Suzanne Whitby
@suzannewhitby.bsky.social
Futurer • Facilitator • Storyteller • Researcher
🌍 Co-creating sustainable futures
🌿 Aspiring mindful person
✨ Pragmatic optimist
📖 Bibliophile
🧩 Let’s connect!
🌍 Co-creating sustainable futures
🌿 Aspiring mindful person
✨ Pragmatic optimist
📖 Bibliophile
🧩 Let’s connect!
What does it mean to be "cool"? And can you fake it?
Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian.
Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou....
#coolness #interestingread #perception
Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian.
Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou....
#coolness #interestingread #perception
Can I learn to be cool – even though I am garrulous, swotty and wear no-show socks?
An international study found cool people are extroverted, open, hedonistic, adventurous, autonomous and powerful. At best, I have three of these traits. Could I change that?
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What does it mean to be "cool"? And can you fake it?
Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian.
Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou....
#coolness #interestingread #perception
Fun (and research-based!) article from Elle Hunt (www.theguardian.com/...) in the Guardian.
Original research paper here: www.apa.org/pubs/jou....
#coolness #interestingread #perception
Are you a facilitator? Add your voice to SessionLab's "State of Facilitation" survey. They use it to create an annual report about facilitation and more voices (and more diverse voices) would be grand!
www.sessionlab.com/s...
#facilitation #facilitators #survey
www.sessionlab.com/s...
#facilitation #facilitators #survey
October 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Are you a facilitator? Add your voice to SessionLab's "State of Facilitation" survey. They use it to create an annual report about facilitation and more voices (and more diverse voices) would be grand!
www.sessionlab.com/s...
#facilitation #facilitators #survey
www.sessionlab.com/s...
#facilitation #facilitators #survey
🧠 #todayilearned The weird and wonderful things I come across whilst doing "real work".
Today I learned that "Notburga" is a Germanic name meaning "one who protects" associated with the Austrian saint Notburga of Rattenberg, associated with charity and care for the poor.
You're welcome! 😊
Today I learned that "Notburga" is a Germanic name meaning "one who protects" associated with the Austrian saint Notburga of Rattenberg, associated with charity and care for the poor.
You're welcome! 😊
September 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🧠 #todayilearned The weird and wonderful things I come across whilst doing "real work".
Today I learned that "Notburga" is a Germanic name meaning "one who protects" associated with the Austrian saint Notburga of Rattenberg, associated with charity and care for the poor.
You're welcome! 😊
Today I learned that "Notburga" is a Germanic name meaning "one who protects" associated with the Austrian saint Notburga of Rattenberg, associated with charity and care for the poor.
You're welcome! 😊
What might Innsbruck look and feel like in 30 years? If you're a local "international" person, and prefer communicating in English, join me on 23 August 2025 to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck.
Info here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
#walkthefutures
Info here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
#walkthefutures
Walk the Futures: Innsbruck Edition
Explore possible futures in Innsbruck through with a Walk the Futures walkshop. Free. With futures researcher, Suzanne Whitby.
walkthefutures.org
August 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
What might Innsbruck look and feel like in 30 years? If you're a local "international" person, and prefer communicating in English, join me on 23 August 2025 to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck.
Info here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
#walkthefutures
Info here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Please share with anyone who might be interested.
#walkthefutures
Interested in Walking the Futures in Innsbruck? I have an English-speaking walkshop planned for 23 August. It's free and for international folk living or working in Innsbruck.
Details here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Feel free to share :)
#walkthefutures
Details here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Feel free to share :)
#walkthefutures
Walk the Futures: Innsbruck Edition
Explore possible futures in Innsbruck through with a Walk the Futures walkshop. Free. With futures researcher, Suzanne Whitby.
walkthefutures.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Interested in Walking the Futures in Innsbruck? I have an English-speaking walkshop planned for 23 August. It's free and for international folk living or working in Innsbruck.
Details here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Feel free to share :)
#walkthefutures
Details here:
walkthefutures.org/i...
Feel free to share :)
#walkthefutures
Do you live or work in Innsbruck? Do you consider yourself as international but local, and do you prefer to communicate in English?
I'd love to invite you to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck with me on 23 August 2025.
Info here: walkthefutures.org/i...
#walkthefutures
I'd love to invite you to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck with me on 23 August 2025.
Info here: walkthefutures.org/i...
