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Danielle
@danielleinflux.bsky.social
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Postgrad researcher, strategist, and policy advisor. Advancing strategic visions. Teaching the future. 🇨🇦 🇬🇩 ✊🏾 ♾️
Master of Design (candidate)
https://open.substack.com/pub/daniellepierre/p/how-to-practice-anticipation
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Adding more Artist Trading Cards to the stack!
#ATCs #SSM #CanadianArtists
An image of a variety of Artist Trading Cards, one has a green crochet granny square sewn to white cardstock, one has a red crochet granny square, and one has a Toronto Blue Jay logo drawn on it. Others have dark doodles and teal writing. The remaining cards have yellow, pink, and blue-dotted stripes. There are 24 cards in total, spread in a pile.
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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This is what a business owner looks like. #SBF25
Selfie of a young Black Canadian entrepreneur; they have long, dark curly hair, gold glasses, and a houndstooth blazer on.
October 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Visiting #SBF25 Small Business Forum by the City of Toronto.
A portrait oriented photo of the stage and speaker's podium at the Toronto Small Business Forum. In front of the podium are large letters spelling SBF25 and behind the podium is a banner showing the city's skyline.
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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me + my vibe
A blurry selfie of Danielle Pierre, a young Black Canadian woman, open-mouthed smiling and holding up their index and middle finger in a peace sign. Danielle is wearing a grey high-collar tank top and crossbody bag; hair is frizzy and tied back. They have Amber sunglasses on. A meme by @Frogwitch showing a bright green tree frog holding dumbbells by its sides on a teal background. Retro-styled yellow font says, "Bro, Do You Even Lift* *lift others up, use empathy, actively listen, and show kindness."
October 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Time for #75soft weekly reflections. How have you made progress this past week?
👣 Did you move?
💧 Did you drink lots of water?
📖 Did you learn something new?
🔮 Do you have something to look forward to?
#FuturesLiteracy #Anticipation #Proception
October 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Progress on my personal curriculum: 5 of 7 movement days completed; who knows how much water; reading How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa; laid out this month's anticipation readings on Substack.
#75Soft #PersonalCurriculum
75 Soft Anticipation progress tracker completed for week one (visual, decorative tracker for 11 week challenge and 4 actions per week).
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Join me in my 75 Soft Anticipation challenge and curriculum. Link in bio ✌🏾
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Completed my first set of Artist Trading Cards as experiments in making futures tangible. Each card carries a simple hand-printed reminder that we hold our futures in our hands.

🤙🏾 Be excellent to each other

👍🏾 Tell the truth

✌🏾 Think about our future

What would yours say?
A messy pile of trading cards that have warm colourful abstract designs and hand-printed text. Each card has a different message, either: Be excellent to each other; Tell the truth; Think about our future.
October 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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My graduate coursework on #FuturesofToys2040 received an honourable mention in the student awards by the Association of Professional Futurists! 🧸✨
A congratulations post by OCAD University posted to LinkedIn.
August 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Sharing with #WritingSky and #DesignSky my vision of a desirable future for #SocialInnovation in the year 2040.

What if social innovation were not a distinct concept?

Read here: tinyurl.com/daniellepierre
Cover image for "A just and peaceful way forward: Futures of Social Innovation in 2040 (3/3)" by DANIELLEPIERRE.SUBSTACK.COM
July 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Join me, the Association of Professional Futurists, and @ocaduniversity.bsky.social in Aug 15 to 17 to explore futures of creativity and compassion. I'm mounting a time machine of toys in 2040.
I am attending the futures of creativity and compassion conference in Toronto, Ontario. By Association of Professional Futurists and Super-O Lab at OCADU.
July 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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There's something dreamy about my photo. I was treated to a true pyrotechnic display by a neighbour celebrating #CanadaDay25. A crowd came together briefly, I met some Elders, and then we broke up as a cake was fired into a car. The air left smelling of smoke and carbon.
#Tkaronto #Toronto 🍁🎇
Photograph of a suburban street where people have gathered to view fireworks bursting in the dusky sky above.
July 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Sharing with #WritingSky and other #ProDev groups. Looking for feedback on narrative structure and interest.
Cover image for "Systems Change is the Only Way: Futures of Social Innovation in 2040 (1/3)" available on DANIELLEPIERRE.SUBSTACK.COM. The background is a polluted cityscape with a grey sky and trash everywhere.
June 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Sharing my #writing with #AcademicSky and #FutureSky

