About Rethink Next

Creative Leadership and Innovating

Changing How We Work, Create, and Collaborate

Rethink Next creates transformative learning experiences and strategic tools for navigating life and work in an AI-enmeshed world.
Founded by Dr. Gigi Louisa Johnson—educator, creative industry leader, and foresight practitioner—Rethink Next blends immersive storytelling, human-centered design, and futures thinking to help people and organizations thrive through change.

We offer a flexible suite of programs and tools for those facing transition, reinvention, or systemic redesign—including creative professionals, educators, futurists, nonprofit teams, and universities. Our work invites exploration, not just explanation.

Programs include:
– Career Adventure Lab – AI-embedded tools to rethink life/work decisions
– Discovery Salons – immersive foresight events (AI + music, civic imagination, creative systems)
– Gold Key Tours – speculative media experiences from the year 2035
– Ready to Zag – lifestyle design games and media for adults reshaping identity
– Senior Discovery Series – low-tech, story-based learning for navigating digital change later in life
– Licensable Labs – customizable programs for faculty, teams, and communities

Programs are delivered through digital toolkits, live workshops, hybrid labs, and narrative media. Each one is designed to help participants slow down, zoom out, and take the next step—with clarity and agency.

We work across generations and sectors, helping people explore how AI, media, and cultural change affect their choices. Our approach is participatory, imaginative, and action-ready—centered on storytelling, speculative design, and futures frameworks.

If you’re ready to build what comes next—from within a system, career, classroom, or community—let’s rethink next together.