System & Self

A novel futures tool for the times we’re in.

This is a practical methodology for perceiving and authoring futures under systemic pressure.

As intelligent systems become more capable, people face a different challenge: understanding the systems shaping their choices while maintaining their own capacity for judgement, agency and authorship.

System & Self is Futuremade's practical methodology for helping individuals and organisations understand that relationship.

Rather than predicting the future it is a reflective tool. It helps people perceive the forces acting upon them, recognise where agency still exists, and make more intentional decisions about the futures they create.

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How-to videos below. The growing library of weekly readings can be watched here.‍ ‍

A woman wearing glasses reads a brochure labeled 'System & Self,' with a large pink flower and a lamp in the background.
A woman wearing glasses reads a brochure labeled 'System & Self,' with a large pink flower and a lamp in the background.
A woman with glasses and gray hair wearing a pink and white striped button-up shirt taking a selfie in front of a pink floral art piece. The image has overlay text saying 'card deck' and 'You've got'.
A woman with glasses and gray hair wearing a pink and white striped button-up shirt taking a selfie in front of a pink floral art piece. The image has overlay text saying 'card deck' and 'You've got'.
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IN PRACTICE

The methodology informs:

  • Executive education

  • Leadership development

  • Collaboration and teamwork

  • Workshops

  • Strategy sessions

  • Shadow work

  • Personal intuition

  • Organisational transformation

  • AI-readiness programmes

  • Decision-making under uncertainty

Explain the cards →

The methodology comes to life through the System & Self Cards, a practical tool for teams, leaders and facilitators.

Explore the cards →

System & Self explores the future that appears between the systems shaping us and the selves responding. This You Tube playlist includes “How to Play” guides for the card deck, plus weekly readings that bring a System card and a Self card into conversation.