Session Two: Imaging a Future Preferred State


Essential Questions:

  • What core values should define a healthy democracy of the future? • How do we want people to feel living in a thriving democracy? • Who is not fully included today—and what would full inclusion look like? • How might democracy look when belonging is a daily lived experience?  •What does meaningful participation look like beyond voting? • How should power be shared, checked, or decentralized? • What would a trustworthy and transparent information ecosystem look like? • How can we strengthen dialogue across differences? • What does justice look like in a positive democratic future?• How important is accountability in sustaining democracy? • What community relationships support a vibrant democracy? • What shared stories or traditions could help knit people together? • How can democratic systems become more effective at solving complex problems? • What innovations could strengthen democratic governance? • What responsibilities do we have to future generations? • How might youth shape a more hopeful democratic future? • What assumptions limit our imagination of democracy? • What would we design if we could start from scratch? • What is within our control to build the democracy we imagine? • What practical steps can communities take today? (Chatgpt)

  • Music: "Love," Imagine Dragons, Playing for Change, Link to Site


Gathering: " A positive hope for the future that I have is..."

Video: Rob Hopkins, "A Walk Through a Day in 2030," Transition Town, 2019  Link to Site

Brainstorm "What are the characteristics of a healthy democracy?"

Exercise:  "Moving into the Future"/Preferred State (see participant handbook)

Closing: "Something I learned Today was...."

Readings:
 Participant Handbook, "Imaging a Healthy Democracy," Link to Site

Resources: 
• Rob Hopkins, "An Imagination Exercise to elicit good WHAT IF questions," Link to Site
• "Futures Worth Imaging: Four Alternative Futures," Institute for the Future, 9/4/25 Link to Site
• Rob Hopkins, "Inner Change for Emerging Futures: From imagination to action," ChangeNow 2023,  Link to Site

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