What inspires us to become who we are?
In this interactive seminar, Shakil Ahmed shares his journey into futures studies—why he calls himself a futurist, educator, and storyteller—and how this path led to his current doctoral research on the relationship between inspiration and futures methods.
Participants are invited to reflect on their own origin stories and imagine new, inspiring narratives of the future. Together, we’ll consider how stories of the past and futures yet to be written can move us beyond Gross Domestic Product (and other paradigms that maintain the status quo), toward more meaningful measures of collective agency.
Bio:
Shakil Ahmed is a futurist, educator and storyteller at Ridiculous Futures, a UNDP Futures Fellow, and is pursuing his PhD in Foresight in Educational Leadership and Technology Management at Tamkang University, Taiwan.
He has explored the futures of financial inclusion in Nigeria, the futures of Chiang Mai and its digital nomad community, and the futures of education with the Prime Minister's Office in Bangladesh.
He earned his Bachelor's degree in Theoretical Physics at the National University of Singapore and his Master's degree in Educational Leadership and School Improvement at BRAC University.
