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Pascal Wicht
Exploring and creating preferable futures trajectories

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Updated 04.11.24

I specialize in running interventions that require oscillating between individual issues and broader societal challenges at higher levels of complexity.

My work ranges from sense-making and rapid ethnographic deep dives to rich future scenarios and mapping innovation tracks.

I am currently exploring globally diverse, multi-layered systems that ensure the availability, circulation and security of cash, with a particular emphasis on understanding the social dynamics that underpin its use and value.

Since 2010, I’ve been experimenting with generative arts, exploring how AI can enhance creativity, knowledge work, future thinking and discovery research in strategic design.

This is my augmented unlearning journey. My slow-motion blog is here. I am writing a Codex to help designers drive more impact. I am also documenting my strategic design system Wangjitsu. You can see my explorations with AI and images over here.

You can connect with me using my contact page form, by scheduling a call or following me on social media.

Pascal Wicht

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Volumes and Layers

27th October 2024
"Volumes and Layers" explores generative image-making as a way to explore the evolving nature of modern work. Using scavenged, low-tech materials and mobile packing systems, this project reflects the tension between adaptability and displacement in a semi-nomadic lifestyle. Through modular designs, it questions the balance between flexibility and the quiet…
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Money that moves people

23rd October 2024
Often people are surprised: "Pascal, you explore AI, the future and you research cash?" Yeah, it’s a head-scratcher for those who think the future is all about sleek, cashless dystopias, with everyone glued to their screens, trading crypto and streaming the latest metaverse promo. But here’s the twist—there’s a whole…
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The Veridica Trade

20th October 2024
"The Veridica Trade" imagines a near-future world where Lagos and Hong Kong are entwined by the illicit trade of Veridica—a bioengineered algae offering bursts of psychic vision but at the cost of sanity. This AI-driven world-building project combines speculative storytelling and algorithmic creativity, crafting an intricate web of alliances, betrayals,…
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Protocols

19th October 2024
01 An AI image generation experimental project aimed at learning and refining prompting techniques for character design. Using Midjourney V6, the focus is on exploring how different prompts influence the development of characters, specifically incorporating fabrics and retro consumer electronics styles. The goal is to understand how to effectively guide…
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The aesthetics of the shiny Technofuture

16th October 2024
This article builds on recent reflections following an event where right-wing billionaire Elon Musk, in support of Donald Trump’s narrative, launched a series of fake futuristic innovations.How easy is it to accept this future? The one that gleams in all its chrome-plated glory where shiny robots and sleek vehicles glide…
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Arg.os

23rd July 2024
"Arg.os" is a visual exploration of robotic dogs, blending product design and animal aesthetics. Inspired by the loyal dog Argos from "The Odyssey," this project merges the futuristic designs of Boston Dynamics' creations with New Aesthetics influences. It strives to balance natural dog traits with robotic elements, avoiding the uncanny…
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A project by Pascal Wicht
2018 – 2024
Switzerland