What does it mean to be "cool"? And can you fake it? Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian. Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou.... #coolness #interestingread #perception

Are you a facilitator? Add your voice to SessionLab's "State of Facilitation" survey. They use it to create an annual report about facilitation and more voices (and more diverse voices) would be grand! www.sessionlab.com/s... #facilitation #facilitators #survey

🧠 #todayilearned The weird and wonderful things I come across whilst doing "real work". Today I learned that "Notburga" is a Germanic name meaning "one who protects" associated with the Austrian saint Notburga of Rattenberg, associated with charity and care for the poor. You're welcome! 😊

What might Innsbruck look and feel like in 30 years? If you're a local "international" person, and prefer communicating in English, join me on 23 August 2025 to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck. Info here: walkthefutures.org/i... Please share with anyone who might be interested. #walkthefutures

Interested in Walking the Futures in Innsbruck? I have an English-speaking walkshop planned for 23 August. It's free and for international folk living or working in Innsbruck. Details here: walkthefutures.org/i... Feel free to share :) #walkthefutures

Do you live or work in Innsbruck? Do you consider yourself as international but local, and do you prefer to communicate in English? I'd love to invite you to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck with me on 23 August 2025. Info here: walkthefutures.org/i... #walkthefutures

“The more we play with the future, the less it surprises us when it arrives.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #foresight #play #resilience #change #risks #opportunities #HelloFutures

Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us. theconversation.com/... #climatechange #antarctic #seaice

“Imagination isn’t fluff. It’s a muscle. And we need to use it if we want to stretch into what’s next.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #imagination #play #imagine #whatif #futures #futuresliteracy #HelloFutures

#Futures Who knew that fossil fuel was an essential headache cure? #Article: Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol. www.theguardian.com/...

“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #imagine #imagination #whatif #futures #together #collectively #HelloFutures

As a classicist, I think there's a lot to from ancient cultures. But miasma theory has been debunked by science. Why is US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, still wedded to it? tinyurl.com/2vyzx69y #scico#scicomm #standupforscience #scienceloteracy

“Play is where serious ideas dress up in weird clothes and ask us to take them seriously anyway.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #seriousplay #play #futures #imagination #experience #change #resilience #HelloFutures

Israel-Iran strike: a few possible scenarios from the BBC. www.bbc.com/news/art... #futures #scenarios #whatsnext #disruption

I wonder if we need a format like The Assembly (article below) to ask frank questions of CEOs of the biggest polluters? Weapon manufacturers? www.theguardian.com/... #theassembly #hopefulsustainablefutures

“Well, I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest. Especially with everything going on right now.” - Greta Thunberg Agreed. www.theleftberlin.co... #gretathunberg #youngangrywomen #hopefulsustainablefutures

Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures? Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice! Next session: 16 June (10h00 or 15h30 CET). Details: www.futures.fit/ff #futur#facilitator#futures#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community

“Play gives us permission to experience the future before it happens—and prepare for what we never saw coming.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #play #futures #possiblefutures #preexperience #prepare #resilience #HelloFutures

Could this be an opportunity to take active steps to reduce or stop car manufacture (surely we have enough cars?!) & help people in the automotive sector shift to new career paths? Good for planet & human health, + more resilience in the face of resource scarcity? www.theverge.com/new...

“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #imagine #imagination #whatif #possiblefutures #change #together #HelloFutures

“We don’t imagine the future alone. We co-create it—one story, one question, one possibility at a time.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #cocreation #storytelling #story #possiblefutures #HelloFutures

Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures? Join our online community of practice, Facilitating Futures, today (26 May at 10h00 or 15h30 CET), to explore the Futures Wheel. Details: www.futures.fit/ff #futur#facilitator#futures#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community

I try not to get personal about politicians on social media, but honestly, Trump is an idiot. He has NO idea about apartheid in South Africa, has no idea about the scale of violence in my country (and that it primarily affects non-white people), and has NO idea that his country has similar issues.

“When we tell stories of the future, we’re really telling stories about what matters to us now.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #storytelling #values #story #HelloFutures

Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures? Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice! Next session: 26 May (10h00 or 15h30 CET). Focus: The Futures Wheel Details: www.futures.fit/ff #futur#facilitator#futures#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community

“Sometimes the smallest act of imagining a different world is the start of changing this one.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #imagination #play #change #transformation #HelloFutures

“Radical futures need radical imagination—and play is how we get there without fear.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #dreaming #imagination #play #HelloFutures

“Futures literacy isn’t just about thinking ahead. It’s about feeling ahead—and that starts with play.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #play #futures #futuresliteracy #feeling #HelloFutures

Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures? Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice! Next sessions: 28 Apr, 26 May, 16 Jun 2025 (10h00 or 15h30 CET). Details: www.futures.fit/ff #futur#facilitator#futures#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community

“Play is how we sneak past our inner critic and ask, ‘What if?’—before the real world shuts it down.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #play #futures #whatif #imagination #HelloFutures

“Stories are the scaffolding of imagination—and imagination is how we start exploring possible futures.” — Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller) #futures #imagination #storytelling

#StandUpForScience In these uncertain times, "every university, not just across the US, but around the globe, must unite in standing up for truth-telling." - Andrew Graham Hear, hear! Read the full piece: www.theguardian.com/...

