95006 TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting Autumn 2024Java

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95006 TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting

Subject description

This subject introduces students to key concepts and methods from the transdisciplinary field of futures studies. Skills and knowledge in this area are increasingly in demand in industry and the public sector, and they are fundamental tools to enable more effective participation in addressing the wicked problems faced by business, government, communities, and humanity as a whole.

Working individually and in teams to complete a participatory futures project in partnership with the City of Sydney council, students apply approaches to create and critically evaluate images of the future, identify signals of change, explore how possible futures could emerge, and ultimately propose a future worth wanting. Through these place-based projects, students explore the past, present, and possible futures of Sydney, identify opportunities and challenges for a sustainable urban future, and critically reflect on how their own perspectives and values influence their thinking and their actions.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Identify and evaluate complex challenges related to urban sustainability and social change through futures, systems, and social practice lenses

2. Apply methods from futures studies, systems thinking, and social research to collect evidence and de 95006 TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting Autumn 2024Java velop insights about past, present, and future change

3. Identify and assess how specific values inform our preferences about futures worth wanting

4. Present insights about possible and preferable futures through written, visual, and performance modes of communication

5. Reflect on and express insights about your values, perceptions of and preferences about futures and future change

6. Demonstrate effective collaboration and individual contributions to team work

Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)

This subject contributes specifically to the development of the following course intended learning outcomes:

.   Identify and evaluate complex challenges by analysing system dynamics, constraints, and potential leverage points, using disciplinary perspectives, evidence, and diverse viewpoints. (CII.1.1)

.   Identify, create, and employ a range of appropriate creative intelligence methods and boundary-crossing methodologies to construct and solve problems and generate transformative possibilities (CII.2.1)

.   Practice mutual, responsible value creation, including the implementation of sustainable and entrepreneurial innovation. (CII.3.1)

.  Communicate transdisciplinary ideas and solutions succinctly and persuasively using appropriate modalities. (CII.3.2)

· Develop reflexive connection with an evolving self, demonstrating ethical and intellectual positions that reflect

well-considered values that enable greater purpose and inclusivity. (CII.4