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Sustainability Competence and Green Skills​
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Futures Literacy

Definition

Futures literacy empowers learners to create their visions for a sustainable future by providing them with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to understand the futures as a variety of alternatives (e.g. expected, alternative or preferred future). Futures literacy encourages learners to use their imagination when thinking about the future, tap into their intuitions and creativity, and assess the possible steps needed to achieve their preferred future (GreenComp, 2022).

Sources

Publications Office of the European Union. (2022). GreenComp, the European sustainability competence framework. Publications Office of the EU.

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Testing Future Societies? Developing a Framework for Test Beds and Living Labs as Instruments of Innovation Governance​

An analytic framework for test beds and living labs, which represent an experimental, co-creative approach to innovation policy that aims to test, demonstrate, and advance new sociotechnical arrangements and associated modes of governance in a model environment under real-world conditions.​

Reference

Futurescaper

Futurescaper is a collaborative online tool that enables users to collectively build scenarios and explore the implications of different future possibilities. It promotes active participation and strategic thinking.

Tool

Backcasting​

Backcasting is a method that starts with a desired future outcome and works backwards to determine the steps needed to achieve it. It helps bridge the gap between the present and the desired future, enabling individuals and organizations to develop strategies for achieving their goals.

Methodology

Embracing Thinking Diversity in Higher Education to Achieve a Lifelong Learning Culture​

This case study focuses on a project conducted in HEIs to introduce future literacy and foresight thinking to students. It involved interactive workshops and activities to help students understand future uncertainties and develop skills for navigating them.

Case Study

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission under the Grant Agreement Number 2022-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000087668. This website reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.