How to navigate an uncertain future through the power of foresight
In short: As technological change accelerates, how can we adapt our media literacy? This video explores the evolving landscape of media skills and the vital role of anticipatory thinking in a changing world.
The rapid pace of technological advancement is continuously reshaping the media literacy landscape. Beyond just analyzing current media, the concept of 'futures literacy' offers a way to manage this instability. According to UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations Programme (MOST), being futures-literate empowers the imagination and enhances our capacity to prepare, recover, and invent during periods of change.
By using foresight, individuals and institutions can better navigate uncertainty to make more informed decisions today. UNESCO supports this through initiatives like the Global Anticipatory Policy (GAP) Coalition, which aims to strengthen anticipative policymaking and foster resilience through global knowledge exchange.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Future Literacies: Crash Course Media Literacy #12
- Also: Futures Literacy and Foresight
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