Horizon Signal and Trend Scan on Creativity and Canadian Social Cohesion.

ciecpress.centro.edu.mx/ojs/index.ph...
Cover image for Danielle Nadine Pierre's journal article "One the Horizon: A Creative Exploration of Contemporary Trends in Canadian Social Cohesion." showing the DOI and .pdf download button. Decorative image of the cover of Econmía Creativa journal number 21 with list of contributors and sponsors.
June 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Read: ciecpress.centro.edu.mx/ojs/index.ph...
June 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I guess this might make it three references in the editorial 😜
#EconmíaCreativa21
June 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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When your paper is so long and complex it warrants two mentions in the editorial 🥹❤️
June 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Really excited about this piece: a learning reflection on anticipation and futures literacy.

I'm sharing my experience with @rielmiller.bsky.social and a micro-Futures Literacy Lab. Hosted by Super-O Lab @ocaduniversity.bsky.social.

An excellent strategic foresight training 👏🏾
A decorative image for the article "Daydreaming about all our possible futures: Learning reflection on Riel Miller's Futures Literacy Laboratory" on DANIELLEPIERRE.SUBSTACK.COM
April 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Check out my #Datagotchi avatar, the first visual demographic survey results. Thanks to Léger market research and Université Laval: super cute and delightful design.
#SurveyDesign
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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The reluctant builders
An image of a melting smiley face emoji with a cloud of hearts around its head.
April 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Inspired by my participation in #WorldFutresDay-YoungVoices edition and client-work in my graduate studies program. I've curated a crash course on strategic foresight and future studies. I'll even issue a digital badge for completing it!

#WFD-YV #instructionaldesign #learningdesign
Promotional image for a Substack post called "You need to think about the future differently: an experiential learning pathway." DANIELLEPIERRE.SUBSTACK.COM
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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I'm coming up with layered visual metaphors to use in a uniquely Canadian 🍁 causal layered analysis. So far I am committed to a poutine. What do you think @sohailfutures.bsky.social ?

#WeTheNorth #StrongAndFree #CLA
Hand drawn image of a poutine served in a round cup. Hand drawn image of a poutine in a shallow rectangular container. There are four horizontal lines drawn on the left hand side indicating layers of the poutine: fries, cheese curds, gravy, container.
February 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Looking forward to facilitating, "Chat, Am I Lonely?" at #WFD-YV2025! Join me on March 1st at 5PM EST for an intergenerational dialogue about the futures of third spaces and relationships.
Register at: www.teachthefuture.org/event-detail...
#WFDYV25 #WorldFuturesDay #YoungVoices #FuturesLiteracy
A poster naming the World Futures Day - Young Voices learning session titled "Chat, am I lonely? The Future of Third Spaces and Social Connection. Hosted by Teach the Future. The 17:00 (5pm) session will be presented from Toronto + Ottawa, Canada by Chinmayi Manda, Cailin Mitchel, Nicholas Jelich, and Danielle Pierre.
February 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Journalists are less respected than the police and certainly not trusted. New and dangerous factor: journalists are completely ignored in digital environments. Non-neutral parties fill the gap.
#DMatX
#PropagandaMachines
Digital Journalism Freelancing Digital journalism, also known as netizen journalism or online journalism, is a contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed via the Internet, as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast. The Internet has also given rise to more participation by people who are not normally journalists. What is the impact of these changes? Moderator: Lisa Henderson, Dean, Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University Speakers: Angela Misri, Assistant Professor, The Creative School, TMU Chris Arsenault, Chair, Master of Media in Journalism and Communications Program (MMJC), Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University
February 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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For 15 years Government of Canada and CRTC neglected to address the digital exemption for streamers and now all private broadcasters are insolvent. Is private broadcasting in Canada dead? After Corus only CBC remains when all Canadian English broadcasters have collapsed.

#DMatX
The Future of Canadian Private Broadcasting Canadian private broadcasters and cable operators are facing ominous economics. Audiences and revenue is moving to foreign-controlled platforms. Cable subscriptions have declined. What is the future for Canadian private broadcasting? Speaker: Richard Stursberg, Former President, PEN Canada
February 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM