A Constellation of Possible Futures

The Civil Society Foresight Observatory Discovery Report

Thanks and Credits

A Constellation of Possible Futures brings together the findings from the Discovery Phase of the Civil Society Foresight Observatory project, which ran from 15 June to 29 July 2021. The Discovery Phase comprised a literature review and fact-finding workshops with stakeholders. 

 

Related publications

Appendix A Cultivating a Plurality of Futures

Appendix B Bibliography


Credits 

This report was written by Rachel Coldicutt, Anna Williams and Dominique Barron. It was designed by Honest Studio. The website was created by Kim Plowright and operational support was provided by Ashleigh Folan. 


Thanks 

We would like to thank all of the funders who took part in fact-finding workshops. We are also grateful to Cassie Robinson, Rhodri Davies and Prof. Richard Sandford for their generous comments and input as we drafted this report; any mistakes are, of course, our own.


About Careful Industries

Careful Industries is a research organisation based in the UK. Through research and prototyping, we help our clients understand the social impacts of technologies and create new futures. Our sister organisation, Promising Trouble, is a not-for-profit, exploring the potential of community technologies. Visit https://careful.industries to learn more or contact us at hello@careful.industries.

The Foresight Observatory has been seed funded by The National Lottery Community Fund

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Citation

If you are using this document in your own writing, our preferred citation is:

Coldicutt R, Williams A, and Barron D. (2021) “A Constellation of Possible Futures: The Civil Society Observatory Discovery Report”, London: Careful Industries

https://careful.industries/foresight-observatory/discovery-report


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