Full Name
Julian Bleecker
Job Title
Founder / Creative Director
Company
Near Future Laboratory
Speaker Bio
Julian Bleecker is a futures designer, product innovator, engineer, entrepreneur, podcast host and creative team leader. He has a Ph.D. in History of Consciousness from UC Santa Cruz, and MS in Engineering from University of Washington, and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Julian developed the practice of Design Fiction, which he outlined in the 2008 manifesto "A Short Essay on Design Fiction", and later described in depth in the forthcoming book "The Manual of Design Fiction." Design Fiction is now employed throughout many foresight, insight, and innovation agencies and teams.
He splits his time between his successful product brand Omata and his design studio Near Future Laboratory, both based in Venice Beach, California.
https://julianbleecker.com
Julian developed the practice of Design Fiction, which he outlined in the 2008 manifesto "A Short Essay on Design Fiction", and later described in depth in the forthcoming book "The Manual of Design Fiction." Design Fiction is now employed throughout many foresight, insight, and innovation agencies and teams.
He splits his time between his successful product brand Omata and his design studio Near Future Laboratory, both based in Venice Beach, California.
https://julianbleecker.com
Twitter Handle
@darthjulian
Instagram
@darthjulian
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