Imagine trying to drive a car purely by looking in the rear-view mirror. That would only work if either you were driving backward, or if the road never changed. Glancing in the rear-view mirror is helpful, so you can see what’s coming up behind you or so you can see what you just ran over. But your eyes need to be concentrated ahead. And it’s even better if you can anticipate what’s ahead that you can’t yet see. That’s what futures thinking is. It is about using what we know from our rearview mirror, and applying our current experience to prepare for what may be ahead. In our workshop, we will discuss the reasons for employing futures thinking, some basic techniques and resources to get started, and we’ll even play some fun future foresight games!

Resources from this webinar: Futures Thinking Workshop Resources

Stephanie Luedtke is an educator, minister, and artist of sorts. She often combines the three in creative ways, weaving education and arts through her ministry or ministry into arts education. As a certified music educator, she has taught students in pre-school to those in retirement communities, and all ages in between, through the topics of music history and appreciation, vocal music, and small and large group instrumental instruction. Stephanie is also a rostered Deacon in the ELCA, with a Master’s Degree in Worship Arts, and has enjoyed helping people of all ages find meaningful ways to worship, learn, and to be in faithful community together.

This webinar was originally broadcast on October 11, 2022.