Signals of the Future

Alive & Learning: Conversations about Impact Networks, Living Systems, Foresight & Futures

In this episode, we highlight three stories from foresight practitioners from Africa, New Zealand and Canada about convening diverse people to imagine and shape better futures together. Their stories touch on climate, youth, indigenous cultures, and our relationship to grief.

The first story features young climate Leaders Iman Bashir and Fisayo Oyewale from Next Generation Foresight Practitioner’s Climate Futures Hub. They share experiences organizing intergenerational spaces that center youth inclusion in global forums, and speak to how the network has played a key role in their success and friendship.

Next, we hear from Alice Dimond about an indigenous approach to creating a more equitable future for the Māori people of New Zealand. Tokona te Raki means to prop up the skies to create a world of light, life and potential - the aim of the organisation is to create a world where everyone can share in this light and potential for generations to come.

Our last story is about using art to engage the complex emotions that arise as we navigate the complex challenges of our time. We hear from Method Collective, Toronto-based consultants and multimedia artists. Ziyan Hossain, Fran Quintero Rawlings, and Calla Lee speak about their immersive public art installation called Space for Grief as a model for public engagement with the emotions that accompany change. They shed light on the many ways in which our society fails to address grief and why engaging grief may help us navigate social change.