Preferred Futures-Welcome to the course!
Take a two-minute survey about the future!
Welcome to this Course! Meet your professor, Jane McGonigal
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Urgent Optimism Skills Brief (Your "cheat sheet" for the course)
Preferred Futures-Introduction to Preferred Futures
What's a preferred future?
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Tips on Preferred Futures
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Working Backwards from a Preferred Future
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Hello from the year 2050: An example of a preferred future
Preferred Futures-Headlines from the Future
Good news from the future!
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News of the Future
TOOL: Headline the Future
Images of the Future-What's an Image of the Future?
What's an image of the future?
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Images of the Future (excerpt)
OPTIONAL: 7 Images of the Future from 1947
Images of the Future-Today's Images of the Future
Today's Images of the Future
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A Golden Age for Dystopian Fiction
Measuring and Influencing Optimism About the Future
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Images of the Future-More Examples of Images of the Future
3 Images of the Future, Year 2027
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OPTIONAL: Six Short Stories From the Future
Artifacts from the Future-What are Artifacts from the Future?
What are artifacts from the future?
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More Examples of Artifacts from the Future
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Artifacts from the Future-Tips for Making Artifacts
Tips for Thinking of Artifacts
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DEMO: How I Made These Artifacts!
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How to Make Artifacts from the Future
Action Roadmaps-Introduction to Action Roadmaps
Introduction to Action Roadmaps
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How to Build an Action Roadmap (Part 1)
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How to Build an Action Roadmap (Part 2)
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Action Roadmaps-Build YOUR Action Roadmap
TOOL: Build an Action Roadmap
Action Roadmaps-Climate Action Roadmap
Climate Action Map
Action Roadmaps-How to Help Groups and Communities Change the Future
Mini-Masterclass: Group and Community Futures (Part 1)
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Mini-Masterclass: Group and Community Futures (Part 2)
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SCENARIO: Sudan 2030
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OPTIONAL: Kenya Youth Scenarios in 2030
OPTIONAL: UNDP Foresight Manual: Empowered Futures for the 2030 Agenda
You're Ready to Make the Future!-Pledge to Make the Future
Take the Pledge to Make the Future
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Pledge to Make the Future
You're Ready to Make the Future!-Congratulations! You're ready to make the future!
Congratulations on finishing the course!
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An invitation to join our free alumni network