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Section 3: Anticipation for a different future

TIP invites us to zoom out – see the entire ecosystem of interconnected niches, regimes and landscapes – and apply anticipatory processes to create pathways towards democratically desirable futures. This section introduces the work of Nordic members to do this through capability building in Futures Literacy.

Futures Literacy Lab methodology

This method was explored by Nordic members in partnership with UNESCO, with the aims of revealing, reframing and rethinking the assumptions we use to imagine the future. This resource collection introduces the methodology, along with reflections from practitioners who used to examine future worlds for organising innovation policy.

Slides introducing Futures Literacy Lab methodology

A short introduction to the Futures Literacy Lab methodology, shared by Lisa Scordato, Senior Adviser at The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU) at TIPC’s 2021 Nordic learning series. … from Slides introducing Futures Literacy Lab methodology

Tool: Futures Literacy Lab

This tool guides participants through a Futures Literacy Lab, a practical method to help us reveal, reframe and rethink the assumptions we use to imagine the future. It draws on TIPC’s Nordic members’ experience of running a Lab in partnership with UNESCO and The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education in 2021. … from Tool: Futures Literacy Lab

Guidance for facilitators: Futures Literacy Lab

This document provides guidance for lead facilitators to work with the methodology developed by UNESCO Futures Literacy and tested by TIPC’s Nordic members in 2021. It explains how users can deliver a Lab online, using the accompanying Miro tool, which provides a canvas for a four-part workshop series.   … from Guidance for facilitators: Futures Literacy Lab

Report of the Futures Literacy Laboratory 2021

This brief summarises the main reflections and images which emerged from a Futures Literacy Laboratory (FLL) on “Futures Literacy and Transformative Innovation Policy”, held online during 1-2 November 2021. The aim for the Lab was to mobilise the collective intelligence of a diverse group of experts, researchers and practitioners with an interest in Transformative Innovation … from Report of the Futures Literacy Laboratory 2021

Futures Literacy for anticipation

TIP entails a rethinking of the socio-technical systems that form the backbone of our civilisation. However, the future tends to be shaped by contemporary conditions and experiences. Video conversations between Nordic members and guests, along with presentations and blogs, introduce the importance of anticipatory thinking and imaginative capabilities.

Café conversations: The role of Futures Literacy in leadership and transformative change

Rune Todnem By, Professor of Leadership and Upcoming chairholder, UNESCO Chair on Leadership, Innovation and Anticipation, in conversation with Anita Krohn Traaseth, Founder of Vriml, Member of the European Innovation Council, and Chairwoman of the Executive Board at Startup Norway, Bocuse d’Or Norway, Norway Summit and Qvisten Animation. One of three Café Conversations at TIPC’s … from Café conversations: The role of Futures Literacy in leadership and transformative change

Café conversations: Caring for our futures in turbulent times

Ulrike Felt, Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Head of Department of Science and Technology Studies and research platform Responsible Research and Innovation in Academic Practice at the University of Vienna, in conversation with Elisabeth Gulbrandsen, Special Adviser at The Research Council of Norway. One of three Café Conversations at TIPC’s 2021 Nordic learning … from Café conversations: Caring for our futures in turbulent times

Café conversations: How can we use the future in innovation policy learning?

Riel Miller, Head of Futures Literacy at UNESCO, in conversation with Per Koch, special adviser at The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU), and editor of Forskningspolitikk (Research Policy). One of three Café Conversations at TIPC’s 2021 Nordic learning series. … from Café conversations: How can we use the future in innovation policy learning?

Using Future Literacy in Norwegian research and innovation policy

The reorientation of research and innovation policy towards societal challenges has led to a need for futures literacy in policy making. The Research Council of Norway, The University of Stavanger, The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education and the company Fremtenkt are experimenting with new types of anticipation practices and leadership. A … from Using Future Literacy in Norwegian research and innovation policy

Why is futures literacy relevant for innovation and transformative innovation policy?

In this engaging recording from a Nordic hub event in 2022, Per Koch from the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education connects Futures Literacy to TIP. Per highlights the implicit beliefs present in First, Second and Third Frame thinking, and the importance of anticipatory practice for researchers and policy makers working on … from Why is futures literacy relevant for innovation and transformative innovation policy?

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