Code: 3.1

Futures literacy

To envision alternative sustainable futures by imagining and developing alternative scenarios and identifying the steps needed to achieve a preferred sustainable future

Descriptors

Knowledge

What you can do at this level

K
Knows the difference between expected, preferred and alternative futures for sustainability scenarios.
K
Knows the difference between short , medium and long term approaches and their implications for sustainability scenarios.
K
Knows that scenario development can factor in past events and current signals of change.
K
Knows that scenarios can inform decision making for a desired sustainable future.
K
Knows that effects caused by humans play a major role when mapping alternative and preferred future scenarios.

Skill

What you can do at this level

S
Can envisage alternative futures for sustainability that are grounded in science, creativity and values for sustainability.
S
Can analyse and evaluate futures and their opportunities, limitations and risks.
S
Can identify action and initiatives that lead to a preferred future.
S
Can anticipate future implications by looking at past trends and present conditions.

Attitude

What you can do at this level

A
Has a long-term perspective when planning, assessing and evaluating sustainability actions.
A
Is concerned about the impact of one’s own action on the future.
A
Is aware that the projected consequences on self and community may influence preferences for certain scenarios above others.
A
Seeks to combine rigorous methods for thinking about the future with creative and participatory approaches.

Learning outcome types: K — What you need to know: theoretical understanding and factual information.; S — What you can do: practical and technical abilities.; A — How you approach things: values, dispositions and behaviours.