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Impossible Futures

Imagining Better Offices and Officing

Office shock invites us all to envision a world in which previously impossible futures are possible, where we can harness the mules.

Mules are extreme surprises, impossible futures that happen despite their perceived impossibility. Sometimes, mules are playful. Always, mules are stubborn. Mules do not fit our frames of understanding. It is difficult to categorize these mules or even talk about them without using terminology that doesn’t capture their full potential.

Impossible Futures Are Now Possible

Science fiction brings to life our hopes and fears in visceral ways. Throughout the history of fiction, science fiction has provided a stage for multiple impossible futures. As Yuval ...

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