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It's the year 2050 and we are living in the Symbiocene, a time of deep social reconfiguration marked by a renewed sense of togetherness and by an expanded understanding of intelligence beyond human confines. Sounds like fairy-tale fantasy? Come experience it for yourself.

In Symbiotic times, we are able to embody the perception of other intelligent beings - humans, animals, plants, etc. - feeling exactly what they feel and think. A quite inner revolution is at play as society stops believing in perpetual economic growth, personal empowerment and technological fixes. Minimalism is fully part of everyone’s lifestyle, while cultures of emotional excellence emerge... Is this a possible future? Is it even desirable? Come dive into it.

By means of mind-bending short films and in-depth discussion, we examine what choices we have in shaping the time ahead and how we want it to look like. With the help of leading futurists, innovative designers and engaged citizens, Futures Garden has crafted a visionary journey for us all to envision and feel the future we might be heading towards.

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Elahe Rajabiani and Erica Bol are designers and design thinkers passionate about creating a sustainable future. They are currently based at the EU Policy Lab of the Joint Research Centre. Futures Garden is the most experimental project by the EU Policy Lab, using speculative design to bring innovation in policymaking and collectively reflect on possible futures.