Signs of Change is a speculative design installation that reimagines public signage as a window into possible climate futures.
Drawing on hyper-localised knowledge, expert interviews alongside community workshops, the project translates emerging social, political and environmental shifts into plausible everyday policies, rendered at 1 to 1 scale.
Each sign represents a distinct future reality: from new environmental etiquette to indigenous protection laws or AI regulations. Together, they form a living topography of what daily life might look like over the next 40 years, familiar enough to recognise and strange enough to stop you in your tracks.
At its core, Signs of Change treats future-making as a collective practice. Climate change becomes a starting point for broader conversations about justice, representation, technology and truth.
Join us for a workshop exploring what role you might play in a future shaped by deep uncertainty.
Bettina Schwalm is a speculative experience designer, writer and researcher with extensive experience in future-making as a collective practice in the service of society, culture and the environment.
She is centre director at the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship and affiliated to Konstfack (University of Arts, Crafts, and Design), where she is also a PhD candidate researching the age of global weirding.
Her interdisciplinary practice sits at the intersection of science, art and design, developing hands-on tools and visions for organisations and the public realm. She is the co-creator of Signs of Change, together with Toronto-based speculative design studio Radical Norms.
