Scenario Art: A New Futures Method that Uses Art to Support Decision-Making for Sustainable Development

Aleta Lederwasch

Scenario Art ； Art ； Futures ； Decision-Making Processes ； Sustainability ； Sustainable Futures ； Empathy ； Neurology ； Visioning ； Scenarios ； Mining ； Minerals

Journal of Futures Studies

17卷1期（2012 / 09 / 01）

25 - 39

英文

This paper introduces a new futures method, Scenario Art, which involves the use of visual representations of future scenarios to support decision-making towards sustainable development. Based on preliminary investigations it is proposed that Scenario Art has the capacity to increase a person’s level of empathy, creativity and responsiveness to risk; and on this basis has great potential to facilitate decision-making processes and outcomes that demonstrate sustainable thinking. To illustrate the application and support the proposed value of Scenario Art an overview of a recent futures workshop, which applied the new method, is provided. This paper aims to inspire the further development and utilisation of Scenario Art.