Metafuture: Futures Studies by Sohail Inayatullah and Ivana Milojević
Deepening the Future
Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) is a theory and applied research methodology that deconstructs and reconstructs the past, present and future. It works by revealing the inner and outer narratives that shape our world, then transforming them into actionable pathways for profound change in both policy and worldview.
CLA begins and ends by questioning the predictability of the future, creating space for discussion of alternative futures.
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LITANY
List all the surface indicators of the problem before.
SYSTEMIC CAUSES
Explore the economic,
political, and social structures that create the problem.
WORLDVIEW
Challenge the Narrative.
Deconstruct the dominant story.
MYTH / METAPHOR
Create a new future. By changing the deep story, we change everything.
Three decades of theory, research and real- life scenarios in 3 volumes
