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
#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
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
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
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
#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
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
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… 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
#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
#emancipated from colonial rule, Rizal #anticipates fundamental principles underpinning contemporary #futuresstudies.
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
#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?
If this is only part of growing consumption, how truly #sustainable are we? #futuresliteracy
jfsdigital.org/2026-2/vol-30… How can students #imagine and #create images of the #future using #futuresthinking in the classroom in #Ethiopia? Take a look at this new article by Takele Zerihun and Mekonnen Dawit. Using a survey research #design, data were collected from 443
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
future-oriented curriculum practices to foster spatial and temporal awareness and support students’ identity formation and #futureplanning. #futuresstudies #futuresliteracy