ABOUT SPECULATIVE FUTURES HELSINKI

Speculative Futures Helsinki is a Helsinki-based community for exploring alternative futures. The community is a platform for learning design futuring, enhancing futures literacy, and exploring new narratives.

TOPICS WE ARE INTERESTED IN INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO)

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

WHAT WE DO

Speculative Futures Helsinki organizes open meetups where we discuss recent topics, share information, plan activities, experiment with tools and methods and collaborate as a community through projects. You don’t need previous experience in design futuring to join the meetups. Our community welcomes all curious futures enthusiasts despite their level of expertise; students, professionals and anyone who finds the speculation of the future close to their heart to join.

COMMUNITY MEETUPS

March 2022

Chapter Kick-off
Incl. keynote Speakers

Online event

April 2022

Weak Signals
Instagram live and
online workshop

Online event

November 2022

Community building
Incl. testing tools

Event page

Jan 2023

Project kick-off

Online

Feb 2023

Co-visioning urban futures with AI workshop

Event page

WHO WE ARE

Emilia Kiialainen

FOUNDER
Tim Moesgen

CO-ORGANIZER
Riia-Leena Wallin

CO-ORGANIZER
Apurva Ganoo

CO-ORGANIZER
Joona Järvinen

CO-ORGANIZER
You?

We are now looking for proactive co-organizers for 2023

Interested to join?

The community meetups are open for everyone. However, if you wish to become a co-organizer or have suggestions, projects or other ideas for collaboration, feel free to contact any of our core team members directly or by emailing our community: community@speculativefutureshelsinki.com.

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

Emilia Kiialainen

Tim Moesgen

Riia-Leena Wallin

Apurva Ganoo

Joona Järvinen

You?

Interested to join?

Explore alternative futures

•

Learn and share

•

Take initiative

•

Explore alternative futures • Learn and share • Take initiative •

Speculative Futures Helsinki
– a community for futures enthusiasts

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design – Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change – Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight – Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

Emilia Kiialainen

Tim Moesgen

Riia-Leena Wallin

Apurva Ganoo

Joona Järvinen

You?

Interested to join?

Explore alternative futures

•

Learn and share

•

Take initiative

•

Explore alternative futures • Learn and share • Take initiative • Explore alternative futures • Learn and share • Take initiative •

Speculative Futures Helsinki – a community for futures enthusiasts

Speculative Design – Design Fiction – Experiential Futures – Discursive Design –

Futures Design – Transition Design – Critical Design – Social Change –

Futurology – Futures Research – Strategic Foresight –

Explore alternative futures • Learn and share • Take initiative •

Speculative Futures Helsinki
– a community for futures enthusiasts