Metaphors in futures research

Inayatullah, Sohail; Izgarjan, Aleksandra; Kuusi, Osmo; Minkkinen, Matti

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2016.04.004

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“…The artistic activity in this set was based in visual art: a causal layered analysis in which students used drawings to help explain their arguments. (Causal layered analysis is a technique for moving beyond talking points on an issue to identifying deeper beliefs and motives; it has traditionally been conducted using creativity and metaphor [Inayatullah et al, 2016]. )…”

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Artistic Classroom Activities: What Skills Can Students Learn?

Davidson¹

2019

Journal for Learning through the Arts

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Research suggests that incorporating diverse active learning approaches, including creative and entertaining activities, into a class helps sustain students' attention and improve their ability to engage with the complex problems of the modern world. This study investigates how two different artistic classroom activities, one based in performing art and one based in visual art, compare to conventional classroom activities with the same broad educational goals. This study finds that artistic classroom activities and conventional activities generally encourage similar understanding of course content, attention, and interest in students. A performing art activity (in the form of a roleplay) encourages more improvement in communication skills than a similar conventional activity. Some students view a disconnect between learning content and learning communication skills, however, so instructors must ensure that students recognize the value of artistic teaching techniques. Suggestions for helping students adapt to new artistic activities are presented.

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confidence: 99%

Artistic Classroom Activities: What Skills Can Students Learn?

Davidson¹

2019

Journal for Learning through the Arts

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“…According to CLA, just as language does not only describe reality constitutes it, metaphors do not only describe, but they also shape and create organisational strategies [69]. By unveiling the different ideological, value-based mind sets of the studied individuals, teams and/or organisations, CLA emphasises the importance of understanding reality through different layers of knowing and observing things.…”

Section: Cla-a Methods For Creating a Shared Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

“…By unveiling the different ideological, value-based mind sets of the studied individuals, teams and/or organisations, CLA emphasises the importance of understanding reality through different layers of knowing and observing things. These layers are (1) litany, which refers to issues that are often collectively shared as 'facts' yet rarely questioned or confirmed with real data; (2) social causes, which focus on the system's perspective on economic, social, political and cultural factors and thus explains the behavioural rules behind the litany; (3) discourse, which reveals the significant impact that our historical, social and spatial settings have on our common sense and thinking, including how we build structures and discourses around our values and worldviews; and (4) metaphors and myths, which expose us to narratives and false information that we use to justify ourselves to our inner selves [67][68][69].…”

Section: Cla-a Methods For Creating a Shared Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

“…By mapping the narratives, CLA by no means predicts the future, but it helps in creating 'transformative spaces' for alternative futures [68,70]. In other words, CLA does not take a stand on whether the stories are true or false; rather, it challenges underlying assumptions about reality and thus facilitates the creation of desired futures [69].…”

Section: Cla-a Methods For Creating a Shared Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

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Creating a shared narrative: the use of causal layered analysis to explore value co-creation in a novel service ecosystem

Ketonen-Oksi

2018

Eur J Futures Res

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Purpose: The current business environments are increasingly dominated by the networked and systemic conceptualisation of value creation. However, surprisingly, little is known about the explicit and symbolic (inter) relationships between the different actors involved in the value co-creation processes-or about how they impact on the network-specific innovation capabilities. More research is needed to explore and validate the yet theoretical models and concepts of value co-creation in practice. Design/methodology/approach: Theoretically, this study is built on the ideas and concepts of Service-Dominant (S-D) logic. Empirically, the research is based on a set of thematic interviews conducted in a real-life service ecosystem, in the context of university-industry collaboration. The method of causal layered analysis (CLA) is used to both identify and develop constitutive narratives that support the service ecosystem's long-term strategic planning and value cocreation practices.Originality/value: The use of CLA in exploring the S-D logical view on value co-creation is a unique combination. By studying a highly social, dynamic and interactive process during which different service ecosystem actors first come together to share their values and mental models, and then act upon, significant new knowledge and understanding is offered for all those interested in applying a more systemic approach on service ecosystem development. Practical implications: Given that the use of CLA not only increases the awareness of alternative narratives, but of the abilities to facilitate the desired future(s), new insight and practical advice will be provided for both managers and participants taking part in a service ecosystem.

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“…Metaphors are a growing area of study within futures research [33]. To a large extent, the existing literature has focused on utilising metaphors for effective scenario building and successfully communicating scenarios [34,35].…”

Section: Cultural Frames and Metaphors For Imagining Futuresmentioning

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Framing the future of privacy: citizens’ metaphors for privacy in the coming digital society

2017

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Privacy is one of the pressing issues of the digital age. New technologies and surveillance practices continuously present new privacy threats. This paper reports an exploratory qualitative study on non-experts' metaphors for privacy in future society using focus group material from three countries: Finland, Germany and Israel. Using thematic analysis, four metaphorical frames for privacy are constructed: 'dodo', 'hemline', 'savings' and 'foundations of our home'. The frames are analysed using the causal layered analysis method to uncover their systemic and worldview components. Taken together, the metaphorical frames highlight two key concerns of individuals: their struggle for control over a dominating future, on the one hand, and the problem of trust in collective means of privacy protection, on the other hand. The article concludes that the views of non-experts need to be included in broad societal discussion about a desirable future society and the role of privacy in that society. This discussion needs to seriously consider systemic interconnections that challenge privacy as well as the whole ecosystem of metaphorical frames for privacy.

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Metaphors in futures research

Cited by 26 publications

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Artistic Classroom Activities: What Skills Can Students Learn?

Artistic Classroom Activities: What Skills Can Students Learn?

Creating a shared narrative: the use of causal layered analysis to explore value co-creation in a novel service ecosystem

Framing the future of privacy: citizens’ metaphors for privacy in the coming digital society

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