Techniques of Futuring

In this project we look at how emerging media are being used to imagine, create, and communicate sustainable futures. Our research explores innovative practices at the intersection of sustainability, art, and technology.

The Techniques of Futuring project examines how emerging media are reshaping our ability to envision and create sustainable futures.

The field of emerging media is becoming a site of intense experimentation. Creative tools and processes are advancing rapidly, infused with AI, immersive platforms, networked experiences, and adjacent technologies. These emerging media technologies are also opening up the possibilities for previously marginalised groups to shape new climate and biodiversity narratives.

We focus on:

• Identifying innovative futuring practices using emerging media
• Analyzing the impact of these techniques on sustainability thinking and action
• Fostering collaboration between researchers, artists, and sustainability practitioners
• Our interdisciplinary approach combines insights from futures studies, sustainability science, media studies, and the arts to understand how we can better imagine and work towards positive planetary futures.

This project is based at Stockholm Resilience Centre and supported by Formas.