In the Hello, Futures! podcast we invite people from all walks of life to stretch their imaginations, step into the unknown, and explore possible futures—the hopeful, the strange, the unexpected.
What’s all this nonsense about “playing with possible futures”?
Curiosity, connection and creative exploration.
In the Hello, Futures! podcast we invite people from all walks of life to stretch their imaginations, step into the unknown, and explore possible futures—some hopeful, some strange, some wonderfully unexpected.
Why? Because this kind of imaginative play helps build Futures Literacy—a skill that helps us navigate uncertainty, challenge assumptions, and prepare for change. And in times like these, that’s not just a skill. It’s the superpower most of us don’t even know we need.
Each episode is an invitation to play with possible futures—and discover what they can teach us about the present.
Join futurer, facilitator, storyteller and your host, Suzanne Whitby, as she creates space for curiosity, connection, and creative exploration.
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What’s this all about?
For the Hello, Futures! podcast, we invite guests to explore possible futures AND we also have regular open calls for guests.
Why? Because exploring possible futures shouldn’t just be for leaders and academics and actors and artists and “people in Suzanne’s bubble”. Every single one of us has the capacity to explore possible futures, learn from those futures, and potentially use that information in the present.
With that in mind, would you like to be our guest?
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Your host, Suzanne Whitby
Suzanne Whitby is a futurer, facilitator, and storyteller. She loves creating novel methods that use storytelling, the senses and the human capacity for imagination to bring people together to explore, imagine, and co-create hopeful, sustainable futures.
She uses fun, participatory approaches to engage people in today’s wicked problems, help them recognise their agency, and equip them with simple tools to change lives, communities, and the world.
Hello, Futures! is one of her playgrounds, a space for experimenting with serious games and creative formats that grow futures literacy in joyful ways.
Suzanne runs futures consultancy Futures Fit, helps scientists build communication skills at SciComm Success, and hosts the Futuring Is… podcast. She’s also an active science, sustainability, and climate communicator, and delivers workshops and training on these themes through And Better.
She speaks about the concept of hopeful, sustainable futures, and how we can use the future to build resilience, reframe challenges, and spark collective imagination.
You can learn more about Suzanne’s speaking, facilitation, storytelling and (many) other projects here.
Bring Hello, Futures! to you
Hello, Futures! is primarily a podcast, but of course, Suzanne Whitby, the host of the podcast, developed* most of these “futures games” formats to use in live workshops, training sessions and talks in her work as a futurer and futures researcher.
Get in touch you’re interested in:
- A participatory futures or strategic foresight workshop
- Futures Literacy training
- Help creating futures stories and futures scenarios
- A team-building event for a business, research group, leadership team or conference
- A keynote address or interactive talk
- Chatting about a project where there is an opportunity for collaboration
Suzanne is always happy to have a chat!
* The seeds for these games come from clever, creative and generous futurists around the world and widely known futures methods that come from the academic and other sectors. Suzanne may have gamified the approaches, but she stands on the shoulders of giants!
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