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== What communities can do ==
*visioning exercises or workshops, as part of a wider process to involve communities in action


== Events ==
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'''Oct 17 - 24''' [[Pop Up Tomorrow]], ''2019, Thu-Thu''<br clear=all>


== Why visions matter ==
== Community action projects ==


<blockquote>"Vision is the work of our imagination, a resource that every single person is born with." [https://www.xrdemocracy.uk/godeeper Future Democracy Hub]
* visioning exercises or workshops, as part of a wider process of [[Community involvement]]
 
* run a community visioning exercise. Examples include: Town Anywhere, [[Pop Up Tomorrow]], and [[Camden]]'s [https://www.camden.gov.uk/pop-up-think-do-community-space-for-climate-and-eco-action#dfmo Pop-up Think & Do community space for climate and eco action]
"Futures work can help stretch our imagination by considering what is desirable, what is plausible, and what should be avoided." <br>
"As one essay in the collection argues, it is better to think about the future than not; that in itself is democratising."
Tom Symons, Nesta <ref>[https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Radical_Visions_of_Future_Government_-_final.pdf media.nesta.org.uk]</ref></blockquote>


== Resources ==
== Resources ==


=== Quotes ===
=== Video ===


"Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare." Japanese proverb
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=== Video ===
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== News and comment ==
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'''2020'''
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'''Mar 22''' From the middle of this century, our response to Coronavirus doesn't look too bad, say these authors <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2020/3/21/corona-virus-from-2050-optimistic thealternative.org.uk]</ref>
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'''Mar 20''' As our current system shudders to a halt, we need a "Pluriverse" of pathways ahead. Here's a free dictionary of them <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2020/3/21/pluriverse thealternative.org.uk]</ref>
=== How to's ===


'''Mar 10''' Localism 2020-2050 (well predicted from Helsinki, 2012). It’s all “Empathetic Communities” + “Local Loops”—after the breakdown… <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2020/3/14/2010-demos-helsinki-predicts-2020-2050 thealternative.org.uk]</ref>
* What If Visioning Exercise wider community version 2021, Nov 2020, [https://transitionnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/What-If-Visioning-Exercise-1.pdf transitionnetwork.org]


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{{Excerpt|Pop Up Tomorrow}}
'''Feb 25''' [[Transition Network]]: An Aspirational Vision of Life After Fossil Fuels, <ref>[https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2020/02/25/life-after-oil/ Yes! Magazine]</ref><br clear=all>


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=== Quotes ===
'''Jan 17''' ‘[[Pop Up Tomorrow]]’ (London): voices of those who were there <ref>[https://transitionnetwork.org/news-and-blog/popuptomorrow-voices/ transitionnetwork.org]</ref><br clear=all>


'''Jan 17''' Seize the RAFT for 2035, says David Wood: a Roadmap towards Abundance, enabling Flourishing, via Transcendence <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2020/1/4/raft-2030 thealternative.org.uk]</ref>
<blockquote>"'''Vision''' is the work of our imagination, a resource that every single person is born with." [https://www.xrdemocracy.uk/godeeper Future Democracy Hub]


'''Jan 16''' The case for cities that never really demolish, love child’s play, handle your data respectfully, truly take back control, and more <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2020/1/19/five-cases-for-better-cities thealternative.org.uk]</ref>
"Futures work can help stretch our imagination by considering what is desirable, what is plausible, and what should be avoided."<br>
"As one essay in the collection argues, it is better to think about the future than not; that in itself is democratising." Tom Symons, Nesta<ref>[https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Radical_Visions_of_Future_Government_-_final.pdf media.nesta.org.uk]</ref>


'''2019'''
"For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create." Albert Einstein


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"Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare." Japanese proverb</blockquote>
'''Dec 3''' Forum Discusses Four Potential Scenarios for [[Ethiopia]]'s Future <ref>[https://www.ezega.com/News/NewsDetails/7509/Forum-Discusses-Four-Potential-Scenarios-for-Ethiopia-s-Future ezega.com]</ref><br clear=all>


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== Near you ==
'''Nov 8''' ‘[[Pop Up Tomorrow]]’ and a journey to 2030. A report. <ref>[https://www.robhopkins.net/2019/11/08/pop-up-tomorrow-and-a-journey-to-2030-a-report/ robhopkins.net]</ref><br clear=all>


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[[Ecuador#Visions|Ecuador]] - [[Peru#Visions|Peru]] - [[Australia#Visions|Australia]] - [[Belgium#Visions|Belgium]] - [[Denmark#Visions|Denmark]] - [[Europe#Visions|Europe]] - [[Visions UK|UK]] - [[New York City#Visions|New York City]] - [[Slovenia#Visions|Slovenia]] - [[Canada community action#Visions|Canada]] - [[Resources USA#Visions|United States]] - [[Washington#Visions|Washington]]
'''Oct 16''' [[Extinction Rebellion]]'s car-free streets showcase the possibility of a beautiful, safe and green future <ref>[http://theconversation.com/extinction-rebellions-car-free-streets-showcase-the-possibility-of-a-beautiful-safe-and-green-future-124924 theconversation.com]</ref><br clear=all>


