Customer Time Machine
Personal Edition
🚀 Welcome to the Customer Time Machine
Buckle up. We're traveling to 2028.
⏰ Time Machine Rules
Think in possibilities, not predictions
Say "Yes, and..." not "Yes, but..."
No idea is too wild
The future is plural—many futures are possible
What You'll Experience
You're about to take a personal journey into your possible future. Not someone else's future—yours. We'll transport you to 2028, where emerging technologies have transformed your daily life in ways you might not expect.
This isn't a product demo or a business case. It's a chance to feel what it might be like to live in that future—and to ask yourself: Do I actually want this?
Your Journey (45-60 minutes)
Form a Superhero Team
The future belongs to those who seek it.
Dream a Little Dream
What makes your heart sing? What do you wish for?
The Game Changers
Pick the 2 tech breakthroughs that transformed everything
Your 2028 Story
See how AI imagines your future
The Big Question
Do you actually want this future?
Your First Step
What will you do differently tomorrow?
Your Postcard
Create a visual from your future
🎭 Pro tip: This is way more fun with 2-4 people. Time travel is better with friends.
🦸 Form a Superhero Team
The future belongs to those who seek it.
Team Discussion (5-10 minutes):
- Who's on this team? Share your names and what you actually do (not just titles)
- What's your secret superpower? Think beyond your job - what unique skill, perspective, or quirk makes you valuable? Be specific and a bit playful!
Remember: The best superpowers are specific, honest, and sometimes unexpected. "Infinite patience with confused stakeholders" beats "good communicator" every time.
✨ Once you've filled in your details, our AI will suggest some epic team names based on your superpowers and roles!
Huddle Up! Share your team names and roles. What unique perspectives does each person bring?
🎯 What's Your Biggest Challenge?
Here's what teams like yours typically wrestle with. Pick one, or tell us yours.
Or describe YOUR challenge:
Huddle Up! Which challenge resonates most? Do you see similar patterns across teams?
📊 The Forces at Play
Every challenge exists in a landscape of trends. Some trends make your challenge easier (Boosters 🚀). Others make it harder (Blockers ⚠️). Some don't matter (Neutral ➖).
Here are 6 major trends shaping your world. How does each one affect YOUR challenge?
Compare Notes! Did you categorize the same trends differently? What does that reveal about your different perspectives?
🔮 Welcome to 2028
Remember this challenge?
It's Monday morning, 2028. You open your dashboard. The numbers that used to keep you up at night? They make you smile now. Something fundamental changed.
Paint a rich picture of complete success. What does it look, sound, and feel like?
Story Time! Share your visions. What patterns emerge? What do we all seem to want?
⚡ How We Got Here: The Enabling Technologies
Looking back from 2028, you can see clearly now. A handful of key technologies became the foundation of everything that changed.
Pick 2-4 technologies that enabled your success story. Focus on the ones that made the biggest difference between dreaming and doing.
Tech Talk! Share your picks. What combo did you choose? How do these two technologies work together in your success story?
📖 The Story of How We Got Here
Let's weave all the pieces together—your team, your challenge, the technologies you chose—into a cohesive success story.
Story Time! Read your narratives aloud. What resonates? What feels true?
🔮 Welcome to Your 2028
The Time Machine is warming up... Here's what it found in your possible future...
(Coming soon...)
Story Circle! Read your visions aloud. What common threads do you hear? What surprised you?
👥 The Leadership Moments That Changed Everything
Every success story has pivotal moments. Decisions that changed the trajectory. Leaders who stepped up. Obstacles that were overcome.
Looking back from 2028, what were the key leadership moments in your success story?
Leadership Stories! Share your pivotal moments. What patterns emerge? What does great leadership look like in your success stories?
🎯 Your First Steps
You've traveled to 2028 and back. Now what?
The future isn't something that happens TO you—it's something you CREATE. Let's start small.
Something small and concrete. A conversation. A Google search. Trying something new.
A question you have. A tool you're curious about. A skill you want to build.
Accountability Circle! Share your commitments. Can you support each other? Check in next week?
📸 Artifact from Our Future
Inspired by Wired Magazine's "Artifacts from the Future" — what physical object from 2028 tells your success story?
This could be a magazine cover, award plaque, product packaging, conference badge, screenshot, internal memo, or dashboard. Make it visual, specific, and slightly cheeky.
Show & Tell! Share your artifacts. What did we accomplish? What does success look like for us?
🎉 Welcome Home, Time Traveler
The DeLorean is parked. The real question is: what did you learn about yourself?
Final Reflection: What did this journey reveal to you? What will you take with you into tomorrow?
📧 Send Your Journey
Want to keep this journey? We'll email you a beautifully formatted summary with your team, challenge, vision, story, and artifact image.