Building the World's Fair Co.
We believe in building in public and want to bring you along for the journey. The logs below are updates of progress along the way. For all other updates and discussions, make sure to join our mailing list.
2021
March
Essay Launch
Introduced the idea for the next great World's Fair which reached #1 on Hacker News and has been read by over 25k people.
June
Emergent Ventures Grant
Awarded a Progress Studies grant from Emergent Ventures, which we leveraged to raise a small round to finance the Fair's initial research and development.
October
Creative Charrette #1
Gathered a group of creatives to explore the Fair's opening experience, our "Mainstreet USA of the Future."
2022
March
Virtual Charrette Sprint
Hosted 23 creative sessions with over 70 people to explore the core themes of the Fair and outline a map of the Fairgrounds.
April
Dubai Expo
Visited the Dubai Expo to get a feel for mega-event operations, meet with prospective advisors, and conduct market research.
July
Milestone 1
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September
Stories Launch
Launched Stories of Our Future with Invisible Creature to ignite curiosity for the future we could be living in.
What's next?
We're beginning to design our first immersive experience set in one our our Immersive Worlds. Stay tuned…
Logs
2023 Annual Report
15 January 2024
2022 Annual Report
10 January 2023
Imagining our Future with Invisible Creature
28 September 2022
Milestone One Complete
10 July 2022
How We Operate
19 June 2022
A World’s Fair Q&A with ‘Faster, Please!’
15 May 2022
A Trip to the Expo
9 April 2022
Creative Sprint: Mapping the Fairgrounds
21 March 2022
Exploring Mainstreet USA of The Future
1 November 2021
Emergent Ventures Grant
1 July 2021
It’s time to build: A New World’s Fair
16 March 2021