What do you think the world of tomorrow will look like? How do you want the future to look? In what way can you actively contribute to this from your field of expertise? These are the central questions in the minor Future of Technology and Society.

Today we live in what we considered the future 20 years ago. Could we have predicted what today's world would look like with the knowledge we had back then? Probably not exactly, but we might have gotten close. After all, we could have imagined it.

There are ways to anticipate and influence the future without having to predict it exactly. This is what we do in the minor Future of Technology and Society. Your creative talents, observations and assumptions will be a starting point to explore and investigate the future, while you conduct research into socially meaningful applications of technology, design thinking, co-creation, future literacy, and rapid prototyping.

During the semester you will work with an intercultural and interdisciplinary team on projects related to technology, future and society. In these projects you will design innovative concepts connected to the societal problems of the future. As you experiment with new technologies and apply them in designs, you learn about their impact and the implicit assumptions that come with them, as well as to think critically about them.

It is important to stay in touch with stakeholders and potential users, so an open and communicative attitude is needed. All students with a passion for technology, the future or society are encouraged to participate in the minor.

This minor gives you insight on the influence of technology on society and how you can apply this knowledge with Design Thinking to create solutions for future problems. You'll learn how to prototype your ideas in a structured fashion and will share the results with an audience during a small symposium.

You have successfully completed your propaedeutic year

project, essay, presentation, user research report, prototype and communication of the project.

At the end of the semester, you will have to present your ideas to an audience during a small symposium.