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Futureproof Edition / 2027

Futureproof Retreat / 2027 / Experience

Give a difficult question some company.

A few days for creative practice and serious conversation about AI, the work we do and the worlds we want to make.

01 / Who it is for

Curiosity is a useful starting point.

Artists, researchers, educators, organisers and people building things often arrive at the same question from different directions. The Retreat is being shaped around that exchange.

You might be testing an idea, reconsidering a familiar practice or trying to understand what a new technology makes possible and what it puts at risk. Bring that work into conversation without needing to pretend it is finished.

The intention is time for listening and trying things together. The final program, facilitation, technical requirements and balance of structured and open time are still to come.

02 / A working rhythm

Attention, practice, reflection.

This is the proposed shape of the experience, not a confirmed daily schedule. Session times and contributors have not been announced.

  1. Bring an unfinished question

    Start with something you are still working out: a creative experiment, a difficult decision, a tool you are making or a question about how AI is changing your work. A polished presentation is not the point.

  2. Listen, try something, compare notes

    The intended rhythm makes room for conversation and hands-on exploration. Someone from another discipline may notice an assumption you have stopped seeing. Leave space to change your mind as well as explain it.

  3. Find what is worth carrying home

    A better question, a small experiment or a new collaborator can be more useful than a grand declaration. Think about what you could continue in your own practice and what would benefit from staying in conversation.

Decide with the whole picture.

Time away, a shared setting and a new group of people are real considerations. Sleeping arrangements, meals, access and travel deserve the same attention as the ideas.

The working plan is still taking shape. If you need a detailed timetable, a particular room arrangement or specific access provision to decide, those answers are not available yet.

See what is known and what is still open