Most futures work still treats imagination as something that happens in the head. But the brain doesn’t work that way. What neuroscience shows, and what experiential futures make tangible, is that imagination is embodied. We think with our whole nervous system, not...
We tend to talk about futures and foresight as analytical capabilities: the ability to scan signals, build scenarios, or anticipate change. But I’m increasingly convinced that one of the most important futures skills is something else entirely: collective...
Most futures work still treats imagination as something that happens in the head. But the brain doesn’t work that way. What neuroscience shows, and what experiential futures make tangible, is that imagination is embodied. We think with our whole nervous system, not...
I’m thinking about funerals. Specifically, funerals for glaciers. In 2019, there was the Okjökull glacier funeral in Iceland. In 2021, a ceremony was held for the Clark glacier in Oregon. And this week, on 5th September 2023, a funeral ceremony took place for the...
Stories and their ability to transport Have you ever listened to a story and become so immersed in the twists and turns and the lives of the characters that you forget about the world around you? This is the concept of narrative transportation. In Experiencing...
