A core pillar of Northwestern University’s Futures Literacy approach is gamification, and this game sits at the heart of that practice. Thousands of students and young people across the country have played it, and it has been affirming to hear their sharp, thoughtful feedback.

Stephanie Ezra’s article, “Dialogues Between Neohumanism and Emergent Philosophies,” explores a practical question with real stakes: when we imagine and design futures under uncertainty, where do we place moral authority—in a leader, in a system, or in a shared social practice?

I really enjoyed the futures conversation I had with the Masters in Social Development and Sustainability (MSDS) students and faculty during our DSDS Meet Up at the University of the Philippines Los Baños last weekend. It was such an intimate and inspiring foresight exchange. We explored futures studies, colonial and decolonial foresight, indigeneity, anticipatory governance, imagination, and even preposterous futures, all through the playful lens of the Dreams and Disruption