EP 60: FuturePod Conversations - Riel Miller and John Sweeney

Here at FuturePod we are always thinking of ways to capture new perspectives, and provide mind stimulating content for our listeners. We are introducing an additional format to complement our traditional mix of interviews, which we are calling the FuturePod conversations. 

In this latest podcast, we have two of our previous guests returning for a conversation, Dr John Sweeney from Narxoz University and Riel Miller Head of Futures Literacy and UNESCO. 

Guests: Riel Miller and John Sweeney
Host: Peter Hayward

Conversation Question

John initially posed Riel this question:
Should the field abandon preferred futures? Recently, Richard Slaughter even called into question the efficacy of "alternative futures." Distinguishing between anticipation for "the future" and anticipation for "emergence" also highlights this tension. How can (and must) the futures field shift in both theory and practice to deal with this core tension? “ 

Ask your question to Riel and John

How does it work?

Question posting opens: 1 October 2020
Question posting closes: 30 October 2020

Here is an opportunity for you to join in and contribute to the conversation that is evolving about this topic. Everyone is welcome to submit a question. Questions will be compiled by the FuturePod team, who will ask Riel and John to come back together to respond to them, keeping the conversations going. A podcast episode of this additional conversation will be released.

  1. Listen to the original conversation: EP 60: FuturePod Conversations - Riel Miller and John Sweeney. Reflect on what additional question/s are coming up for you from this podcast episode.

  2. Submit your question in the form below. The FuturePod team will compile these questions, and get our hosts back together to discuss them. The question form will be open for 30 days only.

Question Form
Closes midnight (AEDT) 30 October 2020