#walkthefutures
Walk the Futures: Innsbruck Edition
Explore possible futures in Innsbruck through with a Walk the Futures walkshop. Free. With futures researcher, Suzanne Whitby.
walkthefutures.org
August 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Do you live or work in Innsbruck? Do you consider yourself as international but local, and do you prefer to communicate in English?
I'd love to invite you to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck with me on 23 August 2025.
Info here: walkthefutures.org/i...
#walkthefutures
I'd love to invite you to Walk the Futures in Innsbruck with me on 23 August 2025.
Info here: walkthefutures.org/i...
#walkthefutures
“The more we play with the future, the less it surprises us when it arrives.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #foresight #play #resilience #change #risks #opportunities #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #foresight #play #resilience #change #risks #opportunities #HelloFutures
July 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“The more we play with the future, the less it surprises us when it arrives.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #foresight #play #resilience #change #risks #opportunities #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #foresight #play #resilience #change #risks #opportunities #HelloFutures
Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us.
theconversation.com/...
#climatechange #antarctic #seaice
theconversation.com/...
#climatechange #antarctic #seaice
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Antarctic summer sea ice is at record lows. Here’s how it will harm the planet – and us.
theconversation.com/...
#climatechange #antarctic #seaice
theconversation.com/...
#climatechange #antarctic #seaice
“Imagination isn’t fluff. It’s a muscle. And we need to use it if we want to stretch into what’s next.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagination #play #imagine #whatif #futures #futuresliteracy #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagination #play #imagine #whatif #futures #futuresliteracy #HelloFutures
June 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Imagination isn’t fluff. It’s a muscle. And we need to use it if we want to stretch into what’s next.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagination #play #imagine #whatif #futures #futuresliteracy #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagination #play #imagine #whatif #futures #futuresliteracy #HelloFutures
#Futures Who knew that fossil fuel was an essential headache cure?
#Article: Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol.
www.theguardian.com/...
#Article: Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol.
www.theguardian.com/...
June 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#Futures Who knew that fossil fuel was an essential headache cure?
#Article: Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol.
www.theguardian.com/...
#Article: Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol.
www.theguardian.com/...
“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #futures #together #collectively #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #futures #together #collectively #HelloFutures
June 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #futures #together #collectively #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #futures #together #collectively #HelloFutures
As a classicist, I think there's a lot to from ancient cultures. But miasma theory has been debunked by science. Why is US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, still wedded to it?
tinyurl.com/2vyzx69y
<a href="/hashtag/scicomm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#scicomm #standupforscience #scienceloteracy
tinyurl.com/2vyzx69y
<a href="/hashtag/scicomm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#scicomm #standupforscience #scienceloteracy
June 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
As a classicist, I think there's a lot to from ancient cultures. But miasma theory has been debunked by science. Why is US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, still wedded to it?
tinyurl.com/2vyzx69y
<a href="/hashtag/scicomm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#scicomm #standupforscience #scienceloteracy
tinyurl.com/2vyzx69y
<a href="/hashtag/scicomm" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#scicomm #standupforscience #scienceloteracy
“Play is where serious ideas dress up in weird clothes and ask us to take them seriously anyway.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#seriousplay #play #futures #imagination #experience #change #resilience #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#seriousplay #play #futures #imagination #experience #change #resilience #HelloFutures
June 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Play is where serious ideas dress up in weird clothes and ask us to take them seriously anyway.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#seriousplay #play #futures #imagination #experience #change #resilience #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#seriousplay #play #futures #imagination #experience #change #resilience #HelloFutures
Israel-Iran strike: a few possible scenarios from the BBC.
www.bbc.com/news/art...
#futures #scenarios #whatsnext #disruption
www.bbc.com/news/art...
#futures #scenarios #whatsnext #disruption
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Israel-Iran strike: a few possible scenarios from the BBC.
www.bbc.com/news/art...
#futures #scenarios #whatsnext #disruption
www.bbc.com/news/art...
#futures #scenarios #whatsnext #disruption
I wonder if we need a format like The Assembly (article below) to ask frank questions of CEOs of the biggest polluters? Weapon manufacturers?
www.theguardian.com/...
#theassembly #hopefulsustainablefutures
www.theguardian.com/...
#theassembly #hopefulsustainablefutures
June 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I wonder if we need a format like The Assembly (article below) to ask frank questions of CEOs of the biggest polluters? Weapon manufacturers?
www.theguardian.com/...
#theassembly #hopefulsustainablefutures
www.theguardian.com/...
