On this page we collect relatively unsorted references related to various aspects of Future Fabulators. An overview of pages on this wiki containing the various threads of research can be found on the background page some of which has been published in relevant academic journals. For highly unstructured and tangental research and production notes, visit the confabulation page at your own risk.

Emerging bibliography and reference collection at zotero » https://www.zotero.org/groups/future_fabulators/items

We have seen various games, card sets and other tools to get us thinking speculatively. Some of them include:

• Flaws of the Smart City pack of cards to be printed and glued personally:
• Near Future Lab's set of design cards.
• The Thing from the Future - Stuart Candy / Situation Lab
• see also the notes on futures_card_games

(to sort)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_planning
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_thinking
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phronesis: Aristotle says that phronesis is not simply a skill (technē), however, as it involves not only the ability to decide how to achieve a certain end, but also the ability to reflect upon and determine good ends consistent with the aim of living well overall.

• Basarab Nicolescu’s Manifesto of Transdisciplinarity

• “In other's words - Sarat Maharaj - Interview” http://www.thefreelibrary.com/In+other%27s+words.-a082800088
• Appreciative futures by Neil Houghton combines foresight, appreciative inquiry and chaordic stepping stones
• The world in 2025 (and 2030) from several perspectives
• Futures Research Methodology a comprehensive review of 39 commonly used methods in futures research. Chapter 13 is about Scenarios.
• Futurium Futurium is the online platform launched by the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission to facilitate a broad reflection on future European policies.
• Experiencing the Needs of Future Generations by Oliver W. Markley
• The image of the Future by Fred Polak
• Speculative Everything by Dunne & Raby

• The Hermetic Library reading room » http://hermetic.com/reading-room/

• Sociology of expectations: http://www.utwente.nl/mb/steps/people/scientific/konrad/editorial.pdf
• Erwin Wagenhofer's movie about the crisis of creativity in education: http://www.alphabet-film.com/

• Accelerationist manifesto: “The fu­ture must be cracked open once again, un­fastening our ho­ri­zons to­wards the uni­versal pos­sib­il­ities of the Outside.”
• Rekto:Verso over de toekomst: http://www.rektoverso.be/tijdschriftnummer/nr-58-oktober-november-2013

• Articles by Joseph Coates: http://www.josephcoates.com/articles.html
• Design Interactions course at the RCA

• various scifi threads re. possible future cultures, shifting relation between humans & their environment, exploration of 'biosphere dividend'. near and far futures
  • bloom, ventus, mars trilogy, incrementalists, etc+
  • “A History of the Future in 100 Objects ” » notes and quotes
  • 'the culture' (iain_m_banks)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture
    • notes_on_the_culture
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_ideas_in_science_fiction
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_ideas_in_science_fiction
  • Speculative Fiction reversals of African-European migration:
    • The Long Winter (1962) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_in_Winter
    • Usoni (2013) about sunless Europe http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/03/kenya-immigration-sci-fi-series
    • Halbe Welt (1993/5) where only Africans' skin can withstand the overly strong sun. http://www.florianflicker.com/info-links/halbe-welt/ http://www.allegrofilm.at/filme/halbe-welt

Keith Johnstone's Impro and Impro for Storytellers: http://moemesto.ru/newcode/file/8398046/Impro+for+storytellers.pdf