Invitation version #3: Personal invitations sent out by email
Dear [Name]
In August of 2014 we convened a diverse group of leaders from different fields and parts of the world at the Futures KnowLab, an event organised by Unesco, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre .
What came out of this meeting is a powerful insight: not everybody can use the future – in fact most people cannot. The ability to do foresight, and learn from foresight done by others has to be forged. So we decided to launch an experiment together: a collective learning journey on using the future.
We have identified five waypoints on the way to futures literacy – each of them an ability itself. For one hour each week, we all come together in an online discussion facilitated by wise and remarkable hosts who are selected on the basis of their domain knowledge and experience. The process is designed for each participant to come away with a deeper understanding of critical skills and abilities they need, and how they can acquire or develop them within their respective organisations and fields.
We invite you to participate in this experimental initiative in which we harness collective intelligence towards Using the Future. The campaign starts on November 20 and lasts for 1 month (just in time for the new year).
How you can participate:
As a Curator: This is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on lessons learned from the bleeding edge of the field and how they apply to your work and organisation. Time commitment: 5 hours spread over 5 virtual meeting with the other editors scheduled in advance.
As a Contributor: To prepare we invite you to share relevant experiences and lessons learned from your work and life in the form of an article of no more than 2000 words for publication on usingthefuture.com. It does not need to be original content, we only ask that it is relevant to the topic for that week. This is a good opportunity to present your work and expertise to novel audiences and gain access to new perspectives. As well as to shape and be involved in novel collaborations emerging out of the conversation.
As a Partner organisation: Host a Using the future pop up event- multiple events availble both online and physical. You get to position yourself at the centre of a global interdisciplinary conversation and collaborations with a broad range of stakeholders.
Regardless of how you wish to be involved we ask that you and your organisations starts by following the usinthefuture twitter and or facebook accounts and sharing 1-3 status updates/day.
Using the Future in a nutshell:
An online campaign organised by Unesco, Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and coordinated by Edgeryders. Participants contribute thought leadership articles one of give learning goals for Using the Future and meet to discuss the contents over a series of 5 online conferences lasting 1 hour. The articles and discussions are documented and curated into a digital publication as a foundation for future collaborations and partnerships. Pre-order your copy at:
Start date is November 20, 2014 on www.usingthefuture.edgeryders.eu and twitter.com/usingthefuture
Please direct enquiries to: Project Manager Nadia EL-Imam, nadia@edgeryders.eu | +32 4850 791 63
Press announcement/ Invitation:
Using the Future in a nutshell:
We are pleased to announce a one month long online campaign organised by Unesco, Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and hosted by Edgeryders. Participants contribute thought leadership articles one of give learning goals for Using the Future and meet to discuss the contents over a series of 5 online conferences lasting 1 hour. The articles and discussions are documented and curated into a digital publication as a foundation for future collaborations and partnerships. Start date is November 20, 2014 on www.usingthefuture.edgeryders.eu and twitter.com/usingthefuture.
Please direct press enquiries to: Nadia EL-Imam, Project Manager: nadia@edgeryders.eu | +32 4850 791 63 | @edgeryders
Announcement:
In August of 2014 we convened a diverse group of leaders from different fields and parts of the world at the Futures KnowLab, an event organised by Unesco, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and hosted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre .
What came out of this meeting is a powerful insight: not everybody can use the future – in fact most people cannot. The ability to do foresight, and learn from foresight done by others has to be forged. So we decided to launch an experiment together: a collective learning journey on using the future.
We have identified five waypoints on the way to futures literacy – each of them an ability itself. For one hour each week, we all come together in an online discussion facilitated by wise and remarkable hosts who are selected on the basis of their domain knowledge and experience. The process is designed for each participant to come away with a deeper understanding of critical skills and abilities they need, and how they can acquire or develop them within their respective organisations and fields.
We invite you to participate in this experimental initiative in which we harness collective intelligence towards Using the Future. The campaign starts on November 20 and lasts for 1 month (just in time for the new year).
How one can participate:
As a Curator: This is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on lessons learned from the bleeding edge of the field and how they apply to your work and organisation. Time commitment: 5 hours spread over 5 virtual meeting with the other editors scheduled in advance.
As a Contributor: To prepare we invite you to share relevant experiences and lessons learned from your work and life in the form of an article of no more than 2000 words for publication on usingthefuture.com. It does not need to be original content, we only ask that it is relevant to the topic for that week. This is a good opportunity to present your work and expertise to novel audiences and gain access to new perspectives. As well as to shape and be involved in novel collaborations emerging out of the conversation.
As a Partner organisation: Host a Using the future pop up event- multiple events availble both online and physical. You get to position yourself at the centre of a global interdisciplinary conversation and collaborations with a broad range of stakeholders. Talk to us to learn more.
The articles and discussions are documented and curated into a digital publication as a foundation for future collaborations and partnerships. Copies can be pre-ordered at:
Start date is November 20, 2014 on www.usingthefuture.edgeryders.eu and twitter.com/usingthefuture.
Please direct press enquiries to: Nadia EL-Imam, Project Manager: nadia@edgeryders.eu | +32 4850 791 63 | @edgeryders