Project labs Future Lab
What do we want technology to do?
The key question isn’t what technology can do, but what we want it to do. Disagreement is a legitimate educational outcome: if a student concludes they don’t want to use AI and can give sound reasons for it, that’s a success.
Small project group · up to 12 students
What students do
- They explore the relationship between AI, people, nature, society, creativity and education.
- They discuss privacy, automation, dependence on technology and digital minimalism.
- They compare local and cloud technologies, as well as transhumanism and biophilic transhumanism.
- They formulate and defend their own ethical stance, including disagreement.
Possible outcome
A manifesto, podcast, exhibition or public debate for the whole school.
Subject links
- social studies and philosophy
- ethics
- language and literature
- biology and ecology
Suitable formats
- Workshop 90–120 min (suitable)
- Project day 1 day (suitable)
- Intensive programme 2–5 days (less suitable)
- Project block weeks (suitable)
- External studio semester + (less suitable)
- Online / hybrid possible
Technical requirements
A room where people can sit in a circle. No tech required.
Group size
Small project group: ideally 6–10 students, 12 at most.
A smaller group leaves room for individual guidance, conversation, experimentation and genuine teamwork instead of a lecture-style workshop. Larger groups can be worked out case by case, for example by splitting students into several project teams or blocks.