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JOIN US for a fun & enlightening evening of connecting with other cool people while playing the new, innovative board game IMPACT -- a Foresight Game that teaches you to think critically & imaginatively about emerging technologies & the future of society.
Designed by futurists, IMPACT invites players to take on jobs of the future & navigate change in order to achieve their character's preferred future state. The game is meant to help players to (1) Learn the basics of futures thinking including some of the key terminology, (2) Learn about the latest advances in science & technology (neurotech, nanotech, artificial intelligence, IoT, biotech, robotics), & (3) Practice thinking about how these emerging technologies could evolve & the various ways they could influence society.
Our goal with the game is to train people to think more deeply about what could unfold in the future, including opportunities to discuss how emerging technologies will fit into our culture & how we will use them. The fact that players take on roles that may or may not align with their values helps them see things from different perspectives. The skill involved in taking multiple cards & undertaking a brief cross-impact analysis to create a relevant headline is not easy. We've found it to be especially challenging for those with engineering & business school backgrounds. Playing IMPACT requires you to think more like a novelist: Who are the characters? What's it like to live here? What period is this? -- Robert Bolton (Fast Company)
We'll be breaking up into teams with each team playing & reporting who their winner is & what they learned about the future. There will be prizes (of course) but the real prize will be seeing how you & your teammates respond to future technological disruption!
Event Agenda:
6PM - 6:15PM: sign in, networking, light food & drinks served
6:15PM - 6:25PM: game referee explains how to play INSIGHT & the game's rules
6:25PM - 7:30PM: breakout groups play the game
7:30PM - 7:50PM: each group presents their winner & observations
7:50PM - 8PM: More mingling & then it's a wrap!
Lite food & beverages included.
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