{"id":473,"date":"2026-08-11T11:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/?p=473"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:24:16","slug":"student-workshop-on-visions-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/?p=473","title":{"rendered":"Student Workshop on Visions of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Creative visioning is becoming an increasingly useful tool for exploring people\u2019s perspectives and visions of the future. Last week, <mark style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Marianne Midtg\u00e5rd<\/strong><\/mark> and <strong><mark style=\"color:#0693e3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Laurien de Korte<\/mark><\/strong> visited our partners in South Africa to host a visioning workshop with students at the Military Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/image.png 758w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/image-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Group photo of all participants and facilitators.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the workshop was to gain an understanding of how students perceive their own future and that of their country, as well as how much agency they feel they have in shaping that future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-2-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-2-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-2.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Visualization of group\u2019s expected future.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Structured around four questions, the workshop brought out diverse visions of the future among the groups, ranging from resilient community utopias to AI dystopias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-836x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-836x1024.png 836w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-245x300.png 245w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-768x941.png 768w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-1254x1536.png 1254w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small-1672x2048.png 1672w, https:\/\/site.uit.no\/globsec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/491\/2026\/08\/Laurien-Picture-1-small.png 1691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Students working on their visioning and the group\u2019s visualization of their expected future<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit also included a productive meeting at Stellenbosch University\u2019s main campus, hosted by the School for Data and Computational Science in conjunction with the School for Climate Studies, where we discussed opportunities for future collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop will also be held in Northern Norway, giving us an opportunity to explore a north\u2013south perspective on students\u2019 visions of the future and their sense of agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creative visioning is becoming an increasingly useful tool for exploring people\u2019s perspectives and visions of the future. 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