


She is a member of the XPRIZE Sci-Fi Advisory Council and the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination’s AI Policy Futures group. She has worked with Intel Labs, the Institute for the Future, WHO, the WorldBank, the Atlantic Council, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, XPRIZE, and others.

She is the author of the Machine Dynasty series, Company Town, multiple short stories, and a contributor to How To Future: Leading and Sensemaking in an Age of Hyper-change. Madeline Ashby is a futurist and science fiction writer based in Toronto. The conversation will be hosted by ATÖLYE Co-founder Engin Ayaz and ATÖLYE Academy’s Project Coordinator Deniz Yazıcıoğlu. Resulting insights from individual circles will be debriefed and collectively captured to frame informed conversations. She will discuss how we can avoid falling into self-limiting patterns and embrace a growth mindset when imagining the future.Īfter Madeline’s presentation, participants will be invited to discuss certain topics shared within the narrative in smaller breakout rooms. Using common cognitive distortions, Madeline will talk about how we envision future scenarios to our benefit and detriment. The fourth event of the series is featuring Madeline Ashby, a futurist and science-fiction writer based in Toronto. Invitation for all curious minds, leaders, changemakers, and restless explorers: Join us in the fourth episode of ATÖLYE Academy’s Future Tense series taking place on September 25, at 5:00 PM (GMT +3).
