Place and space are often used interchangeably in everyday language, but in human geography, these terms mean different things. Without doing a deep dive into the academic literature around place versus space (something that I have been doing as part of my PhD),...
Consumers and employees are increasingly interested in a company’s sustainability efforts, and businesses are eager to respond. However, it’s crucial to be authentic and transparent about where you stand on your sustainability journey, even if you’re...
Konsumenten und Mitarbeiter interessieren sich zunehmend für die Nachhaltigkeitsbemühungen eines Unternehmens, und die Unternehmen wollen darauf reagieren. Es ist jedoch wichtig, dass du authentisch und transparent darlegst, wo du auf deinem Weg zur Nachhaltigkeit...
One of my favourite questions in place-based futures work is simple, but deceptive. I ask, “Whose futures are visible in this space, and whose are missing?” This is a question that I usually ask in the present, often on a participatory walk, and sometimes in a room,...
In futures work, hope is often misunderstood. (It’s certainly understood in other contexts, too, but I’ll try to stay on topic!) In futures, it’s sometimes treated as optimism, which is a belief that things will turn out well if we just think positively enough. That...
