Future Workshop

A participatory research method developed by Jungk and Mullert in 1987 that supports collective reflection and idea generation about possible futures. A Future Workshop typically unfolds in phases: critique of present conditions, collective envisioning of ideal futures, and collaborative design of concrete steps toward those futures. In accessibility research, Future Workshops — especially when run entirely by and with members of a marginalised community — are a core tool of speculative design, letting participants imagine technologies without being anchored to current systems' constraints. Recent uses include Deaf-led Future Workshops on immersive classrooms and community-led Afrofuturist toolkits.