Extrapolation Factory Operator’s Manual, 2016

Extrapolation Factory

A bilingual English and Mandarin manual by Chris Woebken and Elliott P. Montgomery shares methods for collaborative futures research. It brings together approaches from futurists and techniques developed through Extrapolation Factory’s practice.

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Research interests
Participatory futures · Speculative futures

Exhibitions & related material

Articles, publications & talks

2021 · Book reviewExtrapolation Factory Operator’s Manual — Department of InformationDepartment of Information, 2021. Review of the bilingual Operator’s Manual.
2020 · Reading recommendationExtrapolation Factory – Operators Manual — School of Critical DesignJ. Paul Neeley, School of Critical Design, 2020. Reading recommendation.
2018 · Academic discussionPedagogical Possibilities: Arts-Based Practices of Collaborative Time for Teaching the FutureSarah Gerth V. D. Berg, “Pedagogical Possibilities: Arts-Based Practices of Collaborative Time for Teaching the Future.” Transformations 28(1), 2018, pp. 6–18. Discusses the worksheets and Operator’s Manual.
2016 · Book review · Core77Extrapolation Factory Wants Us to Pay More Attention to Our Future
2016 · Book review · RandianBook Review: The Manual Suspension of Disbelief
2016 · Interview · TED FellowsHow to Invent the Future in 6 Easy Steps

Exhibitions & public programs

2016 · Public programOperator’s Manual for Context X — Cooper UnionCooper Union, New York, 5 November 2016. Public workshop for Context X, 4–6 pm.
2016 · Exhibition documentationWOUND Offers Space for Collaboration — Cooper UnionCooper Union, 2016. WOUND exhibition account including the Operator’s Manual.