work and the time and effort that goes into its&nbsp;production operation.

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