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Methods (152)

Suzanne  Whitby

Radical Dreaming

Radical Dreaming invites participants to imagine bold, transformative futures without the usual constraints of feasibility or current limitations. It’s a space to envision what’s truly possible, before practicalities narrow the field. This method centres imagination as a critical part of futures thinking.

Thiagi Group

Looking Around

Here's another jolt that explores one of our favorite themes: You have to unlearn something old in order to learn something new. A nice thing about this brief activity is that you don't need any supplies or equipment.

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Creative Commons Methods

Guided Journaling

Guided Journaling is a tool for the bottom of the U-process and builds on a completed co-sensing phase. It cannot stand alone! It allows participants to step into a deeper level of self-reflection and is often followed by a solo experience to expand on the insights that arise.

Alexandre Plennevaux

Debriefing: To keep / To change

2 columns on a wall, black board or white board. one with Header "To Keep", and the other "To Change".

Distribute post-its and markers.

Ask everyone to take 10 minutes to think about today, and identify What was to keep / To change ?? As many post-its as items.

Then sharing, one by one, explaining when necessary. Celebrate the "to keep", and

For the "what's to change", see if the group can commit to a solution for the next day.


Suzanne  Whitby

Horizon Scanning

Horizon scanning is a structured method for identifying early signs of change, like emerging issues, trends, and weak signals that could shape the future. It helps participants look beyond the immediate and obvious, scanning across multiple domains to detect what might be coming next.

Sarah Millsaps

Creative Commons Methods

3D Modelling – Personal

3D Modelling is a physical process. Participants create a sculpture that represents their current situation and the emerging possibilities of their work and life.

The process prompts questions from four vantage points, allowing for 360-degree seeing and sensing of an emerging future. The power of the practice lies in participants relying on their hands, rather than on habitual ways of thinking, to discover new insights.