Futurist Bill Sharpe of the International Futures Forum says that the only evidence we have of the future is our commitment to it in the present. In times of discontinuity like this, it feels like there are too many levels of possibility to even start to accommodate what the future might be like.
But the choices we make in the next 6-18 months are critical for our societies and will have ripple effects that will shape the next decade and century.
In all likelihood, multiple trajectories will play out in many different ways for different contexts and cultures. But what role do we have in shaping the transformation we want to see when it comes to our parks? Are we going to adopt a mindset of control when it comes to our public spaces, and risk reinforcing existing feedback loops of inequality of access? Or might we adopt a regenerative and participatory ethos, in which we invite Nadia’s world into being with every passing day? What role will you play in forging this future?
Joy Green
