Approach

The research team is highly interdisciplinary, combining approaches and theories from futures studies, philosophy, ethics, critical theory, STS, design, and informatics. Conceptual and theoretical work is combined with empirical, speculative, and practice-based research in partnership with industry and civil society. Our activities are based on our four core values:

The "Four C's" of TSF: Critical, Constructive, Collaborative, Caring

 

Sustainable Futures Lab

The Sustainable Futures Lab is a research lab in which we engage with sustainability and speculative practice through workshops, events, and other activities. The Lab is a meeting place for all researchers and students working on sustainability issues at IFI.


Ongoing projects

  • The Materials Library for the Digital World | Maja van der Velden, Andrea Gasparini, Siv Årsand, and Kari-Anne Lyng.
  • EMPOWER: Sustainable Batteries in Mobility | Maja van der Velden, Arian Mahzouni, and Kari-Anne Lyng.