possibility studies
the ‘locus’ of possibility is the relational space of action and interaction between person and world. Imagining possibilities, creating opportunities to enact them, and changing our understanding of what is possible are all interactional achievements.
Vlad P. Glăveanu • Possibility Studies: A Manifesto
It’s better to prefer incompleteness over completeness; capacious imagination instead of futures that are too specific or neat; and experimentation and exploration over visions and blueprints. I’m sceptical of overly coherent utopias or the belief that societies follow simple logics. Instead, I see the work of imagination (and the life of real
... See moreGeoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
Throughout my career, I’ve learned that with the right mix of determination, focus and patience, change is possible. World-weary realism often turns out to be extraordinarily unrealistic.
Geoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
It is possible to alter the course of my becoming.
Suleika Jaouad • The Book of Alchemy
Although science may proceed through the experimental pluck of one scientist or another, it is ultimately a collaborative endeavor. Similarly, speculative fiction is read by the singular reader but experienced by a fanbase and sometimes a whole culture (or cultures).
Perry Zurn, Dani S. Bassett • Curiosity and Networks of Possibility
adrienne maree brown • adrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life | The On Being Project
WORLDBUILDING: Multiplayer collaging the future
Sophia Parker • Emerging Futures at JRF - Two Years In, the Story So Far
There is strong evidence that hope is good for us, and if imagination helps us to hope, then we should worry if it is blocked.