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the_art_of_futuring [2019-03-13 16:21] majathe_art_of_futuring [2021-04-13 11:30] – [Futuring Techniques] maja
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   * https://fo.am/events/art-futuring/   * https://fo.am/events/art-futuring/
   * https://fo.am/events/art-futuring-workshop/   * https://fo.am/events/art-futuring-workshop/
 +  * [[https://www.kunsten.be/nieuws/10958-beluister-onze-eerste-podcastaflevering-over-futurologie|Kunstenpunt podcast from the workshop]]
  
 The workshop is designed and facilitated by Maja Kuzmanovic (FoAM), as part of the Futurology of Co-Operation project by Anna Czapski & Diederik Peeters, supported by KASK, SPIN and Kunstenpunt.  The workshop is designed and facilitated by Maja Kuzmanovic (FoAM), as part of the Futurology of Co-Operation project by Anna Czapski & Diederik Peeters, supported by KASK, SPIN and Kunstenpunt. 
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 === Divination === === Divination ===
  
-Divination could be considered as the prehistory of futuring, from the mythical past of futures studies. To honor this lineage, we began the workshop by using a contemporary version of Tarot, to add an element of chance and playfulness in the introduction round. The participants were invited to pick one card from [[http://superflux.in/index.php/and-now-for-something-completely-different/#|Instant Archetypes]] from Superflux, describe what they see in the card and speculate on what it might mean for them and their role in the workshop. +Divination could be considered as the prehistory of futuring, from the mythical past of futures studies. To honor this lineage, we began the workshop by using a contemporary version of Tarot, to add an element of chance and playfulness in the introduction round. The participants were invited to pick one card from [[http://superflux.in/index.php/and-now-for-something-completely-different/#|Instant Archetypes]] from Superflux, describe what they see in the card and speculate on what it might mean for them and their role in the workshop. Instant Archetypes are "a toolkit for anyone looking to open up possibilities, surface questions and untangle stubborn challenges. A reimagining of the timeless tropes of the Major Arcana for the 21st Century where the Fool is now the Consumer, the Chariot is a Drone, and the Moon is a Meme."
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-<blockquote>... a toolkit for anyone looking to open up possibilities, surface questions and untangle stubborn challenges. A reimagining of the timeless tropes of the Major Arcana for the 21st Century where the Fool is now the Consumer, the Chariot is a Drone, and the Moon is a Meme. </blockquote>+
  
 {{>https://vimeo.com/296869333}}\\  {{>https://vimeo.com/296869333}}\\ 
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 === Horizon scanning === === Horizon scanning ===
  
-Horizon scanning is about tracking change in the past and present, to anticipate how this change might evolve in the future. It is about analysing current developments, such as trends and megatrends and observing change on the micro-scale which point to possible but improbable changes in the future, also known as weak signals and wild cards. +Horizon scanning is about tracking change in the past and present, to anticipate how this change might evolve in the future. It is about collecting signals of change current developments and collating them into trends and forces/drivers of change. Sometimes signals  can be quite weak or point to possible but improbable changes (wild cards)
  
-A few notes on terminology. Horizon scanning investigates different types of change driverstrends, mega-trends, weak signals and wild cards. Trends are tendencies and directions of change. They can be observed when analysing past and present events, and noticing patterns. Megatrends are longer-term changes with wider-reaching consequences. They are observed over decades (or longer) and have impact across most if not all societal sectors. Weak signals are early warnings that something is changing in unexpected ways. Something that isn't important in the present, but could trigger a major change in the future. They might appear in your peripheral vision or a random conversation. You tend to find weak signals when you aren't looking for them. Finally, we the most unpredictable aspect of horizon scanning are the so called "wild cards", or "[[black swan]]" events. These are events that are unlikely to happen, but when they do they affect massive change. +A few notes on terminology. Horizon scanning investigates different types of changessignals (including weak signals and wild cards) trends and megatrends (drivers/forces of change)Signals are things you come across that point to possible futures. Weak signals are early warnings that something is changing in unexpected ways. Something that doesn'seem important in the present, but could trigger a major change in the future. They might appear in your peripheral vision or a random conversation, often when you aren't looking for them. Trends are tendencies and directions of change. They can be observed when analysing past and present signals, and noticing patterns over time. Megatrends (aka drivers or forces of change) are longer-term shifts with wider-reaching consequences. They are observed over decades (or longer) and have impact across most if not all societal sectors. Finally, we the most unpredictable aspect of horizon scanning are the so called "wild cards", or "[[black swan]]" events. These are events that are unlikely to happen, but when they do they affect massive change. 
  
 Read more about horizon scanning [[:/futurist_fieldguide/horizon_scanning|here]].\\ Read more about horizon scanning [[:/futurist_fieldguide/horizon_scanning|here]].\\
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   * etc.   * etc.
  
-Interesting futurists and futures-oriented individuals and organisations, working close to the arts or design:+Interesting futurists and futures-oriented individuals and organisations, working close to the artsdesign and culture:
   * [[http://superflux.in/|Superflux]] and [[https://twitter.com/anabjain|Anab Jain]]   * [[http://superflux.in/|Superflux]] and [[https://twitter.com/anabjain|Anab Jain]]
   * [[http://www.changeist.com/|Changeist]]   * [[http://www.changeist.com/|Changeist]]
   * [[https://www.metafuture.org/|Metafuture]]   * [[https://www.metafuture.org/|Metafuture]]
 +  * [[https://twitter.com/actionforesight|Jose Ramos]]
   * [[https://twitter.com/nraford|Noah Raford]]   * [[https://twitter.com/nraford|Noah Raford]]
   * [[https://futuryst.blogspot.com/|Stuart Candy]]   * [[https://futuryst.blogspot.com/|Stuart Candy]]
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