Speculative Futures BCN (Re)Launch & Anniversary
Join the (re)launch of the Speculative Futures Barcelona chapter. We’re also celebrating 11 years since the first Speculative Futures meetup was organized in San Francisco in 2015. We'll be in conversation with 2 local design futurists, Cecelia Tham and Melanie Cieslinski. They'll talk about some of their work and the challenges of designing futures today.
About the Event
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Guest Speakers
Cece Tham, Co-Founder Futurity Systems
Cecilia is an award-winning futurist, working at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, science, and design. Currently founder and CEO of Futurity Systems, providing futures-as-a-service to help companies and organizations to build better futures faster, together. She is currently a PhD researcher researching the topic of Algorithmic Futuring at Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology.
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Melanie Cieslinski
Melanie is a speculative designer and futurist whose methodology is informed by her studies in Design and Digital Transformation in Germany and the Netherlands. She specializes in the critical evaluation of the impact of technological systems on the human and non-human body. The German Design Council recognized her practice in 2025 by nominating her for the prestigious ‘Newcomer of the Year 2026’ award. Currently, she holds a position at an NGO in Terrassa (Barcelona), where she researches how speculative design can support local cultural initiatives.
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Speculative Futures is a global organization and community. With chapters in over 25 cities, our mission is to facilitate discussions around how design can play an active role in futures, innovation and strategic work.
This is a community for: designers, researchers, strategists, product managers artists. academics and anyone interested in designing the future together.
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