'''Oct 16''' Flights of fancy: 10 ways to imagine our way out of the climate crisis <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/london-sustainable-environmentalist-tooting-pop-up The Guardian]</ref>
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'''Oct 15''' The Sustainable Future Town of Your Imagination <ref>[https://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/book-sustainable-future-town-20191015 @yesmagazine]</ref>
== Visions on Topic pages ==


'''Oct 6''' What does a flourishing regenerative future look like? <ref>part of 'Alternative Editorial: Back On The Streets', [https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/10/7/alternative-editorial-back-on-the-streets The Alternative UK]</ref>
[[Climate action#Visions|Climate action]] - [[Community involvement#Visions|Community involvement]] - [[Road safety#Vision Zero|Road safety]]


'''2018'''
== Visions on Resource pages ==


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[[Citizens data initiative#Visions|Citizens data initiative]] - [[Transition Network#Visions|Transition Network]] - [[Commons#Visions|Commons]]
'''Dec 5''' [[Climate action USA]]: With a Green New Deal, here's what the world could look like for the next generation <ref>[https://theintercept.com/2018/12/05/green-new-deal-proposal-impacts/ theintercept.com]</ref><br clear=all>


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[The future we deserve]]
*[[Italy#Office for Civic Imagination, Bologna|Italy, Office for Civic Imagination, Bologna]]


=== Local pages ===
* [[Italy#Office for Civic Imagination, Bologna|Italy, Office for Civic Imagination, Bologna]]
* [[The Future We Deserve]]


[[Visions UK]]
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[[Belgium#Visions|Belgium]] - [[Camden#Visions|Camden]] - [[Denmark#Visions|Denmark]] - [[Europe#Visions|Europe]] - [[Liverpool#Visions|Liverpool]] - [[London#Visions|London]] - [[New York City#Visions|New York City]] - [[Slovenia#Visions|Slovenia]] - [[Southwark#Visions|Southwark]] - [[United_States#Visions|United States]] - [[Wales#Visions|Wales]] - [[Washington#Visions|Washington]] - [[Wiltshire#Visions|Wiltshire]]
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=== Topic pages ===
'''External links'''
[[Climate action#Visions|Climate action]] - [[Community involvement#Visions|Community involvement]] - [[Road safety#Vision Zero|Road safety]]


=== Resource pages ===
* "Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary" (AUF, 2019). NEW BOOK edited by Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta. Download full ebook for free (PDF). License: Creative Commons [https://www.academia.edu/39692614/_Pluriverse_A_Post-Development_Dictionary_AUF_2019_._NEW_BOOK_edited_by_Ashish_Kothari_Ariel_Salleh_Arturo_Escobar_Federico_Demaria_and_Alberto_Acosta._Download_full_ebook_for_free_PDF_._License_Creative_Commons?auto=download academia.edu]
[[Citizens data initiative#Visions|Citizens data initiative]] - [[Transition_Network#Visions|Transition Network]] - [[Commons#Visions|Commons]]
 
== Interwiki links ==
 
== External links ==
*"Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary" (AUF, 2019). NEW BOOK edited by Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta. Download full ebook for free (PDF). License: Creative Commons [https://www.academia.edu/39692614/_Pluriverse_A_Post-Development_Dictionary_AUF_2019_._NEW_BOOK_edited_by_Ashish_Kothari_Ariel_Salleh_Arturo_Escobar_Federico_Demaria_and_Alberto_Acosta._Download_full_ebook_for_free_PDF_._License_Creative_Commons?auto=download academia.edu]


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Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Video[edit | edit source]

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Town Anywhere
Authors: Town Anywhere
Date: 2024-02-24
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A Desirable Future, An Horizon for 2030
Authors: Partager C'est Sympa
Date: 2020-05-27
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2040 - Official Trailer
Authors: Madman Films
Date: 2019-03-14
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Edgeryders - LOTE4: The Stewardship
Authors: Sam Muirhead, Nov 25, 2014
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Visions of a Sustainable World
Authors: Yale University
Date: 2010-02-15

How to's[edit | edit source]

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An invitation from the Transition Network. "...a time of creativity, dreaming, and sharing. A space to explore our longings for what we want the future to be. Connecting us to each other and to a future worth fighting for."[1]

Quotes[edit | edit source]

"Vision is the work of our imagination, a resource that every single person is born with." Future Democracy Hub

"Futures work can help stretch our imagination by considering what is desirable, what is plausible, and what should be avoided."
"As one essay in the collection argues, it is better to think about the future than not; that in itself is democratising." Tom Symons, Nesta[2]

"For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all we might yet discover and create." Albert Einstein

"Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare." Japanese proverb

Near you[edit | edit source]

Ecuador - Peru - Australia - Belgium - Denmark - Europe - UK - New York City - Slovenia - Canada - United States - Washington

Visions on Topic pages[edit | edit source]

Climate action - Community involvement - Road safety

Visions on Resource pages[edit | edit source]

Citizens data initiative - Transition Network - Commons

See also[edit | edit source]


External links

  • "Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary" (AUF, 2019). NEW BOOK edited by Ashish Kothari, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta. Download full ebook for free (PDF). License: Creative Commons academia.edu

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