Journal article
The Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium as an Embodied Practice of Regional Transformation
Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.Advanced access
2025
Abstract
The Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium, held in April 2025 on Turrbal and Jagera Country (Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia), brought together over sixty participants from across Oceania and Africa to explore futures grounded in Aboriginal and Indigenous knowledge systems, intergenerational wisdom, and participatory practice. Conceived as a response to the lack of Oceania representation and cultural resonance in global foresight spaces, the symposium was co-created as a grassroots, non-institutional gathering. This report outlines the symposium’s story, themes, structure, and experiential methods, including sensory foresight, Causal Layered Analysis, regenerative design, and open space dialogue. We argue for an embodied, relational, and regionally rooted approach to futures thinking that reflects the diverse epistemologies of Oceania. The symposium becomes not just a moment in time but a model for future gatherings that are inclusive, grounded, and transformative.
Details
- Title
- The Oceania Futures and Foresight Symposium as an Embodied Practice of Regional Transformation
- Authors
- Jeanne Hoffman (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - LegacyElissa Farrow (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.Advanced access
- Publisher
- Tamkang University, Graduate Institute of Futures Studies
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991159339602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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