Designing Sustainable Futures

Vice‑Dean and Professor Joseph Press, PhD, is a futures architect at the Institute for the Future and currently the Vice‑Dean of NACAA – an intercultural design institute in Hangzhou, China, founded by the China Academy Of Art and L`Ecole De Design Nantes Atlantique (EDNA). Previously he was a futures architect at Institute For the Future and visiting professor at Politecnico di Milano, in both the Management and Design Schools. For over 25 years, he has advised organizations in imagining, designing, and implementing more sustainable practices. He holds a SMArchS in Architectural Design and PhD from MIT in Design Technology. At POLI.design, he co‑led the pilot program Designing Sustainable Futures and convened the creative community for the Designing with Emerging Technologies global seminar series. He has co‑authored books on digital transformation, futures of working and living, and social entrepreneurialism. Actively and continues to assists organizations in the transition to a better world.Professor Manuela Celi holds a PhD in Design and is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano. Engaged in the Design PhD Board and Rectors’ delegate for talent development, she navigates diverse sectors by delving into the multifaceted realms of design‑related knowledge. Proficient in teaching product design, metadesign, and design futures, she leads the FUEL4Design.org research project, merging design with humanities and speculative inquiry. Prof. Celi’s insights, showcased in renowned journals like Futures and The Design Journal, manifest her fusion of anticipation with critical design, offering unusual perspectives for envisioning transformative futures.

• Foreword. Preface. Introduction. PART I: Anticipate Better Futures. Chapter 1: Experiencing Foresight. Chapter 2: Speculating Futures. Chapter 3: Generating Visions. PART II: Create Sustainable Experiences. Chapter 4: Building Worlds. Chapter 5: Shaping Systems. Chapter 6: Designing Fictions PART III: Lead the Transition. Chapter 7: Cultivating Collaboration. Chapter 8: Making Stories. Chapter 9: Mobilizing Leadership. Afterword: Designing Your Sustainable Future. Acknowledgements. Author and Faculty Profiles. Appendix I: Anticipating Futures with AI (Cheat Sheet). Appendix II: Futureback Leadership. Bibliography.