by Suzanne Whitby | May 27, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
Have you ever noticed how the most compelling facilitators, teachers, and change-makers all seem to be good storytellers? Not in a polished, performative way, but rather in a way that feels grounded and human. These people know how to tell their story. And they know...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 17, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
I often say that my work is oriented toward hopeful, sustainable futures. People sometimes hear that as optimism, a belief that things will turn out fine. That’s not what I mean. Optimism assumes a positive outcome. Hope, at least as I understand it, does not. Hope...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 7, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
When I’m facilitating futures work, I’m obviously paying attention to the process: time, flow, activities. But a lot of my attention is elsewhere. I’m watching how uncertainty is moving through the room. Who looks energised by it, and who looks uneasy. I’m noticing...
by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 7, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
I often describe my work as oriented toward hopeful, sustainable futures. This is what I stand for, both personally and professionally, although I try not to talk about this too much because for some, it demands too much explanation. I digress. When describing my work...
by Suzanne Whitby | Mar 7, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
When people struggle to imagine different futures, it’s tempting to say they lack imagination. I don’t think that’s usually the problem. More often, people are drawing on futures they’ve inherited: images, narratives, and assumptions absorbed from films, policy...