I wonder if OpenAI's ambition to create "artificial super intelligence" (smarter than people) is a good idea. We may risk alternative intelligences deciding that the world is better without humans : stick a few in a zoo, just in case, & eliminate the rest of us. www.theguardian.com/...

People. Planet. Prosecco. Ein einzigartiges Nachhaltigkeits-Treffen! 📍Innnsbruck. 📅 25. März | 29. April | 20. Mai um 18:45 Uhr 👉 Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl. Jetzt anmelden: peopleplanetprosecco...

🎙️ "The Hell-in-a-handcart narrative is seductive. It lets us give up responsibility. Future dreaming makes you realize you have power. We all do." Food for thought from Sophia Cheng when I spoke to her in the Futuring Is... podcast. futuringis.com/futur... #futuringis #futures

🎙️ "The practice of future dreaming gave me the courage to turn toward the question of motherhood in a way I never had before." Food for thought from Sophia Cheng when I spoke to her in the Futuring Is... podcast. Listen here: futuringis.com/futur... Or read the show notes. #futuringis

🎙️ "An act of radical imagination feels bold and appropriate for our times. It’s about refusing to accept the status quo and reclaiming our agency over the future." Food for thought from Sophia Cheng when I spoke to her in the Futuring Is... podcast. futuringis.com/futur... #futuringis

Haunting work from Icelandic photographer Ragnar Axelsson, whose work of people, animals & landscapes of remote Arctic regions show that large-scale environmental changes are already happening. aestheticamagazine.c... #storytelling #photography #iceland #climatechange #environment

France’s European affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad, said on Weds that the EU could “go further” in its response to US tariffs - "further" including digital services or intellectual property perhaps. Moving away from US-produced digital and other services seems like a very good idea indeed.

Apparently, I am a #RadicalLeftLunatic for wanting to shift away from US-produced products & services in response to the actions & commentary from the US government. It's a new way to describe myself, but I'll take it. Happy to connect with fellow RLLs! See @theguardian.com#RadicalLeftLunaticfor the full article.

Ne Zha 2 is an imaginative twist on Chinese mythology, and stories from 16th-century Chinese novel "Fengshen Yanyi". Those in the know say it’s an example of the mood in China. www.hollywoodreporte... European release next week. #chinesse #stories #mythology #movies #storytelling

In the first episode of the Futuring Is... podcast, I spoke to Sophia Cheng about Future(s) Dreaming, resilience, and play. Listen now or skim the show notes for the key take-aways. futuringis.com/futur... #futuringis #hopefulsustainablefutures #futuresfit #dreaming #imagination

What is the outlook for South Africa, After the Suspension of U.S. Aid? Nashwa Abdelnaby writes for African Narratives and explores possible futures and scenarios that range from dependency to self-reliance. See: africannarratives.or... #futures #foresight #southafrica #scenarios

Interested in possible #Futures? Want to give your brain a s-t-r-e-t-c-h & learn about Futures Literacy in a fun, hands-on way? Join me for my monthly Fabulous Futures session - online, free, & interactive. 📅 Monday, 17 Feb ⏰ 2pm-3:30pm CET (1pm-2:30pm UK) 🔗 Register here: www.futures.fit/events/

Nature tells us some is out of balance and, as usual, we ignore the signs. Another own-goal for the human species... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/24/tasmania-jellyfish-storm-bay-bloom-why j #jellyfish #balance #sustainability

I'm hosting #Innsbruck's 1st #PeoplePlanetProsecco. Meet new people+chat about #sustainability+informal setting. Pls help me spread the news☺️ 📅 Tues, 28 Jan ⏲️ 18h45-20h15 📍 The Galway Bay (cellar) Register FREE: https://kupfticket.com/events/people-planet-prosecco-in-innsbruck

While ambitious urban planners try to make 15-minute cities a reality, Copenhagen's Nordhavn district has gone one better with a 5-minute city... fantastic! https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/10/the-five-minute-city-inside-denmarks-revolutionary-neighbourhood #hopefulfutures

I am an intergenerational mentor @ The Resilience Project - they featured me in a guest blog. https://theresilienceproject.org.uk/updates-events/leading-sustainability-communicator-shares-secrets-of-living-intentionally Love that I'm a "Leading Sustainability Communicator" (not my words)! 😀

Exciting news on the work front for me today: SciComm Success was nominated for the European Enterprise Awards in the "Excellence In Furthering Science Communication 2024" category. Doing something right, then! #sciencecommunication #europeanscicomm #scicomm #awards #EuropeanEnterpriseAwards2024

How are Vance's comments about "childless cat ladies" in the context of government defensible? They aren't to me. I know far more childless people who are making a positive change socially & environmentally than parents are. Anecdotal, but there you go. www.bbc.com/news/art... #childlesscatladies