[Why] Immerse people in positive futures for healthcareWe (the Helios Initiative) are experimenting with what design futures can contribute to conversations around dignified nursing. The nursing…Jul 23Jul 23
[What] Step into a positive future vision for healthcare“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.” — Toni Cade BambaraJul 23Jul 23
Resources to learn more about long-term future visions for changeHere are the links and resources I typically recommend at the end of a workshop where people have been introduced to Social Design…May 31May 31
Tools for shifting problems into hopeful future visionsMy social justice work combines the making approaches of design with the long-term thinking of futures studies and utopian theory. And I…Apr 4Apr 4
Everyday Speculations for Social ChangeThis post is based on an article I wrote for the European design journal, Temes de Disseny. The article can be found here, with free, open…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
What is your theory of change?The magnificent Indigenous researcher Eve Tuck shines her insights into how we all have theories about how change happens (2009). But these…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
Advocating for Better Futures: 5 actions to make your vision realAs advocates for social justice, we know that a better world is possible. But many people lose energy and commitment when faced with so…Jun 4, 2022Jun 4, 2022
Instructions for a Future-Backwards activity: Backcasting to shift the status quoHere I provide instructions for an activity of backcasting called Future-Backwards. Imagining a path backwards can be a powerful tool to…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
100 Social Justice audio books available from your public libraryI keep recommending that friends download and use their public library card to listen to audio book for free (!) on the Libby app. So I…May 12, 2021May 12, 2021
Five orientations to envision and evoke preferable futuresI am exploring the idea of clarifying and engaging people in the long-term outcomes of social justice work —…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021