By The Yunus Centre, Griffith University Header image by: Aziz Acharki via Unsplash

We find ourselves in a paradox. There is an urgency to work towards innovation for better. Yet we must acknowledge the long arc of time and the relational nature of creating good change.

In this spirit, we offer some ideas for reflection while we hope you have a chance to rest and recharge.

Day 1. Spend some time thinking about a piece of your preferred future with some ‘preposterous brainstorming’ for Horizon 3 ideas

Working on innovation for impact requires thinking across three horizons – the first one focusing on current systems that are showing signs of decline, the second which points to transitions, and the third spans pockets of the future within the present through to emerging futures.

When we are imagining the future we could focus only on those things that are projected or possible – or we could stretch our thinking toward more speculative futures which may range from possible to preposterous.  Given that our futures are steeped in uncertainty, the potential futures we could create are broad, as the Voros funnel illustrates. What ‘preposterous’ ideas do you have?

Day 2. What’s one way you or your organisation could take a step towards a more regenerative and just future from your Business As Usual (BAU) standpoint?

Innovation isn’t just shiny new gadgets – it can be changing a policy, working differently, engaging with people in a new way, or even stopping doing something that has been shown to have unintended consequences.

Once you think of something, run an experiment – test it, learn what happened, iterate and go again.