What if the city of Barcelona floated around the Mediterranean?
What if businesses changed owners every five years?
What if digital nomads earned “citizenship points” for helping their neighborhood?

These are just a few of the “what ifs” considered in this year's Sustained Discussion Program on Digital Nomadism and Future Belonging, facilitated by SDP Fellow Laura May.

Learn more about the SDP at https://iftalks.org/SDP .

#SustainedDiscussion #Belonging #DigitalNomadism #Barcelona #WhatIF

Sustained Discussions - Interactivity Foundation

As a Visiting Fellow, lead exploratory discussions on under-examined areas of public concern & develop tools to help others have better discussions.

Interactivity Foundation

"Something that's given me hope in the world right now is this work I'm doing around masculinity."

Kenny Andejeski shares his Sustained Discussion Fellowship project on the ManKind Podcast.
Listen here: https://iftalks.org/3L2D2

#SustainedDiscussion #Masculinity #Belonging #WhatIF

204 - How To Stay Human In Hard Conversations with Kenny Andejeski - ManKind Podcast

In this powerful and timely conversation, host Brandon Clift sits down with Kenny Andejeski—a strategist, facilitator, and civic connector—who specializes in building community across difference. Together, they explore how emotional intelligence, ...

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✨ What if belonging was the cornerstone of every school? ✨

Heather Cerny van Benthuysen’s Sustained Discussion Project, Imagining an Educational System for All, explores how we can redesign education systems to center on belonging, engagement, and equity.

Read more:
https://iftalks.org/s5Rdc

#Education #Belonging #CivicEngagement #SustainedDiscussion #WhatIF

Imagining an Educational System for All

This project explores the impact of digital nomadism on local economies, governance, and community cohesion.

Interactivity Foundation

🌍 What role will AI play in shaping a fairer, more sustainable future? 🤖 Ghislain Irakoze is leading a critical exploration of this question in his Sustained Discussion Project with IF, particularly when it comes to East Africa.

🌟 Learn more about the project: https://zurl.co/z6Xh
✍️ Understand the 'why' behind Ghislain's work: https://zurl.co/aw7U

IF: Strengthening Democracy through Discussion.

#AI #EmergingEconomies #EthicalAI #SustainedDiscussion #WhatIF

AI & Emerging Global Political Economies

This project explores the impact of digital nomadism on local economies, governance, and community cohesion.

Interactivity Foundation

Can we imagine a society beyond punishment? What might justice look like in a society that prioritizes growth and learning over exclusion and shaming?

Read more: https://zurl.co/2dUH
Join the conversation: https://zurl.co/uoU5

#WhatIF #SustainedDiscussion #CancelCulture

Moving Beyond Punitive Cultures

This project explores the impact of digital nomadism on local economies, governance, and community cohesion.

Interactivity Foundation

Pratyush Rawal is rethinking how we approach polarizing conversations. His project asks how we can foster dialogue instead of shutting people down or 'canceling' them. Curious? https://zurl.co/75mv

#CancelCulture #Dialogue #SustainedDiscussion #WhatIF @Pratyush_Rawal

Laura May’s #SustainedDiscussion, "#DigitalNomadism & Future #Belonging", explores how digital nomads and the sharing economy are transforming international cities like Barcelona.

The project: https://zurl.co/Zfwx
¿Te interesa participar?: https://zurl.co/V2hq

#WhatIF

Digital Nomadism & Future Belonging

This project explores the impact of digital nomadism on local economies, governance, and community cohesion.

Interactivity Foundation
If there were scientific evidence of life after death, would it change how you live? This is one of the questions posed by Jack Crittenden, an IF 2024/25 Sustained Discussion Fellow. Learn more at https://zurl.co/ndy9 #SustainedDiscussion #LifeAfterDeath #BigQuestions #WhatIF
Exploring Death & Beyond: Jack Crittenden’s Fellowship on Life After Death

Jack Crittenden, a Professor Emeritus of Political Theory, is no stranger to tackling complex and often uncomfortable topics. Now, as part of the Interactivity Foundation’s 2024/25…

Interactivity Foundation

Death is one of the most universal yet avoided topics. Jack Crittenden’s #SustainedDiscussion Project, "Death and the Possibilities of Life After", takes on the taboo subject of death—and even #LifeAfterDeath. Read more here: https://zurl.co/6PaI

#Mortality #WhatIF

Death and the Possibilities of Life After

This project draws on scientific evidence to examine how a deeper understanding of death could reshape how we live and govern.

Interactivity Foundation

How do we reimagine the future of masculinity? Kenny Andejeski’s Sustained Discussion Project, "From Boys to Men: The Future of Masculinity", explores how societal norms and practices shape masculinity and aims to create new pathways for healthy inclusion and belonging.

Read the project description: https://zurl.co/MzKP
Get involved: https://zurl.co/gKwl

#Masculinity #SustainedDiscussion #Belonging #WhatIF

From Boys to Men: The Future of Masculinity

This project explores how societal views on masculinity influence the disconnection of boys and young men and how new approaches could create a more inclusive society.

Interactivity Foundation