Compass November 2022 - Democracy and Futures

This issue tackles the fragile state of liberal democracy and explores how foresight can help build more resilient political architectures. Angela Carson Miller examines complex factors shaping the future of global democracies including authoritarian predispositions and the communications revolution. Hans Davies suggests that the U.S. Congress needs strategic foresight to evolve and better reflect how citizens consume information. Shermon Cruz and Nicole Anne Kahn-Parreño emphasize invoking indigeneity and collective dreaming to decolonize anticipation. Adam Sharpe makes a passionate case for truly democratizing foresight for young people to empower them as agents of change. Zabrina Epps argues that democracy's future requires completely new education systems that emancipate time from the past. Cat Tully discusses the global movement for meaningful participation as a critical tool for social change and future-ready policy. Steven Lichty explores scenarios of state capture and communal regeneration within the context of South Africa. Steve Wells introduces a framework for making organizational change future-ready by putting people at the heart of the process. Karolina Thakker reflects on the crisis of social imagination and the pursuit of happier tomorrows through positive narratives. Tamira Snell describes her family's hunt for the future while sailing around the world exploring diverse cultural manifestations. Leah Zaidi introduces the missing speculative genre of polytopias which depicts the incremental steps of systemic change.