Intelligent Futures Lab
Advancing human-centricity in intelligent organizations.
Our Focus
Decentralized Governance
Investigating how blockchain and distributed systems enable transparent and community-driven governance. Research emphasizes smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and new models of collective decision-making.
Algorithmic Organizing
Exploring the development of AI agents that autonomously reason, adapt, and interact with their organizational environments. Research focuses on advancing decision-making, autonomy, and ethical considerations in agent-driven systems.
Human-AI Interaction
Studying the dynamics of collaboration between humans and AI, with a focus on usability, trust, and ethical implications. Research covers how AI systems can be designed for meaningful human engagement.
Digital Assets
Examining the impact of blockchain technology in hierarchical organizations. Research explores selective tokenization and strategies for real-world business adoption and scalability.
Featured Publications
The promise of a decentralized internet: What is Web3 and how can firms prepare?
2023
By: Alex Murray, Dennie Kim, and Jordan Combs
Synthetic stakeholders: Engaging the environment in organizational decision-making
2024
By: Jen Rhymer, Alex Murray, and David Sirmon
Navigating the challenges of generative technologies: Proposing the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain
2024
By: Jordan Brewer, Dhru Patel, Dennie Kim, and Alex Murray
FAQ
The Intelligent Futures (IF) Lab is a student and faculty-led research group at the Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. We study how AI, blockchain, decentralized systems, and human-computer interaction are transforming work, organizations, and governance. Our research has been published in leading academic journals and presented at major international conferences.
Reach out to us through the Contact page or email iflab@uoregon.edu. Let us know your background, interests, and how you'd like to contribute. We welcome students from all disciplines.
Participation is open to students of all disciplines, faculty, and industry partners. Whether you’re technical (engineering, CS, data science) or non-technical (business, law, communications), there are opportunities to contribute. Undergraduates, graduate students, and doctoral candidates are all encouraged to get involved.
Yes! Donations help fund student research assistantships, conference travel, equipment, and open-access publication costs. To contribute, please contact us at iflab@uoregon.edu and we can connect you with the appropriate University of Oregon giving channel.
Industry partnerships can take many forms: sponsored research projects, co-authored publications, guest lectures, data-sharing agreements, or student internship pipelines. We work with partners to design collaborations that create value for both sides. Visit our Partners page or reach out via Contact to start a conversation.
Visit our Publications page for a full list of our academic work, organized by year. Many of our papers are available through open-access links. You can also find featured publications on the home page.