The American utopist, inventor and "design scientist" Buckminster Fuller was probably among the strangest and broadest thinking geniuses of design ever.  In his own words, his aim was, “To make the world work for 100 percent of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.”

“It is easier to imagine the end of the world than an end to capitalism."

Imagination is not information, neither is it equal to the consumption of fantasy in the form of entertainment. Imagination lies at the core of our perception of reality, and is perhaps one of our mental faculties most difficult to explain, along with the mystery of consciousness itself.

Runa Klock is a Norwegian designer working with a mindful approach to product design. She is also probably one of the most energetic people we know, with an unusual ability to juggle several ambitious projects in the same time. 

We asked Runa a few personal and not so personal questions about the transformation of Work, space and social design.

Tara Shi is a designer making social apps and gadgets with Disk Cactus, an art and tech studio based in Oakland, California.

Tara recently met with the Elementa team while visiting Oslo on a project to document her practice of walking, inspired by Norway’s Slow TV.