Institute for the Future Presents: Future PhotoBooth

What change do you want to see in the world, and what role will you play in making it real?
Explore artifacts from the future and join Institute for the Future to dive into a future reality where you'll map out the path, imagine your role, and come back with a snapshot of yourself in 2036.

Note: This is a free and public event. Registration is optional.

About Institute for the Future
The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is the world's leading futures organization — and a fitting partner for a festival built on civic imagination. Founded in 1968 as a spin-off from the RAND Corporation, IFTF is an independent, public-interest nonprofit dedicated to futures studies. For over 55 years, IFTF has helped organizations, communities, partners, and leaders become future-ready — building the tools, mindsets, and collaborative processes that let people anticipate change, envision possibilities, and take action to shape a better future. Through custom research, foresight training, social simulations, and immersive learning journeys, IFTF turns the act of imagining what's next into something practical and shared. Their work spans technology, health, learning, climate, and civic life, always in service of a more equitable and sustainable future. Based in Palo Alto in the heart of Silicon Valley, IFTF brings decades of rigor to the same question driving Future of Us: what could be, and how do we build it together? Wikipedia + 3
⚡ Learn More: iftf.org

⚡ About the Future of Us Festival
Launching on America's 250th anniversary, the inaugural Future of Us festival is a 10-day celebration of civic imagination and possibility. We're turning community-sourced, expert-crafted visions of the future into art, storytelling, and participatory experiences. Curated by a coalition of artists, scientists, storytellers, and civic builders, the festival features 100+ events spanning every corner of the city (floral labyrinths, speculative future worlds, dance parties with a purpose, and neighborhood meet-ups), it's a living exploration of what a more creative and generative civic culture could feel like. Organized around four themes (Green Futures, Social Futures, Science & Tech Futures, and Media Futures), Future of Us is breaking down the barriers between art, ideas, and each other, and everyone is invited to co-imagine what comes next.
⚡ Learn More: future-of-us.com
⚡ Check out the Schedule of Events: future-of-us.com
⚡ Follow Us: https://www.instagram.com/futures.us
About the Organization
Future of Us is stewarded by The Plenary, Co., a 501(c)3 civic arts and sciences nonprofit based in Dogpatch, and co-led by a coalition of partners. All donations are tax-deductible. Make a donation here.