February 2025 - Trend Spotting - Trust and Bridging Divides
Feb 25, 2025
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February 2025 FutureGood is a consultancy focused on helping visionary leaders build a better future. Through DEI consulting, strategic visioning, keynotes, retreats, and online learning, FutureGood helps thought leaders (like you!) to deploy futurism. |
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We are watching so many interesting trends each month that we've decided to share them with our community. If you want us to look out for a specific subject, reach out and let us know! |
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Trust and Bridging Divides |
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Instead of focusing on bridging divides or working across differences—terms often tied to political and urban-rural divides—let’s reframe the conversation. By emphasizing our shared future or belonging, we can move beyond an us vs. them mindset. This shift invites collaboration and unity, fostering spaces where everyone feels included in shaping what’s next. |
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Shifting from "bridging divides" to emphasizing a shared future and belonging can reshape the social sector by fostering inclusion and unity. This approach breaks down barriers, inspires collaboration, and empowers communities to co-create solutions for lasting, collective impact. |
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While some envision a singular future where humans merge with technology, Toshi Anders Hoo from the Institute for the Future offers a multiverse model—where multiple futures can coexist. To thrive, we must develop the skills to create our ideal future without compromising others' visions, fostering a world where diverse possibilities flourish. |
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Adopting a multiverse model encourages the social sector to embrace diverse perspectives and solutions, fostering innovation and inclusivity. By prioritizing coexistence and collaboration, organizations can address complex challenges while supporting varied community aspirations. |
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Learn to spot trends relevant to your work |
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In an era where technology, geography, and life’s demands often pull us apart, belonging offers a path to connection. As defined by John Powell of the Othering and Belonging Institute, belonging means having a meaningful voice and the opportunity to shape the structures that influence our lives. It’s a radically inclusive vision that ensures mutual power, access, and opportunity for all within a shared society or community. |
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Embracing structural belonging can transform the social sector by ensuring every individual has a voice and a role in shaping the systems that affect their lives. This inclusive approach fosters equity, collaboration, and shared power, driving more effective and sustainable solutions to societal challenges. |
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Structural inequality harms everyone while benefiting only a few, perpetuating division. Movements like "We Are the 99%" tapped into this shared frustration but splintered over time. To address systemic challenges effectively, we must find ways to maintain unity and collective action across diverse groups. |
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Maintaining unity in addressing structural inequality can empower the social sector to drive systemic change more effectively. By fostering collaboration across diverse groups, the sector can amplify collective impact and create equitable solutions that benefit all communities. |
