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A clearing in the methodological jungle
The Future Workshop (FW) Method is viewed here from different perspectives.
First, we consider definitions of what makes a Future Workshop.
Future Workshop Method
Besides the texts excerpted here, our
links page
contains numerous references to other Internet pages describing the nature of
Workshops for Futures.
Even we have a considerable and hitherto hardly utilised potential in social fantasy.
[...]
Especially important seems to be overcoming the "homelessness" of social
innovators.
[more... in English]
Future Workshops originated in the 1960s, when it became clear that
knowledge of the possibilities of the future meant power. Consequently industry,
government, political parties and the military had experts plan out a future as the former
saw fit. Tomorrow was carved up in advance by these special interest groups.
[more... / in English]
A Future Workshop does indeed "work" on the future, but in a
metaphorical sense, more verbally, with ideas, than with hands. [...]
The essential point is for people to deal with their yearnings within a group
and by freely developing their desires and hopes keyed to the future.
The aim of working in Future Workshops
[more... / in English]
On understanding one's role as a Future (creating) Workshop Facilitator:
The Facilitator's role is based on the aim of the Future Workshop to aid
participants in developing and realising their desires and utopias.
[more... / in English]
Future Workshops generate processes for working together
– thematically coherent
– open in content
– interdisciplinary
– goal-oriented
– problem-solving.
Impacts of Future Workshops:
programmes and projects are reviewed
[more... / in German,
sorry no English translation available]
The methodological concept of Future Workshop in key words:
– Characteristics
group-oriented,
methodological,
open-ended in content,
goal-oriented
– Phases
critique and complaints,
fantasies and utopias,
realisation and practice
[more... / in German,
sorry no English translation available]
Besides the texts excerpted here, our
links page
contains numerous references to other Internet pages describing the nature of Future Workshops.
ZW2005 – looking towards the futures:
[Welcome]
- Website for networking between moderators and facilitators of
Future Workshops
[Insight]
- The Annual Meeting of Future Workshops
More pages in English language are intended on this site,
but not realised so far.
Please give uns some more time, and send an e-mail to participate in
building up the website. Write to
members of the team who publish this site.
We would like to thank very much to
Mr
Theodore Talbot
from Saarbrücken (D), who
gave us the basic of professional translation
from German to English as a present.
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