quilting traditions, and #Hmong story cloths narrating displacement and #resilience. Together, these cases reveal craft as both #archive and #speculation: a material practice through which communities transform #trauma into testimony, #belonging, and ethical #imagination

#worldbuilding rather than decorative nostalgia? Find out in this fantastic new article by Adina Deacu 邱天美! Drawing on #feminism, #decolonial, and #futuresstudies frameworks, it examines three cases: Chilean arpilleras created under dictatorship, #AfricanAmerican

jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… How can textile #crafts function as #feminist technologies to create more #inclusivefutures? Can #peacebuilding, #inclusion, and #futuresmaking be used to reframe #embroidery, #quilting, #weaving, and related #traditional practices as #embodied forms of

#intergenerationalwisdom, and explores how #embroidery, #weaving, #sewing, #mending, and other #ancestral craft practices can serve as methods of #memory, #care, #healing, #resistance, and #futuremaking. #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy #teachthefuture

Feminist Futures Symposium'. Drawing on contributions across diverse #cultural and #geographical contexts, the Introduction positions #textile and #craft practices as embodied forms of knowledge that challenge the #marginalisation of #womenswork, #domesticlabour, and

jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… Have a look at the latest issue of Journal of Futures Studies, as we bring to you the second part of the #Feminist #Futures series. This Editor's introduction by Nur Anisah PhD outlines the key themes of the 'Threads of Hope: Ancestral #Knowledge and

impediments to creating and sustaining #futures and #foresight, can help identify ideal foresight attributes and functions, and provides observations on the growth and spread of #parliamentary foresight, and the use of #futuresmethods in #government.

jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… How have Pariliaments embraced #foresight and #horizonscanning as tools for improving #anticipatorygovernance? Check out this excellent report by Clement (Clem) Bezold to find out! Explore how anticipatory governance in parliaments considers the

#emancipated from colonial rule, Rizal #anticipates fundamental principles underpinning contemporary #futuresstudies.

#futurepossibilities. Rizal utilized the domain of #fiction to articulate #social, #political, and #ethical concerns that were relevant during his time, but also resonates with #emergingissues and possibilities in succeeding generations. By imagining a national #community

Kriztine Viray, and Emmanuel De Guia. See how they show that in his short life, Rizal's work had a strong, focused #futures vision during Philippines #colonial era. Benedict Anderson has said of Rizal’s work, specifically “El Filibusterismo,” is a story that foreshadows

jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… Who was a leading figure in early in their writing and work in #futuresthinking in the #Philippines 125 years ago? None other than Jose Rizal! Come and explore his ahead-of-its-time work in this fantastic essay by Joseph Reylan Bustos Viray, PhD

If this is only part of growing consumption, how truly #sustainable are we? #futuresliteracy

#urbansystems under pressure, detachment from reality, and labour displacements are amongst those growing; however, this is far from the full picture - what else needs to be considered going forward?  Can and should #sustainability/eco-awareness be considered a #megatrend?

This study contributes to defining grand challenges and connecting #futuresstudies with #sociotechnical transitions and addressing #emerging issues. What are the grand #challenges of this century? The authors of this paper claim that #generationalinequality, #climatecrisis,

and their consequences using #crossimpactanalysis and #emergingissuesanalyses methodologies to map out interlinkages and long-term implications for #Europe’s #future, underscoring the importance of involving broader perspectives in #policymaking to uncover wider issues.

jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… Are grand challenges #scientific feats of accomplishment or more of a wicked nature? Ask these & other central questions in the excellent article by Simon Önnered, Ksenija Komazec, and Malin Elvin. As they investigate the interlinkages of 14 #megatrends

future-oriented curriculum practices to foster spatial and temporal awareness and support students’ identity formation and #futureplanning. #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy

instability. Optimism about personal #futures declined during critical adolescent years. These results suggest that students may struggle to perceive the #interconnectedness between broader societal issues and their individual lives, highlighting the importance of integrating

students through structured questionnaires. Findings revealed that while most students expressed optimism about their #personalfutures, they were largely pessimistic about national and #globalchallenges, including economic #inequality, #environmental degradation, and political