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 ==== Uncovering Causality ====
-Uncovering causality is the first step in the [[Causal Layered Analysis]] (CLA) method, meant to uncover the causes of known issues, facts and assumptions about the present. It looks at the (social) causes, underlying worldviews, myths and metaphors that underpin the current version of reality. This technique is often used in conjunction with [[Discovering Alternatives]]. CLA was developed by [[http://www.metafuture.org/articles-by-sohail-inayatullah/|Sohail Inayatullah]].
+Uncovering causality is the first step in the [[causal layered analysis]] (CLA) method, which intends to uncover the causes of known issues, facts and assumptions about the present. It looks at the (social) causes, underlying worldviews, myths and metaphors that underpin our current version of reality. CLA was developed by [[http://www.metafuture.org/articles-by-sohail-inayatullah/|Sohail Inayatullah]].
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+This technique is often used in conjunction that of [[discovering alternatives]], which focuses on creating alternative scenarios for each layer or myth.
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   * Step 4: The next layer to examine is called Discourse/Worldview, that includes the (hidden) social, cultural and even linguistic structures that remain unquestioned by the analysis in the previous layer. This layer looks at cultural values behind the 'powers' that perpetuate the Litany. What are the (hidden) assumptions behind the issue(s)? Who are the stakeholders? What values do they have? Who has the most control over the issue? What are their dominant worldviews or ideologies? Cluster the discussions into a few dominant worldviews.
-  * Step 5: The deepest layer is one of Myth and Metaphor, including collective archetypes, emotional dimensions underlyin
+  * Step 5: The deepest layer is one of Myth and Metaphor, including collective archetypes, emotional dimensions underlying the worldviews. Discussion about this layer can take different formats, from a simple conversation, to working more visually (e.g. using [[moodboards]]. However you decide to facilitate this step, the questions are similar: What images arise in your mind when you look at the information we uncovered? Is there an existing work of of art (in any form) that encapsulates the feelings in which this worldview and the issue is grounded? Are there any myths or folk-stories that come to mind?
+  * Step 6: Invite the participants to reflect on the layered reality they uncovered, ask if there is anything missing, and what their emotional and rational reactions are.
+==== References ====
+  * [[http://scenariosforsustainability.org/recipes/cla.html|Scenarios for sustainability]]
+  * [[http://proutglobal.info/slideshows/training/Related%20web%20pages/002-Casual_Layered_Analysis.pdf|Causal Layered Analysis: Poststructuralism as a method]]
+  * [[http://metafuture.org/cla%20papers/Inayatullah%20%20Causal%20layered%20analysis%20-%20theory,%20historical%20context,%20and%20case%20studies.%20Intro%20chapter%20from%20The%20CLA%20Reader..pdf|CLA Reader]]