A practical framework for a brighter tomorrow
The
Fiction Engine
A Practical Framework to Imagine, Design, and Materialize Futures That Shape Reality.
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The framework
The Fiction Engine™
A strategic architecture for imagining, simulating and materializing futures.
The Fiction Engine is a practical framework to help individuals and organizations recognize emerging signals, understand human behavior, design compelling future worlds, and turn those futures into reality.
Discover the six enginesThe Fiction Engine™
A strategic architecture for imagining, simulating and materializing futures
Fiction
Engine
Turning signals into strategic realities
1
Scouting Engine
Detect the weak signals, trends, uncertainties, tensions, and causal forces shaping possible futures.
2
Human Construct Engine
Discover the hidden aspirations, perceptions, and mental models that may shape future human behavior.
3
Worldbuilding Engine
Construct and explore multiple believable versions of the future rather than committing to a single forecast.
4
Gravity Engine
Understand which future ideas people may naturally gravitate toward — and why.
5
Synchronization Engine
Determine when technology, society, markets, regulation, and organizational readiness are aligned for an idea to succeed.
6
Materialization Engine
Turn imagined futures into products, services, ventures, policies, experiences, and ecosystems.
Book overview
Explore the Chapters
A journey from understanding the power of fiction to a practical framework for creating real-world impact.
Part One
The Landscape of Fictions
Explore how fiction shapes our world and why it matters now more than ever.
Part Two
The Fiction Engine
A practical, six-engine framework to imagine, design, and materialize futures.
Part Three
Fiction Maturity
Putting it all together and looking ahead.