Please note: the information in the course manual is binding.
- Discuss and analyze with policymakers, corporate actors, designers and other practitioners how to deal with the inherent uncertainty of the future and the techniques of futuring relevant for dealing with the planetary crisis of the 21th C.
- Apply the conceptual and methodological perspectives for analyzing and developing techniques of futuring offered in the course;
- Recognize, describe and examine the research through design methodology applied in this class;
- Design, create and present an artistic contributiona t the final group exposition on the future of mobility that contributes to the transformative capacity of policymakers based on the acquired knowledge in this course.
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The course can be completed for 5EC or 7,5EC. Please contact the course coordinator to make the proper arrangements.
Starting November 2019 the Urban Futures Studio offers a mixed classroom course, an exciting new form of academic education for ambitious master students. In this course you will study techniques available for imagining the future in view of the planetary crisis of the 21th century. This year for the case of the circular economy. You will do so together with scientists, policymakers and other practitioners. The mixed classroom is both an elective Master course (5 ECTS/7.5 ECTS) for students and an interactive lecture series for policymakers.
To get a sense of what to expect in this unique educational format, have a look at the bustour The Coach for Conversation organized by students of the second Mixed Classroom, this story of last year's Mobility Museum, and read this interview (Dutch) with the course's instructors Dr. Jesse Hoffman (course coordinator) and Dr. Peter Pelzer.
In this course students will develop a conceptual and practical understanding of the available techniques for imagining the future such as design thinking, scenarios, creative writing, and the staging of public participation. During the course students and policymakers will work together toward a circular economy museum of the future that will be held at the end of the course.
The course will offer a mix of (guest) lectures, interviews, case exercises and discussions. Using the mixed classroom format, you will learn to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in case studies on the future of circular economies. Participation in this course offers you the possibility to gain hands-on experience in connecting ideas to action in collaboration with policymakers, on topics that are both scientifically innovative and societally urgent. In addition, you will learn to use innovative forms for doing research and presenting research.
Please note: for this course deviant enrolment rules apply
Students must be registered in a Master's programme at Utrecht University, students in one of the Master's programs within the Faculty of Geosciences have priority. Max. 20 students will follow the course together with Dutch practitioners in urban and spatial policy making (e.g. from the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment). Students are required to submit a motivation letter in which they explain why they want to follow this course.
You have to enroll for this course in Osiris too. The registration period will be open up to and including Monday 23rd September. You will be notified before the end of the regular registration period whether you can join this course. If not, you can register for another course up to and including Sunday 29th September 23:59.
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