top of page

Explore our database of anticipatory adaptations to emerging and future risks. 

Creating knowledge about the future isn't enough. How can we use it to act and innovate?

NEURAL COOLING HEADBAND

EXTREME HEAT

Individual

Clothing

Speculative

A band which stimulates the brain's temperature regulation centres to create the perception of a cooler environment.

PHASE-CHANGE SKULL CAP

EXTREME HEAT

Individual

Clothing

Doable

A breathable cap made of PCM microcapsules that absorb and release heat to regulate temperature. 

PORTABLE CLIMATE DOME

EXTREME HEAT

Individual

Shelter

Possible

Creates a controlled microclimate around the user, providing an adaptable shelter in extreme heat conditions.

PORTABLE WIND TURBINE

BLACK SKY

Household

Energy

Doable

Generates renewable energy by harnessing wind, providing a reliable and portable power source.

SOLAR STILL

BLACK SKY

Household

Hydration

Doable

Provides a reliable and sustainable source of clean drinking water by using solar energy to purify contaminated or brackish water.

SOLAR-DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING

EXTREME HEAT

Household

Cooling

Doable

Provides effective cooling using solar power to operate desiccant materials.

TERMITE VENTS

EXTREME HEAT

Household

Cooling

Possible

Automated venting system designed to expel hot air during the warmest parts of the day.

WATER HARVESTING BOTTLE

EXTREME HEAT

Individual

Hydration

Possible

Extracts moisture from the air and condenses it into clean, drinkable water.

Risk

Design

Scale

Possibility

FILTERS

miniMAX is a foresight design studio imagining adaptations to disruptive future change. 

Follow

  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn

© 2024 by miniMAX

Made with Wix Studio™

bottom of page