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     * What are the inhabitants like? What do they eat, wear, where do they live?     * What are the inhabitants like? What do they eat, wear, where do they live?
     * Who are the main 'protagonists' in this world (locally and/or globally)?     * Who are the main 'protagonists' in this world (locally and/or globally)?
 +    * What does everyday life in this world look like?
     * What might be considered big news?     * What might be considered big news?
     * What might be important events?     * What might be important events?
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     * What are the known issues/problems?     * What are the known issues/problems?
     * Does this world have a name?     * Does this world have a name?
 +    * Where are the boundaries of this world?
  
   * Step 3: Discuss the driving forces that shape this world   * Step 3: Discuss the driving forces that shape this world
-    * What are the are the driving forces in this world? If applicable, who are 'the powers-that-be', the 'movers-and-shakers' in this world?+    * What are the forces in this world? If applicable, who are 'the powers-that-be', the 'movers-and-shakers' in this world?
     * Who (if anyone) exists at the fringes of the society? What is their relationship with the driving forces?     * Who (if anyone) exists at the fringes of the society? What is their relationship with the driving forces?
     * What is the history of this world? Any important events that effected its present form?     * What is the history of this world? Any important events that effected its present form?
 +    * How do the driving forces affect the mundane daily life of the inhabitants?
  
   * Step 4: Look at the (hidden) dimensions of cultures and stories:   * Step 4: Look at the (hidden) dimensions of cultures and stories:
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     * What is overly visible in this future? What is invisible?     * What is overly visible in this future? What is invisible?
     * What do people believe in?     * What do people believe in?
-    * Are there any grand (unverifiable) statements emerging in this world?+    * Are there any grand (unverifiable) statements emerging in this world? What worldviews do they promote?
     * What deeply held perspectives might we come across?     * What deeply held perspectives might we come across?
 +    * Are there any spoken or unspoken rules that govern this world?
 +    * How are the values and myths translated into the tangible artefacts and spaces?
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 +  * Step 5: After answering (some of) the questions from the previous steps, summarise the main characteristics of your world in words and images (see [[moodboard]]).
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 +  * Step 7: Present the world(s): If you have been working in different breakout groups, invite each group to present their worlds to each other. This can be done as a "show-and-tell" presentation, an exhibition, or a simple reporting. If your group was small enough not to have breakouts, it is still helpful to present the results displayed on the walls and invite the group to look through and reflect on the exercise. In both situations, guiding and clarifying questions can help the presenters find gaps and possibilities in their worlds.
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 +  * Step 8 (optional): Follow-up: If applicable the results of the worldbuilding can be written as a story, designed as a map, collage, or a video. Assign tasks to different members of the group to continue the exercise after the workshop.
  
  
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   * A masterful worldbuilding of [[http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm|The Culture]] by Iain Banks   * A masterful worldbuilding of [[http://www.vavatch.co.uk/books/banks/cultnote.htm|The Culture]] by Iain Banks
   * Worldbuilding on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldbuilding|Wikipedia]]   * Worldbuilding on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldbuilding|Wikipedia]]
-  * [[http://io9.com/5039477/the-rules-of-quick-and-dirty-worldbuilding|how to begin and [[http://io9.com/7-deadly-sins-of-worldbuilding-998817537|what to avoid]] in worldbuilding+  * [[http://io9.com/5039477/the-rules-of-quick-and-dirty-worldbuilding|How to begin]] and [[http://io9.com/7-deadly-sins-of-worldbuilding-998817537|what to avoid]] in worldbuilding
   * Kate Messner on [[http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-fictional-world-kate-messner|How to build a fictional world]]   * Kate Messner on [[http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-fictional-world-kate-messner|How to build a fictional world]]
  
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