imaginary institute

Insights

We are a powerful collective of developers, designers, transformers and imaginative thinkers who work at the intersection of technology, design, education and innovation. Our unrivaled access to the most progressive and respected leaders in their fields and the latest Apple technology allow us to work on the verge of the possible and innovate beyond the obvious.

We contribute to the academic debate with a number of publications across fields such as sociotechnical imaginaries, challenge-based learning, innovation, education, learning experience design, emergent narratives, entrepreneurship, public policy, design, and software development. Additionally, we push the boundaries of today’s world through contribution to global communities of practice.

Tools & Materials

With the Speculative Spatial Design Canvas we provide a layout guide and design tool for spatial app and game development. Informed by scientific insights from Neuroscience, it offers a comprehensive framework for designers and developers to create spatial computing experiences that account for the intricacies of spatial design.

With Create with Swift we passionately share our love for Apple technologies, the Swift programming language and its ability to empower anyone to create and share their ingenuity through code. We aspire to make the latest technologies accessible to anyone by providing ready to use code snippets and collaborative workshops to get people started with app development.

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Academic Publications

Tangredi, D., Katics, G. & Perna, S. (2024) "Humanistic data art visualization for analyzing learner growth in Challenge Based Learning programs", in Frontiers in Psychology 15, 1441175. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1441175.

Perna, S., Recke M.P. & Nichols, M.H. (2023) “CBL: A Comprehensive Survey of the Literature”, In CBL Toolkit within the Learning Center for Challenge Based Learning of the Apple Education Community, apple.com.

Perna, S., Recke M.P. & Nichols, M.H. (2023) “Challenge Based Learning: A Comprehensive Survey of the Literature - Executive Summary”, The Challenge Institute.

Perna, S., Recke M.P. & Nichols, M.H. (2023) “Challenge Based Learning: A Comprehensive Survey of the Literature”, The Challenge Institute.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2021) “Emergent Narratives in Remote Learning Experiences for Project Based Education”, Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 19(2), pp. 59-70. DOI: 10.34190/ejel.19.2.2142.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S., Pereira, T.G. (2021) “Designing Narratively Driven Learning Activities for Blended Learning Experiences”, In Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Information and Education Technology ICIET 2021, 27-19 March 2021, Okayama, Japan. pp. 171-177. DOI: 10.1109/ICIET51873.2021.9419659.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2021) “An Emergent Narrative System to Design Conducive Educational Experiences”, In Jones, P., Apostolopoulos, N., Kakouris, A., Moon, C., Ratten, V. and Walmsley, A. (Eds.) Universities and Entrepreneurship: Meeting the Educational and Social Challenges (Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 185-198. DOI: 10.1108/S2040-724620210000011012.

Perna, S. & Recke M.P. (2021) “Card-Based Learning Objective Design”, In Proceedings of LEARNxDESIGN 2021: 6th International Conference for Design Education Researchers, September 24-46 2021, Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, China. DOI: 0.21606/drs_lxd2021.11.145w.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2021) “A Card-Based Learning Objective Design Method for Collaborative Curriculum Design”, In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on e-Society, e-Learning and e-Technologies ICSLT 2021, June 18-20, 2021, Portsmouth, United Kingdom. DOI: 10.1145/3477282.3477286.

Recke, M.P. (2021) “Entrepreneurship Policy and its Discourse of Difference, Distinction and Domination”, University of the West of Scotland, United KEThOS ID: uk.bl.ethos.846445.

Recke, M.P., (2021) “Entrepreneurship Policy Discourse and its Network of Actors in Hamburg, Germany”. In Proceedings of 21. Nachwuchswissenschaftler *innenkonferenz NWK 2020/21. 26-27 May 2021, Jena, Germany. pp. 299-305.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2020) “Narratively Driven Educational Experiences in Remote Learning Scenarios”, In Proceedings of 19th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL 2020, 28-30 October 2020, Berlin, Germany. pp. 438-444. DOI: 10.34190/EEL.20.062.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2020) “Emergent Narratives in Project Based Software Development Education”, In Proceedings of 13th International Conference on Game Based Learning ECGBL 2020, 24-25 September 2020, Brighton, United Kingdom. pp. 445-451. DOI: 10.34190/GBL.20.161.

Recke, M.P. & Perna, S. (2020) “Application of Narrative Theory in Project Based Software Development Education”, In Proceedings of 15th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2020, 16-18 September 2020, Rome, Italy. pp. 538-544. DOI: 10.34190/EIE.20.040.

Recke, M.P. (2020) “Policy Making Versus Policy Research: The Case of Entrepreneurship Policy in Hamburg”, In Proceedings of 15th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2020. 16-18 September 2020, Rome, Italy. pp. 529-537. DOI: 10.34190/EIE/20.042.

Recke, M.P. (2020) “An Observational Analysis of the Entrepreneurship Policy Discourse in Hamburg, Germany ”, In Proceedings of 19th European Conference on Research Methods ECRM 2020. 18-19 June 2020, Averio, Portugal. pp. 371-377. DOI: 10.34190/ERM.20.118.

Recke, M.P. (2019) “Sociotechnical Imaginaries and Their Metrification that Shape Public Policy Towards High-Growth Entrepreneurship in Hamburg, Germany”, In Proceedings of 14th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship ECIE 2019. 19-20 September 2019, Kalamata, Greece. pp. 1210-1215. DOI: 10.34190/ECIE.19.069.

Recke, M.P. (2019) “Hamburg’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem And The Next Media Initiative: Public Policy Towards Entrepreneurship”, In Proceedings of 19th European Conference on Research Methods ECRM 2020. 18-19 June 2020, Averio, Portugal. pp. 371-377. DOI: 10.34190/ERM.20.118.

