Envisioning Tomorrow’s Science Centre: More challenge, more play Bridget McKenzie, Flow UK 19th March, 2014
Three ways to model futures
1. NormaIve: desired future built
on common ideals 2. ExtrapolaIng: probable future built on trends 3. Scenarios: possible futures built on ideals, trends & uncertain9es
What you can’t predict is more powerful‌ Gamechangers
Trends
Driving forces
Cri9cal uncertain9es Black Swans
Megatrends
Scale, complexity and power
All futures depend on the planet Science
Economy
Planet Educa9on
Future of planet: CriIcal state shiQ
Enlightenment NarraIve of progress Technical soluIons Science as knowable Ecology as nonhuman topic Understanding how things are
CelebraIng universe & all its contents as a wonder beyond us
Engagement QuesIoning narraIves Social & creaIve soluIons Science as paradoxical Ecology as key to thriving places & society Inuencing how things are to arrest catastrophic disrupIon Seeing ourselves as inImately connected to everything else
Future of science: More chaos + control?
Future of Learning: More rhizomaIc?
Ecosphere literacy as core skill?
Future of industry: More relaIonal?
Future of a[racIons: Grand Projects?
…or, go with the digital flow?
Or, light on feet and coming to you?
Return to the ďŹ rst science centre?
…with its Board of Longitude
Challenge hubs? Open IDEO
A shiQ outdoors?
Ethical sponsorship?
When things get serious, fun is more important