EXPLORING EVERYDAY FUTURES

Questions concerning everyday futures are worthwhile since work on the future of, for example, the home, cities, energy, and mobility make implicit assumptions about the everyday. Although such assumptions may have far-reaching implications, they are not often addressed. Challenging the assumptions underlying visions of the future from a wide range of disciplines can help to articulate the various values, interests, and materiality’s that inform the ways in which ‘futures’ are constructed. A focus on the everyday allows a perspective on the various ways in which constructed futures are intertwined with societies, and how the latter are shaped accordingly. Thus, questions concerning the impact of future visions, such as exclusion, reproduction of vested interests, and inequalities, can be addressed.

(via matthijskouw.nl » Exploring Everyday Futures)