I have run immersive “escape room”-style experiences for teams of education innovation leaders and students, and learned the power of playing with possibilities. Inspired by those experiences, I’m designing and playtesting a storytelling game system called “worlds bubbling up” to help people practice imagining more hopeful futures and then bring them to life, in both fiction and reality. This game system is designed to be completely modular and approachable for folks who have never played games like “Dungeons & Dragons.” It can be played as an immersive worldbuilding professional development experience, an interactive session at a conference, as a bellringer for a class of students, or as a campaign at home with friends. This project is a labor of love dedicated to the thought leaders behind a movement for imagining new futures and the brilliant indie game designers who have inspired us. Check some of the indie games out at the “Innovative Games Meta Curriculum” link below! You can also join our Discord community for updates on playtesting the game (link in the Meta Curriculum doc).