#theassembly #hopefulsustainablefutures
“Well, I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest. Especially with everything going on right now.” - Greta Thunberg
Agreed.
www.theleftberlin.co...
#gretathunberg #youngangrywomen #hopefulsustainablefutures
Agreed.
www.theleftberlin.co...
#gretathunberg #youngangrywomen #hopefulsustainablefutures
June 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“Well, I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest. Especially with everything going on right now.” - Greta Thunberg
Agreed.
www.theleftberlin.co...
#gretathunberg #youngangrywomen #hopefulsustainablefutures
Agreed.
www.theleftberlin.co...
#gretathunberg #youngangrywomen #hopefulsustainablefutures
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 16 June (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 16 June (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
June 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 16 June (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 16 June (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
“Play gives us permission to experience the future before it happens—and prepare for what we never saw coming.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#play #futures #possiblefutures #preexperience #prepare #resilience #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#play #futures #possiblefutures #preexperience #prepare #resilience #HelloFutures
June 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Play gives us permission to experience the future before it happens—and prepare for what we never saw coming.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#play #futures #possiblefutures #preexperience #prepare #resilience #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#play #futures #possiblefutures #preexperience #prepare #resilience #HelloFutures
Could this be an opportunity to take active steps to reduce or stop car manufacture (surely we have enough cars?!) & help people in the automotive sector shift to new career paths? Good for planet & human health, + more resilience in the face of resource scarcity?
www.theverge.com/new...
www.theverge.com/new...
China’s rare earth restrictions halt first auto industry production lines
The US and EU auto industries are running out of essential magnets.
www.theverge.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Could this be an opportunity to take active steps to reduce or stop car manufacture (surely we have enough cars?!) & help people in the automotive sector shift to new career paths? Good for planet & human health, + more resilience in the face of resource scarcity?
www.theverge.com/new...
www.theverge.com/new...
“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #possiblefutures #change #together #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #possiblefutures #change #together #HelloFutures
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“When we imagine possible futures together, we start to rewrite the present—gently, collectively, and with care.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #possiblefutures #change #together #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#imagine #imagination #whatif #possiblefutures #change #together #HelloFutures
“We don’t imagine the future alone. We co-create it—one story, one question, one possibility at a time.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #cocreation #storytelling #story #possiblefutures #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #cocreation #storytelling #story #possiblefutures #HelloFutures
May 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“We don’t imagine the future alone. We co-create it—one story, one question, one possibility at a time.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #cocreation #storytelling #story #possiblefutures #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #cocreation #storytelling #story #possiblefutures #HelloFutures
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join our online community of practice, Facilitating Futures, today (26 May at 10h00 or 15h30 CET), to explore the Futures Wheel.
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join our online community of practice, Facilitating Futures, today (26 May at 10h00 or 15h30 CET), to explore the Futures Wheel.
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
May 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join our online community of practice, Facilitating Futures, today (26 May at 10h00 or 15h30 CET), to explore the Futures Wheel.
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join our online community of practice, Facilitating Futures, today (26 May at 10h00 or 15h30 CET), to explore the Futures Wheel.
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
I try not to get personal about politicians on social media, but honestly, Trump is an idiot. He has NO idea about apartheid in South Africa, has no idea about the scale of violence in my country (and that it primarily affects non-white people), and has NO idea that his country has similar issues.
May 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I try not to get personal about politicians on social media, but honestly, Trump is an idiot. He has NO idea about apartheid in South Africa, has no idea about the scale of violence in my country (and that it primarily affects non-white people), and has NO idea that his country has similar issues.
“When we tell stories of the future, we’re really telling stories about what matters to us now.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #storytelling #values #story #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #storytelling #values #story #HelloFutures
May 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“When we tell stories of the future, we’re really telling stories about what matters to us now.”
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #storytelling #values #story #HelloFutures
— Suzanne Whitby (Futurer, facilitator, storyteller)
#futures #storytelling #values #story #HelloFutures
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 26 May (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Focus: The Futures Wheel
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 26 May (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Focus: The Futures Wheel
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Are you a #facilitator or meeting organiser curious about shaping better #futures?
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 26 May (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Focus: The Futures Wheel
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community
Join Facilitating Futures, an online community of practice!
Next session: 26 May (10h00 or 15h30 CET).
Focus: The Futures Wheel
Details: www.futures.fit/ff
<a href="/hashtag/futuresfit" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#futuresfit #FacilitatingFutures #foresight #community