AFROFUTURE
WORLD-BUILD
Afrofuture world-building is a creative approach to expanding futures thinking.
Our holistic approach is founded on the principles of abundance and harmony. Using the Dinkinesh Method, a culturally specific framework, we co-create worlds that aren't plagued by anti-Blackness and institutional racism. Through this speculative exploration, you will learn about futures research methods and deepen your awareness of Black-centered futures.
Why imagining through a world-build is important:
Healthy & Healing: Reduces anxiety about the future by exploring the possibilities
Empowering: Increases the ability to be resilient and adapt to changes
Educationally Playful: A fun way to teach foresight tools and grow futures literacy
Co-creative: Builds teams through imaginative exercises
FAQs
What is a world-build?
World-building is a process of collectively imagining an immersive fictional universe in detail.
What is an afrofuture world-build?
Afrofuture world-building imagines justice-oriented systems that encourage societal health and healing for multi-generational joy.
Areas of focus are myth-making, systems thinking, spiritual reclamation, and innovation exploration
What is the afrofuture?
The afrofuture is non-linear, intersectional, shape-shifting, and ancestral, centering the needs and dreams of Black people now and into the future.
Who is this for?
Afrofuture world-builds are beneficial for individuals who want to create a future-visioning practice, and for organizations whose projects impact racialized communities.
DEAR MADAM PRESIDENT!
The first Saturday after the Democratic National Convention, we held an afrofuture world-build to dream 20 years into the future about the impact of VP Kamala Harris becoming president. The world-build resulted in a speculative plan of action to help move us toward a glorious collective future. Below is an excerpt of their plan.
