Peter Bloom is a Professor of Management at the University of Essex. His research critically explores the radical possibilities of technology for redefining and transforming contemporary work and society. It focuses on better understanding the trans-human aspects of organisational existence and the potential for constructing more empowering cultural paradigms for organising the economy and politics. He is the author of nine books and is regularly published in top international journals and media outlets. He is currently leading the development on a first of its kind community economy digital platform called "Shared Futures" and is the founding Director of the Research Centre COVER (Commons Organising, Values, Equalities, and Resilience). Originally from the United States, he now lives in London with his family. Rok Kranjc serves as an independent researcher, writer, translator, editor and curator, and is the founder of Futurescraft, a design studio focused on experiential futures, generative games, and other forms of engagement with alternative economies. He collaborates internationally with institutions like Participatory Futures Global Swarm, Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, and the P2P Foundation. Kranjc has translated several books on political ecology and ecological economics into his native Slovenian. Presently, he leads an international series of events featuring his serious game, Game-Changers: The Game, and is concurrently involved in the production of a public experiential futures theatre performance titled Future 14b.

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Peter Bloom is a Professor of Management at the University of Essex. His research critically explores the radical possibilities of technology for redefining and transforming contemporary work and society. It focuses on better understanding the trans-human aspects of organisational existence and the potential for constructing more empowering cultural paradigms for organising the economy and politics. He is the author of nine books and is regularly published in top international journals and media outlets. He is currently leading the development on a first of its kind community economy digital platform called "Shared Futures" and is the founding Director of the Research Centre COVER (Commons Organising, Values, Equalities, and Resilience). Originally from the United States, he now lives in London with his family. Rok Kranjc serves as an independent researcher, writer, translator, editor and curator, and is the founder of Futurescraft, a design studio focused on experiential futures, generative games, and other forms of engagement with alternative economies. He collaborates internationally with institutions like Participatory Futures Global Swarm, Aksioma – Institute for Contemporary Art, and the P2P Foundation. Kranjc has translated several books on political ecology and ecological economics into his native Slovenian. Presently, he leads an international series of events featuring his serious game, Game-Changers: The Game, and is concurrently involved in the production of a public experiential futures theatre performance titled Future 14b.

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