Futuring and Future Epistemologies in IS
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Item type: Item , ´Pataphysics and the Absurd Logic of Digital Technology(2026-01-06) Hylving, Lena; Thakral, YogitaIn times when digital technology seems to be the solution to most of our problems, we present, in this conceptual paper, the useful concept of ´pataphysics to expand information systems research. ´pataphysics is the science of imaginary solutions and in this paper we present how this concept, and it’s sub-concepts, can assist research within information systems in at least three ways. First, it can contribute when critically reflecting on how we think about, develop, implement, and use digital technology. Second, `pataphysics can help us be proactive and not develop technologies that in a later stage proves harmful, destructive and even dangerous to humans, the planet and all living beings on this planet. Last, together with futurizing methods, we think ´pataphysics, and connected concepts, have the potential to act as an idea generator for sustainable future digital technology development.Item type: Item , Dialectical AI in Foresight: Advancing Futures Literacy with the Futures’ Fingerprints+AI Method(2026-01-06) Rudzinska, Caroline V.; Klöckner, Hermann W.; Mueller, Roland M.; Schierding, Jonah L.This paper presents Futures’ Fingerprints+AI, an augmented foresight method integrating Dialectical AI (Artificial Intelligence) sparring into an interactive boundary object for collaborative scenario assessment. The study explores how personalized AI-driven feedback, shifting from the traditional human-in-the-loop to an AI-in-the-loop approach, can enhance structured group evaluation, foster multi-perspective thinking, and strengthen Futures Literacy. Empirical results from an international student cohort show that the AI-augmented process enabled rapid, well-founded evaluation of complex scenarios, accelerated convergence in scenario likelihood assessments, and supported individual and collective critical reflection. Further, the method contributed to measurable gains in Futures Literacy. The findings highlight scenario evaluation's normative and cultural layers, emphasizing the need for transparent, responsible AI integration in foresight. Future research should further examine how hybrid intelligence systems can leverage AI’s capacity to distribute information and reduce complexity while preserving human epistemic authority, especially in light of ethical challenges linked to the transition from AI to Artificial General Intelligence.Item type: Item , Conditions of Possibility: Futures with not Futures of(2026-01-06) Hovorka, Dirk; Mueller, BenjaminDigital technologies are inherently futures-making and Information Systems is the study of the design, implementation and implications of those sociotechnical realities. Speculative epistemics for ‘futures with’ technologies are discussed as an alternative to traditional empirical studies of existing phenomena. These approaches make visible the conditions of possibility external to science that are implicated in and maintain the digital worlds that are studied. Multidisciplinary approaches to future epistemics are suggested to expand researchers’ capabilities to engage with futures as a site of inquiry.Item type: Item , Introduction to the Minitrack on Futuring and Future Epistemologies in IS(2026-01-06) Thoring, Katja; Hovorka, Dirk; Mueller, Benjamin