Real Inspiration for Protopian Futures: Toolbuilder Showcase & Mini Writing Workshop

​Protopian stories imagine a future that is neither flawless nor catastrophic, but instead workably better than today. It’s about plausible progress rather than perfection or collapse.

​But what does “plausible” look like? Join us for a set of lightning talks from people working for technological and social change, and learn about what they’re doing now and the futures for which they’re aiming.

​The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, and making real change. Whether you’re looking for story ideas, need more details for a work-in-progress, or are just curious, come and get inspired by real-world sources of hope!

​What's on the agenda?

• ​Introduction and prize overview

• ​Lightning talks and Q&A with toolbuilders

  • ​Allegra Cohen – Talk to the City

  • ​J.D. Lauwerends – Blacksky

  • ​Kjetil Kjernsmo – MultiArc

  • ​Luis Hernez Galvan – Democratic technological imaginaries and financial capture

  • ​Yuting Jiang – Agora and Protopia Paris

  • ​Liz Barry - Metagov

  • ​Jodson Graves - Networked Agriculture

  • ​Steve Jankowski - History of Media Stories

• ​Mini Writing Workshop using our Prompt Generator tool which is LIVE at ideas.protopianprize.com

​We hope you can join us!