When Governments Practice Foresight
(This is a revision of a post first published in December 2018.) What does it look like when an entire
Author: lauraburneynissenlovessocialwork
Reflections and Takeaways from reading Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel’s book, The Genesis Machine
Just finished reading (finally) the new book from Amy Webb and her co-author Andrew Hessel. It’s called “The Genesis Machine:
Exploring NASW’s Ethical Principles for Social Work Futures
Ethics evolve as the times change. For a while now, I’ve been exploring how futures thinking and practice might intersect
Foresight-Based Map of Social Work’s Immediate Future/Heat Map: Considering 1-5 years Ahead
REVISION NOTE: I had some feedback that the map below was a little hard to read, so also including a
How might social work be different in the future?
Let’s have an imagination session! Think about how different a “typical social work job” was 50 years ago. That would
A Future of Reproductive Justice: Resources for Teaching, Learning and Action
The future I will be working on includes reproductive freedom for all. This is (another) rallying moment for the profession
Emerging Words for the Future – Spring 2022 Edition!
Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found
10 Things – Dispatches from the Future – May 12, 2022 Edition
Periodic interesting things gathered – to accelerate (or disrupt) social working thinking, exploring and practice with a futures/foresight lens. 10
Complexity Theory as a Navigational Tool for Social Work Futures
Futures thinker Bob Johansen says that futures thinking now, is about moving from “categorical” to “spectrum” thinking in his most
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