Toward Tomorrow: Co-Shaping Desirable Futures Through Prospective Theorizing

A two-day scoping research workshop exploring future-oriented scholarship, generative theorizing and collaborative agenda-setting.

Durham University Business School, Durham, United Kingdom. In-person workshop (25 places available).

This two-day Scoping Research Workshop brings together scholars interested in developing theories, methods and practices that engage with futures yet to be realised. The event responds to a growing need for scholarship that remains relevant, forward-looking and socially responsive. Building on emerging conversations in prospective theorizing, design science and future-oriented inquiry, the workshop invites participants to explore how research can help imagine and shape desirable futures. Sessions will examine concepts such as speculative rigor, future making, design-driven theorizing and constructive epistemologies, highlighting how these ideas contribute to scholarly engagement with grand societal challenges. The workshop aims to build a community of future-oriented researchers, stimulate methodological innovation and co-create a shared research agenda. Participants will work toward collaborative outputs, including a community white paper and collective publication. Scholars at all career stages and from diverse disciplines are encouraged to apply by submitting a short expression of interest outlining their motivation and connection to the theme.

How to apply

Please submit a short expression of interest of no more than three hundred words outlining your research focus and how it relates to future oriented scholarship, what motivates your participation and what you hope to contribute to this co creative community.

Deadline for applications: 15^th January

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