Creating the Future

Catalog description

This course serves as an introduction to thinking about and cultivating capacities for the future from the personal to the global. The course will focus on 6 areas: Context, Concepts, Capacities, Possibilities, Practices, and Integration. The global context situates us in time and space: How we got here and what the key issues are. In order to address a complex and uncertain world, concepts and ways of thinking need to be revised and incorporate systems thinking and complex thought. A reassessment of "human nature" is needed to acknowledge the extended human capacities found in multiple disciplines. While dystopian futures dominate, we will highlight and research human possibilities through the study of inspiring global examples at both micro- and macro-levels. Drawing on a range of traditions, we will learn about practices that support the development of better personal and collective futures. The concept of Transformative Leadership will serve as a framework and as a practice to embody our desired future in this time of transformation. PRIORITY REGISTRATION TO TSD AND TLD STUDNETS