Using the future in the present with Felipe Koch

How can we develop the capability of using the future in the present?

I sit down with Felipe Koch. He joins me to discuss images of the future, anticipation, UNESCO’s Futures Literacy and how people experience time. 

Felipe Koch is an assistant professor of Brazilian Studies and Societal Innovation at the University of Paris-Est Créteil. He has a PhD in Sociology of the Imaginary and has recently been elected as Vice-Dean of the AEI International School, also holding the position of Head of Graduate Studies. He leads undergraduate and postgraduate minors within Management and International Trade at AEI. An expert in; exploring societal impacts of imaginaries, social innovation, and future studies, he is also a senior trainer in Futures Literacy and a keynote speaker.

Related links or mentioned in this podcast

Narrative and the Imaginary: A Review of Gilbert Durand's "The Anthropological Structures of the Imaginary"

Yuval Noah Harari (Website)

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (Book)

Sam Harris (Website)

1:25 Meet Felipe Koch                                                           

4:20 What is Futures Literacy and Futures Literacy Labs    

7:30 What is ‘anticipation’ and how do we use it                

9:00 Felipe's work in Collective anticipation                   

15:25 The compass game and agency                                   

19:22 Discussing how people experience time                   

24:56 Felipe's s advice on building Futures Literacy capabilities              

28:15 AI and imagination

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This episode was,

Edited by ⁠⁠⁠Preneil Pillay ⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by ⁠⁠⁠Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠⁠

Animation by GAMUCATEX

Original music and sound mastering by Jakob Ranum, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠⁠

Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay