This book is a result of Media Evolution’s Collaborative Foresight process, in which experts from member organisations come together with the broader community to dive deeply into a topic over four months and imagine possible, desirable and alternative futures of that topic.
The work and book is the third installment in a series of three on futures of cities, see also Of Stories and Stone (Futures of Wise Cities) and This Mesh We’re In (Futures of Infrastructure)
Contents
| Chapters | |
|---|---|
| Opening chapter | Preface |
| Generation Gap | Future 1 |
| A Growing Community | Future 2 |
| Knock on Wood | Future 3 |
| One Last Time (For All Time) | Future 4 |
| The City as a License | Commentary chapter |
Process
Core contributors across a range of disciplines scan for (and make sense of) trends and signals shaping the current social, technological, environmental, economic and political landscape. Using a combination of foresight methodologies and tools, they co-create detailed scenarios to surface changes that can be made today to help create a more flourishing tomorrow.
This Collaborative Foresight cycle is organised as a part of DigIT Hub Sweden – an initiative that helps companies and the public sector in Southern Sweden to digitise. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union, Region Blekinge, Region Kronoberg, Region Skåne, and Vinnova.
Colophon
- 94 pages
- Publisher: Media Evolution as a part of DigIT Hub Sweden
- Editors: Reeta Hafner, Martin Thörnkvist, Paul Graham Raven
- Illustrations: Jon Koko
- Graphic Concept: HolsterGreen Studio
- Layout: Linnea Paulsson Neppelberg
- ISBN: 978-91-987390-0-8
- Published: September 2025
Writers
- Paul Graham Raven
Martijn de Waal
Core Contributors
- Adrian Johansson
- Andrada Tulbure
- Annita Douka
- Arlind Reuter
- Asma Mansour
- Eva Dalman
- Grace Wetterlund
- Hans Andersson
- Helén Krüger
- Himanshu Rohilla
- Johanna Sjöwall
- Johanna Wretling Stadler
- Kristina Hall
- Lisa Jedlid
- Lykke Tærsbøl
- Marie Urfels
- Melissa Ciardullo
- Mikko Dufva
- Natalia Garcez
- Rasmus Hedin
- Roksana Patrzalek
- Sheena Pun
- Tamara Janic
- Tim Lillis
Funding
This book is made possible by DigIT Hub. DigIT Hub Sweden help companies and the public sector in Southern Sweden digitalise. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union, Region Blekinge, Region Kronoberg, Region Skåne, and Vinnova. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Digital Europe Programme. Neither the European Union nor the Digital Europe Programme can be held responsible for them.
