Future conference

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Future conference
Goal / function Influencing the public and society, advising decision-makers
typical topics Anticipating future developments, deriving recommendations on various topics
context organizational or company-internal questions, including questions at the local level
typical clients Authorities, municipalities, associations, companies, etc.
Duration 2-3 days
Participants (number and selection) 64 (36, 49, 81) people; targeted selection
geographical distribution v. a. USA , Great Britain , also Germany

Source: Nanz / Fritsche, 2012, pp. 86–87

A future conference is an instrument for public participation .

It consists of a larger, heterogeneous group (approx. 64 participants) who come from different areas. These should work out a consensus on the local cornerstones of a desirable future within three days . The process comes from the USA and was first described by Marvin R. Weisbord and Sandra Janoff. The basis of the procedure is the method of large group moderation .

Procedural features

At the beginning there is an analysis of the history of the city or region, depending on which area the future conference is to relate to. Following this, the current trends and developments are worked out in order to develop an "ideal" future based on them. It is important that a consensus is worked out. On the basis of this ideal future, a development plan is then drawn up that contains the goals and measures to achieve this ideal state.

Basic principles of the future conference

  • bring the whole system into one room
  • Think globally, act locally
  • Focus on the future instead of problems
  • work in self-directed groups

Course of a future conference

  1. a look back at the past,
  2. the analysis of external trends - positive as well as negative -,
  3. the assessment of the current situation,
  4. the development of desired visions,
  5. working out commonalities and
  6. the planning of specific measures.

See also

literature

  • Matthias zur Bonsen and Isis Herzog: Large group conferences: Forums for rapid change. In: Jürgen Graf (Hrsg.): Seminars 2000: The yearbook of management training. Gerhard May Verlag, Bonn 1999, pp. 81-94
  • Kurt Hüneke: Future conference as a method in the context of creating a Local Agenda 21. In: H. Apel / D. Dernbach / Th. Ködelpeter / P. Weinbrenner (ed.): Ways to future viability - a method manual. Employment Foundation , Bonn 1998, pp. 83–93
  • Ulrich Grober : The quiet breath of the future - On the rise of sustainable values ​​in times of crisis, oekom Verlag, 2016
  • Hannes Hinnen / Paul Krummenacher: "Large group interventions" Clarify conflicts - initiate changes - involve those affected. Schäffer-Poeschel Stuttgart 2012.
  • Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff: Future Search - The future conference (German) , Klett-Cotta, 2008. ISBN 978-3-608-94316-0

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  1. ↑ Patrizia Nanz , Miriam Fritsche: Handbook Citizen Participation: Procedures and Actors, Opportunities and Limits , bpb (vol. 1200), 2012 (PDF 1.37 MB) →  to order the printed edition at bpb.de.
  2. ↑ Marvin R. Weisbord: What is a future conference online version .
  3. ↑ Guide to civil society: Future Conference Page no longer available , search in web archives: online version@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.buergergesellschaft.de