The Augmented City: Seeing Through Disruption
Thu, Aug 14
|Zoom
Join urbanist Greg Lindsay, futurist Madeline Ashby, and visionary filmmaker Keiichi Matsuda as they dive into the transformative impact of augmented reality (AR) and XR on urban environments, while also exploring critical issues such as governance, privacy, and equity.
Time & Location
Aug 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Threatcasting.ai's Greg Lindsay, urbanist and 2023 Urban Tech Fellow at Cornell Tech, explores insights from his report, "The Augmented City: Seeing Through Disruption" with futurist and sci-fi author Madeline Ashby and visionary filmmaker Keiichi Matsuda. This webinar delves into the transformative impact of augmented reality (AR) on urban environments, highlighting applications such as real-time data overlays and immersive public experiences. Greg discusses how AR can improve civic engagement, accessibility, and urban planning, while also addressing critical issues such as privacy, governance, and equity. Additionally, he outlines strategies for city leaders and planners to effectively harness this emerging technology for the benefit of the community.
Madeline Ashby graduated from the first cohort of the M.Des. in Strategic Foresight and Innovation programme at OCADU in 2011. It was her second Masters degree. (Her first, in Interdisciplinary Studies, focused on cyborg theory, fan culture, and Japanese animation!) Since 2011, she has been a freelance consulting futurist…