by Suzanne Whitby | Nov 7, 2022 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
One of the most persistent mistakes in futures and foresight work is treating participants as audiences, who are expected to consume expert input, trend decks, and scenarios prepared elsewhere. What I’ve seen is that futures work only really comes alive when...
by Suzanne Whitby | Oct 7, 2022 | Faciliating Futures
I’ve been in futures workshops that looked impressive from the outside. There were beautifully designed slides. Sophisticated frameworks. Post-its covering every wall. People left energised, saying it was “inspiring” or “eye-opening”. And then: nothing really changed....
by Suzanne Whitby | Oct 3, 2022 | Relocated to whitbys.org
TLDR: if your corporate or brand values involve anything to do with “caring about your people”, then you should care enough to tell potential employees when a job has been awarded to someone other than them. If you can’t be bothered to do this, then I question how...
by Suzanne Whitby | Sep 7, 2022 | Faciliating Futures
I use walks as a futures method because they tend to surface hope, but not the kind that relies on reassurance or positive thinking. Optimism often skips too quickly to conclusions. It smooths over tension. It looks for signals that “things will work out.” In futures...
