Nick Foster is a British designer based in Oakland, California. He specialises in exploring the future, and has worked with technology companies including Apple, Google, Nokia, Sony and Dyson. He was previously head of design at Google's research lab Google X. In 2021 he was named a Royal Designer for Industry by the Royal Society for Arts. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Monocle and The Alpine Review, and his first solo book, Could Should Might Don't, was published in 2025.