Navigating Social Justice: Why Strategic Foresight is Important

Note: This article first came out of the United Edge blog. See the original post here.

Anticipating and planning for the future is not a luxury in the dynamic and complex world of social justice. It’s a necessary instrument for impactful advocacy that happens through strategic foresight. Foresight is the process of creating visions of the future and developing strategies that could help to achieve those future visions.

Mars, here we come!

Starship Serial Number 8 High Altitude Flight Test video from SpaceX Youtube Channel.

I was super excited this morning to wake up to the SpaceX SN8 High Altitude Flight Test. That Starship Serial Number 8 exploded upon landing is beside the point. It was a successful ascent, it did its jaw-dropping aerial maneuver which flipped it into position for landing. Yes, it exploded upon impact but it got us so much nearer to Mars in so many ways only a space scientist could enumerate.

Blue sky high

Image captured from the Sky Blue Program page of the Common Purpose website.

Last week, the Association of Professional Futurists Emerging Fellows 2021, or #EF21s had our first meeting, and although the program officially starts next year, I am excited to embark on this full-year writing journey. Tonight, I attended the first live meeting for the Sky Blue Environmental Leadership Program, or simply Sky Blue, organized by Common Purpose, a global leadership organization.

Welcome to the future!

The Center for Engaged Foresight introduction video.

My career journey has been a long and winding path, from the academe to environment, social development, humanitarian work, two and a half years working abroad, and currently, futures. Although it is not as easy, defined, and laser-focused as I would have wanted, I am grateful for everything that brought me to my work today.

New CRLs #fistonheart Part 3

Each of the squares that make this image is a Climate Reality Leader who participated in the Global Training in August. Imagine how many people are working for the planet today. They are all reasons for climate hope.

This is the last installment of a three-part series featuring my former mentees and now fellow CRLs. I am so excited to see what initiatives they will do for climate and Mother Earth.