A new foresight starter toolkit video from the Eye of Europe team at the Finland Futures Research Centre. This time focusing on CLA - Sohail Inayatullah's Causal Layered Analysis.
The accessible 8-minute video takes its viewers through the background and the theoretical framework of CLA with its emphasis on multiple layers. Following the classic tradition, the video highlights the layers of Headlines, Systems, Worldviews, and Metaphor - and how reframing metaphors might assist in bringing about needed and desired systemic changes.
The video also prepares thos who are about to participate in a workshop with CLA exercises. Three major tips are provided: i. Stay curious and avoid trying to solve problems "too early", ii. Practice slow thinking: notice, reflect and vocalise your insights, and iii. Do bring your own personal experiences, stories, and cultural background to the table.
