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Announcing RADAR’s Cycle #3: An Invitation to Co-Conspire!
ICYMI, last week, we published our reflections on Cycle #2 as we close the book on A More Play-Full Future. That means, of course, that Cycle #3 is on the horizon — and we’re eager to tell you all about it.First, the topicWhen we were planning for the year in our SuperCuration process, this topic was hard to ignore. Divisive, but hard to ignore. We knew we wanted — kind of needed — to cover it, but we also knew we wanted to do it in an undeniably RADAR way. Which means not just covering the t...
Announcing RADAR’s Cycle #3: An Invitation to Co-Conspire!
ICYMI, last week, we published our reflections on Cycle #2 as we close the book on A More Play-Full Future. That means, of course, that Cycle #3 is on the horizon — and we’re eager to tell you all about it.First, the topicWhen we were planning for the year in our SuperCuration process, this topic was hard to ignore. Divisive, but hard to ignore. We knew we wanted — kind of needed — to cover it, but we also knew we wanted to do it in an undeniably RADAR way. Which means not just covering the t...
Reflections on Cycle #2 — A More Play-Full Future
10 weeks of collaborative research. Inspiring conversations with unexpected experts of all stripes. An interactive report that did more to embody play than even we originally imagined. 5 public briefs and as many weeks of imagination-and-ideation workshops asking the question “What If?” All in the effort to kickstart A More Play-Full Future — the better future we spent a whole cycle cultivating as a community. The cycle may have come to an end, but a more playful future is just beginning. And...
Reflections on Cycle #2 — A More Play-Full Future
10 weeks of collaborative research. Inspiring conversations with unexpected experts of all stripes. An interactive report that did more to embody play than even we originally imagined. 5 public briefs and as many weeks of imagination-and-ideation workshops asking the question “What If?” All in the effort to kickstart A More Play-Full Future — the better future we spent a whole cycle cultivating as a community. The cycle may have come to an end, but a more playful future is just beginning. And...
WORLDBUILDING: Multiplayer collaging the future
This piece was written by a core contributor Caitlin Keeley; RADAR’s weekly worldbuilding lead.“There is no such thing as fate.” - Kim Stanley Robinson, Ministry for the FutureI’ve always thought a denial of fate was awful and pessimistic. Totally sad and unromantic. Now I see that it’s a hopepunk sentiment. It gives us agency and power for change. And those are the vibes we need to build better futures. At RADAR, we believe that the future belongs to those who think about it. And so, if we w...
WORLDBUILDING: Multiplayer collaging the future
This piece was written by a core contributor Caitlin Keeley; RADAR’s weekly worldbuilding lead.“There is no such thing as fate.” - Kim Stanley Robinson, Ministry for the FutureI’ve always thought a denial of fate was awful and pessimistic. Totally sad and unromantic. Now I see that it’s a hopepunk sentiment. It gives us agency and power for change. And those are the vibes we need to build better futures. At RADAR, we believe that the future belongs to those who think about it. And so, if we w...
An update on the future; Introducing Cycle #2
A call for co-conspirators to help us co-create the futureIt’s almost time to start our next collective research effort — which means we’re back with a peek behind the curtain. Whether you were directly involved or not, you’ve likely heard about RADAR’s first collective futures report — A Future In Sync. Published during our Proof of Community cycle, we were absolutely gobsmacked by both the result and the response. Since then, we’ve been gearing up for what’s next: re-thinking RADAR’s reason...
An update on the future; Introducing Cycle #2
A call for co-conspirators to help us co-create the futureIt’s almost time to start our next collective research effort — which means we’re back with a peek behind the curtain. Whether you were directly involved or not, you’ve likely heard about RADAR’s first collective futures report — A Future In Sync. Published during our Proof of Community cycle, we were absolutely gobsmacked by both the result and the response. Since then, we’ve been gearing up for what’s next: re-thinking RADAR’s reason...
What’s next for the Future of Futures?
Over the last 6 months, RADAR set out to reach its proof of community; to discover, incubate and deliver a better future, together. Through our first ever decentralized Futures Report, ‘A Future in Sync’, the Futurethon producing hundreds of innovative ideas, RADAR members voting to distribute grants to three of them; and having a curated, impactful, and generous community of ~200 members, we believe we’ve now unlocked this proof of community. Victoria Buchanan @VictoriaFutures I almost can’t...
What’s next for the Future of Futures?
Over the last 6 months, RADAR set out to reach its proof of community; to discover, incubate and deliver a better future, together. Through our first ever decentralized Futures Report, ‘A Future in Sync’, the Futurethon producing hundreds of innovative ideas, RADAR members voting to distribute grants to three of them; and having a curated, impactful, and generous community of ~200 members, we believe we’ve now unlocked this proof of community. Victoria Buchanan @VictoriaFutures I almost can’t...
