Beyond internet: Desirable futures for the web
How can the internet become more democratic, appreciative, and solidaristic?
How can the internet become more democratic, appreciative, and solidaristic?
In a large-scale futures workshop, participants from civil society, academia, tech, and politics collaboratively developed concrete ideas for an internet beyond the status quo, moving from critique to utopia and towards first actionable steps.
→ What das NETTZ says about the project
→ What das NETTZ says about the project
- Designed for 120 participantsWe reimagined the classic futures workshop by Jungk and adapted it to work effectively with large groups.
- 3 phasesA critique phase, a utopia and ideation phase, and an implementation phase structured the day.
- 30 future ideasStarting from critiques and utopian counter-images, participants developed concrete ideas and first implementation steps.
- 35 live illustrationsAnimated AI-powered graphic recordings by Kitty accompanied the process and made discussions and images of the future visible.
Digital public life is under pressure: polarisation, the lack of transparency of major platforms, and a shrinking diversity of voices increasingly shape online spaces. At the same time, the demand for democratic and inclusive forms of participation continues to grow.
Together with and for das NETTZ, we created a large-scale one-day futures workshop that connected critique with creative utopian thinking to develop concrete ideas for an internet aligned with shared values.
The goal? Move beyond the status quo and spark first steps toward implementation.
Together with and for das NETTZ, we created a large-scale one-day futures workshop that connected critique with creative utopian thinking to develop concrete ideas for an internet aligned with shared values.
The goal? Move beyond the status quo and spark first steps toward implementation.
Workshop phases
1
Opening the space of possibility
A shared introduction to futures thinking created orientation and invited participants to question familiar perspectives and explore new possibilities.
2
Making critique visible
During the critique phase, participants identified key challenges and synthesised them into starting points for utopian thinking.
3
Developing utopias
Through a guided futures journey and speculative prototyping, participants created new visions of a desirable internet, intentionally unconstrained by feasibility.
4
Turning ideas into action
The emerging visions were translated into concrete ideas, approaches, and first implementation steps, with a focus on practical relevance within participants’ own fields of action.
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