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Why the future is plural (and why that matters)

Why the future is plural (and why that matters)

by wg | Jan 7, 2022 | Faciliating Futures

In futures and foresight workshops, participants often talk about THE future. Practitioners tend to insist on futures, plural. At first glance, that can sound like jargon. in fact, I sometimes get a lot of push-back: “FutureS isn’t grammatically...
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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.

 

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