The Singularity University’s SciFiDI (DI stands for “Design Interlligence”) workshops use Science Fiction thoughts and methods to inspire innovation. They gather corporations, start-ups, development organizations and mix them with illustrators, writers, futurists and designers.

However, workshop participants seemed to enjoy the experience and find it useful, as Alison Berman reports – and that is probably all that matters in the end. Her post also gives us a glimpse into the methodology used.