Radical Reimaginations of the Future
- Cecilia Scolaro
- 2d
- 2 min read
In February and March, we gathered five communities online under the invitation Radical Reimaginations of the Future. The sessions were co-organized by Design Reparations, Inclusive Design Jam, Humanitarian Designers, Design Changemakers, and UX for Change.
With the rise of anti-rights politics, plans of militarization, and the degradation of our ecosystems, many of us are feeling grief and exhaustion in our shared commitment towards social justice, dignity, and regeneration. While these feelings are important and need to be acknowledged, we also believe that hope is a practice, and that no future will ever exist if we are not willing to imagine it together.
That was the invitation we sent out to our communities and beyond.
It resonated with many people, and all available spots were filled within a couple of days. During the online sessions, we came together for an exercise of radical, ecological, reciprocal, transnational, and just co-imagination.
Together we explored the root causes that block better futures: from colonialism and extraction to disconnection from ourselves, each other, and the Earth.
From there, we imagined worlds where Indigenous knowledge is recognized as equal, all forms of life are respected, land is restored to its ancestral custodians, relationships are repaired through dialogue, and innovation is measured by intergenerational and inter-species wellbeing.
We imagined economies centred on care, education rooted in self-understanding, and communities where repair, healing, creativity and stewardship are part of everyday life.Although most contributions were created individually, the collective output feels like one shared vision. Themes, ideas and dreams overlap and complement one another, reminding us what becomes possible when we imagine together.
We created a visual summary of some of the outcomes, while the full collective board contains many more stories, ideas, poems and visions.
The response to these sessions has encouraged us to think about a longer and larger version of the format. If this resonates with you or your community, we'd love to hear from you!
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