Speculating Alternative Futures of
Fulfillment Centers centered on
Workers' Data Ownership, Worker Well-being and Solidarity, and Power Dynamics
This website is a collection of design proposals “speculating” alternative futures of Amazon fulfillment centers by an interdisciplinary design team based in [anonymized for review].
We create multiple design spaces (including dystopian possibilities) for future FCs based on our eclectic research into current struggles and issues shared among FC workers.
We invite everyone, including past, current, and future FC workers, to these alternative future FCs and co-speculate with us.
Our designs are intended to spark new ideas, speculations, or discussions about the current and future FCs. Thus, our designs purposely lack technical and practical feasibility for developing and implementing the proposals.
Our collection hopes to be a space for exploring alternative possibilities for future FCs, which may eventually lead us to seek human values in future workplaces.
Click on the below images to learn more about each of the nine speculative designs.
Work To Unlock
The Smart Blindfold
The Tradeoff
between Lunchtime & Wages
Connection Bubbles
Reverse Psychology: Hierarchical Dissonance
The Safest Place to Work
Safe Space Generator
A Guide of Defensive Strategies
Growing Plants