Amid political division, climate instability, technological disruption and rising social disconnection, it’s becoming harder to imagine a future where human flourishing is possible.
Do you feel like algorithms are making decisions for you? Is what you watch, listen to, eat, wear and think determined by data points and optimization? Is your future already written?
Futures Foretold is a creative experiment exploring those questions. We asked 25 uOttawa students to read scripted statements foretelling their futures. They hadn't seen the scripts beforehand and wern't coached. We documented their responses and then asked participants to imagine what a human future could be.
Their reflections were captured in a series of videos that reveal how technology is shaping not only our lives, but also how we imagine the future.
See how uOttawa students felt about having their futures foretold.
