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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 has been developed by Sohail Inayatullah in the 1990s, based on the work of Richard Slaughter.
+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 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.
-Note: if you are doing a futuring exercise in which you look at how a present condition might be changed, you can continue with [[Discovering Alternatives]].