studio chitangala

School

Workshops, discovery programmes and learning experiences for futurist-innovators.

Workshops

'Intense. Radical. Practical. Learn unthink and challenge old norms— and make way for new futurities.'

Masterclasses

Masterclasses are intense virtual learning formats, led by futurists. As participant, you learn to apply critical futures–methodologies in innovation, design and strategy to meet societal challenges.

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Masterclasses

Innovation is social: Studying emerging lifeworlds, where humans, ecologies and technologies meet, advances transformations that enable equity, and new economies to address future generations’ needs.

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  • Participatory Technology Assessment
  • Technology Foresight and Trend Research
  • IP Intelligence and Mapping
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Critical Theory of Technology
  • Ethnography of Technology and Sciences
  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
  • Design Research
  • Speculative Design and Arts
  • Strategic Design
  • Synthetic Vernacular Design
  • Design Futures
  • Design Ethnography
  • Critical Theories
  • Political research
  • Migration research
  • Gender studies and sciences
  • Innovation theory and economics
  • Knowledge Society and Economies
  • Entreprene
  • Technology Foresight and Trend Research
  • IP Intelligence and Mapping
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Critical Theory of Technology
  • Ethnography of Technology and Sciences

'Our customers have one mandate: drive societal resilience through transformative innovation—our R&D helps them do it.'

Research-as-a-Service

Our RaaS solutions make continuous discoveries possible: We complement agile product practices, innovation projects with human and societal insights to ground future visions and decisions in rigour.

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'We develop methods, design goods, and run labs to translate futures-driven research into practical innovation.'

Design & Development

Our in-house studio develops new methods and unique tools for innovators to apply futures thinking on products and new venture projects—plus workshops that increase futuremaking capabilities.

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'Guided by Gigatrends, we study humanity's future lifeworlds to equip innovators with insights that convert challenges into opportunities.'

Studies

We democratise access to thought-leading research and innovation to empower transformations, led by the grassroots: futures made by educators, artisans, small businesses, and citizens—not by Big Tech.

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Full Programmes

Doing Futures

Curated by futurists, we provide theme-based discovery programmes that to guide entrepreneurial ecosystems from inspiration towards transformational innovation.​

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The Future is African

Curated by futurists, we provide theme-based discovery programmes that to guide entrepreneurial ecosystems from inspiration towards transformational innovation.​

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Gigatrends

We offer on-site residence programmes for incubators, venture builders and innovation teams to infuse futures thinking into their strategy. From 3 months to a year.

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