From Input to Interbeing
If regenerative participation is to become a meaningful part of foresight, we must expand our understanding of what foresight practitioners do—and how we show up.
We are not extractors of insights or deliverers of predetermined scenarios. We are gardeners, composters, and stewards of living processes. Our work is less about directing movement and more about cultivating the conditions for emergence, belonging, and transformation.
From Input to Interbeing
Despite good intentions, many public engagement processes remain transactional, time-bound, and symbolic. They ask people to show up, speak up, and then move on. These forms of participation tend to reinforce the illusion that listening has occurred, while leaving little space for transformation or relationship.
Beyond Fairness: Seeding New Possibilities for Our Future
…when we talk about “fairness,” we might unintentionally limit our thinking to a transactional model—balancing scales, distributing harm, and managing resources. Fairness, as a frame, feels safe. But it’s also static. It doesn’t invite us to question the very systems that created the inequities we’re trying to address.
The Importance of Imagination and Visualization in Futures Work
Recently we had the honor of guiding 200 Boys and Girls Club leaders through a transformative experience, helping them to imagine a workday in 2044.
The Power of Scenario Planning: Insights from Our Work with Community Building Initiative
Recently, we had the privilege of partnering with Community Building Initiative (CBI) to explore their potential futures and develop strategic scenarios that help to inform their growth and impact over the next two decades.