Contribution short abstract

This work presents the method of future interviewing as an agile approach to engaging students in creative and positive thinking about their future.

Contribution long abstract

How often do you allow yourself to imagine what the future might look like if there were no sustainability crises? What would you smell, feel, and hear? How would you live, and what would you do?

Future interviewing is an agile method that is easy to apply in learning settings of various sizes. Drawing on my experience using this method in teaching bachelor’s and master’s level sustainability students, I will introduce the method, demonstrate how to apply it, and share the kinds of outcomes it has created in my courses. Applying the method serves a dual purpose: i. It enables students to engage with positive future visions by tapping into their creativity, and ii. it provides them with first-hand experience in a method that can be used in envisioning workshops.

Experience shows that future interviewing offers a powerful way to explore diverse futures, resulting in a range of hopeful visions.