The Narrative Design Lab invites participants to step into the creative mechanics of storytelling. Using frameworks from narrative design, speculative imagination, and design thinking, this 75-minute workshop explores how story structure, theme, and character choices shape meaning.

Through hands-on exercises, participants will analyze narrative patterns, test speculative frameworks, and prototype their own story experiments. Part learning lab, part creative jam, the session makes the tools of narrative visible, usable, and collaborative.

✨ What to Expect

Explore frameworks for analyzing story structure, theme, and character

Experiment with short creative exercises to prototype new story ideas

Engage with peers in a collaborative, playful workshop space

Take home accessible tools for applying narrative design in your own work

Recommendation:

Pair with NarrativeFuturesForge’s Story in Motion (Part 1): A Table Read of a New Musical to experience the workshop alongside a live performance in development—an opportunity to move seamlessly from observing story to seeing ways to reshape one.