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
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
This episode was,
Edited by Preneil Pillay
Hosted by Prichelle Rugdeo
Original music and sound mastering by Jakob Ranum, Studio25
Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay