The Centre for Creative Technologies and Brigstow Institute warmly invite you to the third workshop from our Alternative Technologies Workshop Series

Speculative Imaginings

Open to all skills. Lunch is included.

9.30-12.30:

Capital Flows led by Imwen Eke (3 hours)

The Capital Flows workshop harnesses the power of play to uncover and reimagine hopes and aspirations for individuals and communities profoundly impacted by global ecological and social challenges. Inspired by the concept of regenerative enterprise, this workshop guides participants in understanding and leveraging seven forms of capital: financial, material, social, natural, spiritual, intellectual, and time. We explore how these interact across personal, social, political, and ecological systems. Through engaging activities such as personal capital inventories and system-building exercises, you'll gain valuable insights into how these capital forms shape our lives, communities, and the planet. Our workshop aims to foster creative problem-solving and collaboration, addressing real-world challenges related to climate resilience, social justice, and community wellbeing. By tapping into the power of play and imagination, we'll work together to envision, design, and creatively "hack" systems. Our collective goal is to create a thriving, more sustainable, and equitable future for all.

12.30-13.00:

Lunch

13.00-16.00

Narrative Futuring led by Viv Kuh and Bec Gee

Taking inspiration from Ruth Levitas’ Utopia as Method, this workshop uses a combination of visualisation, storytelling, collective imagining and critical making practices to support participants in imagining the best possible future worlds, as a means of critically reflecting on their current practice and how it might be better shaped to move us all towards more positive futures. Participants discover new images, analogies, language and possibilities to shape their lives and work. We will start with a very quick introduction to utopian imagining and its theoretical underpinnings and then get straight to work. We will explore a few key Narrative Futuring creative methods, including utopian visualization, collaborative imagining and creative writing. We will follow these activities with a facilitated discussion on the value and potential for utopian imagining, thinking about not only how this form of imagination can help create more flourishing futures, but also how it can positively impact our practice and wellbeing right now.

The Pervasive Media Studio is wheelchair accessible, has tea and coffee making facilities and a quiet room.

We can support those interested but may have access costs; childcare, travel etc. Please get in touch at artf-cct@bristol.ac.uk once you have a ticket.

Speculative Imaginings Workshop