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Uncertainty is not a weakness. It’s the ultimate superpower.

Uncertainty is not a weakness. It’s the ultimate superpower.

by Suzanne Whitby | 12 months ago | Faciliating Futures, Notebook

I watched quantum physicist Shohini Ghose explain something that futures practitioners often feel in their bones: in quantum physics, uncertainty isn’t a measurement problem. It’s built into reality. Some things are fundamentally unknowable. And instead of treating...
Telling stories at Innsbruck’s Botanical Garden | Früh­lings­fest: der berg ruft

Telling stories at Innsbruck’s Botanical Garden | Früh­lings­fest: der berg ruft

by Suzanne Whitby | 12 months ago | What I'm doing now

Telling stories at Innsbruck’s Botanical Garden | Früh­lings­fest: der berg ruft Short & Sweet: Performing under my storytelling name, Ziyadliwa, I will perform two short storytelling shows inspired by mountain and Alpine traditions at the 2025 Spring Festival....
Innsbruck Reads: April 2025 Books & Events

Innsbruck Reads: April 2025 Books & Events

by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 18, 2025 | Innsbruck Reads Newsletter

Hello, hello, ​You’re receiving this because you signed up for our book club (or you asked to receive quick updates on the Innsbruck Reads website). Welcome. This update contains: ​An update from the most recent book club get-together New: Seasonal Reading Salon...
The Great Switch: Finding Non-US Alternatives to Online Password Managers like LastPass (European and Non-US Alternatives)

The Great Switch: Finding Non-US Alternatives to Online Password Managers like LastPass (European and Non-US Alternatives)

by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 17, 2025 | The Great Switch

The Great Switch: Finding Non-US Alternatives to Online Password Managers like LastPass (European and Non-US VOIP Alternatives) I’m back with another instalment of suggestions for how to move away from US-based tech companies and towards European companies,...
Uncertainty is not a weakness. It’s the ultimate superpower.

Why the first 20 minutes matter in facilitating futures

by Suzanne Whitby | Apr 7, 2025 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook

When I am facilitating futures, the first 20 minutes of a session tells me how the session might go without careful facilitation. The opening exercises and activities aren’t simply ice-breakers, as many participants think, but an opportunity for me to observe the...
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Suzanne Whitby | Foresight, Futures, Facilitation, & Storytelling

About

Suzanne Whitby is a facilitator, researcher, and practitioner building capacities for hopeful, sustainable futures.

She works at the intersection of science, society, storytelling, and sustainability, through science communication training, futures facilitation, place-based walking experiences, and doctoral research exploring how embodied experiences inspire climate action.

 

Work with me

Professional Practice

  • SciComm Success (Evidence-based capacity-building)
  • Futures Fit (Futures capacity-building)
  • Ways to Walk (Pre-political, sustainability capacity-building)

Creative Practice

  • Oral Storytelling
  • Earthed Art

Research

  • senstoryscapes & Walk the Futures

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