Welcome to Futures Hub Podcast, where we explore the pathways to tomorrow.
This podcast navigates the intersecting landscape of foresight, community engagement, and personal growth. Each episode explores aspects of futures thinking, delving into foresight and systems techniques and discovering how these methods can both shape personal foresight capacity and contribute to community co-creation and meaningful decision-making.
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Ep 3.2 | From Policy to People: Julius Lindsay on Community-Centred Climate Action
In this episode of the Futures Hub podcast, we are joined by Julius Lindsay, climate strategist and futurist with over twenty years of experience working across municipalities, nonprofits, and national initiatives in Canada. Julius shares his approach to systems thinking and why his perspective on climate leadership has shifted over time from high-level policy to…
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Ep 2.8 | Season 2 Finale: Insights to Build Flourishing Futures
In the Season 2 finale of Futures Hub, we reflect on the ideas, provocations, and insights that shaped our conversations this year with guests Jessica Thornton, Everton Lewis, Samantha Matters, Method Collective, Sarah Brin and Disha Arora. This wrap-up synthesizes the five cross-cutting themes that emerged across the season and traces how Season 2 emulated…
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Ep 2.7 | Disha Arora of Faith Futures Collective on Gender Justice and Active Hope
In this episode of Futures Hub, listeners are joined by Disha Arora, founder of the Faith Futures Collective – a South Asia-based initiative amplifying women’s perspectives in religion to promote gender justice. Disha shares how her journey from creating a documentary on women and religion in India to founding Faith Futures Collective revealed the risks,…
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Ep 2.6 | Designing Immersive Futures: Sarah Brin on Creativity and Personal Agency
What makes an experience truly immersive, and how can it help us imagine better futures? In this episode of Futures Hub, experience designer and creative strategist Sarah Brin joins us to explore the intersection of art, technology, and futures thinking. Drawing on her work with projects like Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart, Sarah shares how playful, hands-on design can…
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Ep 2.5 | Grief-Informed Futures and Life-Centered Design: Building Resilient Communities with Method Collective
In this episode, we speak with Method Collective, a team of interdisciplinary creatives working at the intersection of life-centered design, systems thinking, and strategic foresight. Together, we explore their groundbreaking initiative, Space for Grief, and their pioneering work in grief-informed futures – frameworks that acknowledge how loss shapes our collective imagination and possibilities. We dive…
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Ep 2.4 | Resisting Urgency, Centering Care: Samantha Matters of Eras Foresight and Consulting on Purposeful Futures Change
Join us as we speak with Samantha Matters – Co-Founder and Principal Futurist of Eras Foresight and Consulting Corp – about practicing foresight with purpose and care. Samantha shares how her work is rooted in care, relationships, and responsiveness to complexity, and how Eras Foresight and Consulting Corp aims to do things differently from traditional…
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Ep 2.3 | Moving Beyond Innovation Theatre with Everton Lewis: Using Design to Create Meaningful Impact
How can organizations move beyond “innovation theatre” to create meaningful transformation? In this episode of Futures Hub, we talk with Everton Lewis, Managing Director and Head of Consulting of OCAD U CO, and explore topics of design, leadership, impact measurement and value. Everton shares how he brings together teams to help organizations navigate complexity and explains the…
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Ep 2.2 | Navigating Uncertainty and Shaping What’s Next with Jessica Thornton of Creative Futures
How do we prepare for an uncertain future while making decisions today? In this episode of Futures Hub, we sit down with Jessica Thornton, co-founder of Creative Futures, to explore how strategic foresight can help organizations navigate complexity, embrace uncertainty, and build better futures. Jessica shares her journey—from reimagining systems change to launching Creative Futures during the pandemic—and…
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Ep 2.1 | Big Ideas and Bold Visions: Launching Season 2 of the Futures Hub Podcast
Welcome to a new season of Futures Hub! This season, we’re not just exploring the future – we’re creating it alongside a growing community of foresight practitioners and future-curious individuals who are actively shaping what’s next. In this kickoff episode, we reflect on what we’ve learned so far and explore some emerging trends shaping our…
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Ep 7 | Season 1 Finale: Reflections and Insights Towards Shaping Tomorrow
In this Season 1 finale of Futures Hub, we discuss the key insights that defined our first season. From creativity to personal practice, community engagement to rethinking the conventional, this episode synthesizes the wisdom of Season 1 guests Nataljia Vojno, Alicia Richins, Grace Guadarrama, Sabrina Meherally and Jenn Chan. Whether you’re new to the podcast…
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Ep 6 | The Power of Care, Abundance and Storytelling in Nonprofit Innovation: A Conversation with Jenn Chan of the Department of Imaginary Affairs
Join us for an enlightening episode featuring Jennifer Chan, Co-Founder and CEO of the Department of Imaginary Affairs (DIA). Jenn shares her insights on how nonprofits can break free from scarcity mindsets and embrace creativity within constraints. Explore the importance of collective liberation, the unique paths to readiness, and the transformative power of community engagement.…