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Posted in Cologne News, Publications on Apr 14, 2026.

The Futures of Royal Animals in Cameroon’s Grassfields: From Literary Imagination to Participatory Foresight

'The Futures of Royal Animals in Cameroon’s Grassfields: From Literary Imagination to Participatory Foresight.' Published in ‘World Futures Review’ Kenneth Toah Nsah’s research explores the intersection of literary analysis and participatory foresight to address the survival of ‘royal’ and ‘sacred’ animals in the Cameroon Grassfields. Focusing on species of deep cultural significance, such as lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, and the Bannerman’s Turaco, the study examines their vulnerability amidst the global biodiversity crisis.

Posted in Club of Rome News, News, Publications on Mar 17, 2026.

The Fifth Element’s discussion paper series: The unitive science of a living universe

We are excited to share the second paper of The Fifth Element’s discussion paper series: 'The unitive science of a living universe' by Jude Currivan, associate member of the Club of Rome and co-founder of WholeWorld-View.

Posted in Cologne News, Publications on Feb 26, 2026.

Building on Shifting Ground: Liquescence in an Arctic River Delta

This chapter by Franz Krause offers a fascinating look at Aklavik, a hamlet of approximately 600 inhabitants in the Mackenzie River Delta. It explores how the collision of Western "river literacy" and the volatile Arctic environment creates a state of liquescence, both physical and social. This chapter explores key concepts and provides pertinent observations on: The People and the Place; "River Literacy" vs. Delta Reality; The Evolution of Infrastructure; Liquescence vs. Liquefaction; The 2006 Flood and Infrastructure Failure; and Socio-Political Shifting Ground.

Posted in ASU news, News, Publications, Summit Future News on Dec 01, 2025.

Reworlding Planetary Governance: YOUTH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN DECLARATION ON FUTURE GENERATIONS.

We invite you to read the Outcome Report of the ‘Learning for Planetary Citizenship and Anticipatory Governance’ UNESCO Futures Literacy Lab: Reworlding Planetary Governance: YOUTH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN DECLARATION ON FUTURE GENERATIONS. The goal was not to predict what may come next, but to practice different ways of seeing, sensing, conceptualizing, and shaping what might be possible by imagining and developing plausible scenarios for the future. What if the very act of learning could be planetary? What if a university could be a place not only of knowledge, but of responsibility, reciprocity, and regeneration? And what if governance made space for those who have never been allowed to speak—rivers, trees, future generations, and the systemically unheard?

Posted in Cologne News, Publications on Nov 28, 2025.

Agency in the Anthropocene

In this piece, the author explores the tension between modern educational demands and the actual capacity for student agency within the framework of the Anthropocene and climate activism. The text critiques prevailing educational models associated with these movements, drawing on environmental humanities research to highlight the inherent contradictions and complexities of human agency in a changing climate. As an alternative, the author proposes a "pedagogy of flourishing."