Recke, M.P. & Bliemel, M. J. (2018) “Policy Making Versus Policy Research: The Case of the City of Sydney’s Tech Startups Action Plan”, in Economic Gardening – Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Small Business Ecosystems in Regional, Rural and International Development, SEAANZ Research Book Series, Tilde Publishing and Distribution, Prahan, Australia, pp. 58-79.

Perna, S. (2017) “Design ResearchScape. A visual exploration of Design Research publications”, The Design Journal, 20:sup1, pp. 952-963. DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1353040.

Costagliola, G, De Rosa, M., Fuccella, Vittorio & Perna, S. (2017) “Visual languages: A graphical review”, Information Visualization, 17(4), pp. 335-350. DOI: 10.1177/1473871617714520.

Santaniello, M., De Blasio, E. & Palladino, N., Selva, D. & De Nictolis, E. & Perna, S. (2016) “Mapping the debate on Internet Constitution in the networked public sphere”, Comunicazione Politica, XVII:3, pp. 327-354. SSN 1594-6061.

Conferences

Agosta, S.E., Monaco, G. (2024) “Designing human-centered spatial experiences”, presented at DesignFAO, October 11 2024, Faro, Portugal.

Damiano, F. (2024) “Crafting better app icons”, presented at SwiftLeeds 2024, October 08-09 2024, Leeds, England.

Agosta, S.E., Monaco, G. (2024) “Building for Vision Pro”, workshop conducted at iOSDevUK 2024, September 02-05 2024, Aberystwyth, Wales.

Damiano, F. (2024) “Crafting better app icons”, presented at iOSDevUK 2024, September 02-05 2024, Aberystwyth, Wales.

Agosta, S.E., Monaco, G. (2024) “Redefining User Interactions on visionOS”, presented at SwiftConf 2024, August 07-08 2024, Cologne, Germany.

Damiano, F. (2024) “Crafting better app icons”, presented at SwiftConf 2024, August 07-08 2024, Cologne, Germany.

Perna, S., Dell'Aglio, F., Rossi, M. & Perchiazzi, F. (2024). "FutureCraft: Prototyping Tomorrow's Technology", workshop conducted at Napoli Design Week 2024, May 6-10 2024, Napoli, Italy.

Tangredi, D. (2024). “Cultivating a Coaching Learning Community. Peer Coaching in Challenge Based Learning: Impact and Insights”, presented at Coaching in Leadership & Healthcare Conference 2024, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, May 3-4, Boston, USA.

Agosta, S.E., Monaco, G., Perchiazzi, F. (2024) "Ridefinire il visible: VisionOS e le nuove frontiere dello Spatial Computing", workshop conducted at DESINA 02, April 18-21 2024, Naples, Italy.

Damiano, F. (2024) “Crafting better App Icons”, presented at Swift Heroes Conference 2024, April 18-19 2024, Turin, Italy.

Sgambato, M.E. (2023) “A scuola di futuro -Trasformazione Digitale nell'educazione”, Dialogo tra: Maria Ester Sgambato (Junior Mentor Apple Developer Academy) & Giorgio Ventre (Scientific Director Apple Developer Academy), at Festival del Digitale Popolare 2023, October 6-8 2023, Turin, Italy.

Rossi M. (2023) “EU Code Week Jury”, at Italy Code Week Hackathon 2023, October 2-3 2023, Italy.

Perchiazzi F. (2023) “Panel Apple Developer Academy”, presented at Giffoni Good Games Interactive Culture Event, July 1 2023, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italy.

De Luca, D. & Vittoriosi, P. (2023) “Make it for everyone”, presented at Swift Heroes Conference 2023, May 4-5 2023, Turin, Italy.

Recke, M.P. (2021) “How to create a media streaming app with SwiftUI and AWS”, presented at NSSpain Conference 2021, November 18-19 2021, Logroño, Spain.

Recke, M.P. & Perna S. (2021) “Collaborative Card-Based Learning Objective Design”, presented at 20th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL 2021, October 28-29, 2021, Berlin, Germany.

Recke, M.P. & Perna S. (2021) “Collaborative Learning Objective Design for Blended Environments”, presented at 8th European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2021, June 30, 2021, UCLan Cyprus, Larnaca, Cyprus.

Perna, S. & Recke M.P. (2021) “Card-Based Learning Objective Design”, presented at LEARNxDESIGN 2021: 6th International Conference for Design Education Researchers, September 24-46 2021, Shandong University of Art & Design, Jinan, China.

Recke, M.P. & Perna S. (2021) “Collaborative Card-Based Learning Objective Design”, presented at REMOTE Summit 2021, June 10, 2021, Arizona State University, Arizona, United States. The video of the presentation at the REMOTE Summit 2021 is available on demand until the end of 2021 at theremotesummit.org and on the Teach Online Platform of Arizona State University.

Monaco, G., Pereira, T. & Recke, M.P. (2021) “Creating Machine Learning Models with Create ML”, presented at Swift Heroes Conference 2021, April 16 2021, Turin, Italy.

Rossi, M. (2019) “Everyone can Prototype”, presented at Swift Heroes EDUcational Day, November 14 2019, Turin, Italy.

Recke, M.P. & Bliemel, M. J. (2017) “The City of Sydney’s Tech Startups Action Plan: A Policy Review”, presented at ACERE Conference 2017, February 2017, Melbourne, Australia.

Multimedia

With our Learning Design Tools we rethink the way to design engaging learning experiences. With a set of tools and canvases aimed at educators tasked with creating learning interventions, they provide structure and coherence to the collaborative process of crafting engaging learning experiences.

Learning Experience Leader by Greg Williams: “Learning Objectives as Value Exchange with Moritz Philip Recke and Stefano Perna” on August 10, 2021. Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Amazon Music, etc.