Reimagine the World in 4 Steps

This 4-Step design tool moves participants from spectators to designers, reimagining the systems that shape our lives. For individuals, small groups, or multiple teams. Engage in classrooms, workshops, or social settings.

Step 1: Read This Is Life

Step into the world on the pages of the picture book This Is Life.

Step 2: Explore the 28 Shifts

Review the 28 shifts between today’s world and the one imagined in This Is Life.

Keep the shifts accessible as you move through the activity.

Step 3: Design Your Path

Sequence the shifts into pathways that shape how the world transforms.

Step 4: Tell the Story

Describe the transformation that unfolds across your chosen shifts.


You will need:

  • This Is Life book or access to online version
  • Download and print the Design Workbook
  • Pen or pencil
  • Notepad