Schedule + Post workshop

*There will be short breaks between each block and a longer break for lunch

Block1 After welcoming the participants, we will ask each group member to introduce themselves and state their research interests. Once the workshop structure has been discussed, we will move on to the first activity, the silent critique. This involves printed copies of submitted speculative works, written materials, and physical artefacts displayed around the room. Participants will move around (without verbal interaction) and add sticky notes that include observations on temporality, questions, and observed connections to other works or fields. Following this, participants will have a short review period to consider and review the feedback they received.

Block 2 Brief submission presentations: Depending on the numbers, participants will have up to 5 minutes to present their submissions. This will highlight the diversity of approaches to speculation and generate questions for the discussion section in the next block. 

Block 3 Keynote speech: A keynote speaker will be invited to present on speculative practices in HCI. The purpose of this is twofold: first, to attract people to the workshop, and second, to instigate further discussion on the current state of future-orientated HCI. Following the keynote speech, there will be an open discussion on the submitted projects' intent versus the silent critique feedback.

Block 4 Visualisation exercise—groups. Participants will be placed in small groups (3-5 people) to encourage multiple perspectives. They will be given a blank piece of A2 paper and asked to visualise the groups’ various submissions on a temporal scale. This instruction will be intentionally open to uncover existing conceptions of temporality. However, if necessary, the provisional ‘Six Degrees’ model will be used to start group discussions. 

Block 5 Using the visualisations to identify themes and move towards taxonomy development. The visualisations will be placed around the room, and participants will be asked to add sticky notes of their thoughts. An open discussion will be encouraged at this stage, and the guiding questions will be explored. Final reflections, wrap up and future plans The organisers will summarise the activities and discuss possible future plans with the participants.

The post-workshop plans will be open to all participants. This aligns with the objective of fostering interdisciplinarity and broadening perspectives on the temporality of speculative practices in HCI. Activities will be developed based on the three elements listed below. Archive results of the workshop The workshop materials, including the participants’ submissions and asynchronous contributions, will be archived on the workshop website. Submitted papers will be published via Arxiv as workshop proceedings. Community building A Slack group will be established to facilitate informal discussion. Participants will be contacted in the months following the conference. The organisers will also invite interested participants to join the organising committee for a new edition of the workshop in 2026. Consolidation of ideas The workshop submissions and discussions will be summarised, and the resulting article will be submitted to ACM Interactions. The intention is also to organise a special issue in an HCI journal, such as TOCHI.