In part one of this two-part series, we’ll initially explore the idea of using the future in our efforts at advancing positive social change in the communities we work alongside. Through dialogue with some of the leading voices in Futures work and strategic forecasting, we’ll look at what it means to use the future in our strategic, collaborative work, why we might want to adapt some of these Futures approaches and tools that have emerged from the private sector, and what a community-centric version of futuring might look like for broad-based coalitions and theme-specific collaboratives engaged in systems change.
If you are planning or are currently involved in collaborative, shared work with communities and have questions about how we might envision a longer-term, sustainable and transformative way to map and navigate our complex, entangled world, this webinar will introduce some new and exciting ways of thinking and interacting with our shared futures.
Speakers
Daren Okafo, Consulting Director of Collective Leadership, Tamarack Institute Learning Centre 
Daren Okafo is the Consulting Director of Collective Leadership at The Tamarack Institute Learning Centre. Originally hailing from Dublin, Ireland, Daren has spent his entire 30 years career working in community development and engagement, learning alongside communities throughout Canada, Europe and Africa.
A veteran community adult educator, for 16 years Daren honed his popular education and facilitation skills at The Coady International Institute, drawing directly from the storied Antigonish Movement. He founded and led The Coady’s Innovations and Technology work and has pioneered a number of critical methodologies for community-led technology education and co-design. More recently, he has evolved his critical pedagogy leading to a community-centric, collective leadership practice that centers dialogue and participation with a crucial focus on collective futures, power, race and coloniality. In his spare time, Daren is an award-winning Afrofuturist artist and is always on the lookout for a decent cup of tea and a good, heartwarming chat.