{"id":74765,"date":"2026-03-24T08:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alice.ch\/?post_type=news&#038;p=74765"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:06:59","slug":"futures-literacy-can-we-learn-about-the-future","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/alice.ch\/en\/news\/futures-literacy-can-we-learn-about-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Futures Literacy: Can the future be learnt?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The article on futures literacy in the latest issue of &#8216;weiter bilden&#8217; explains why our ideas about the future are crucial and how we can consciously reflect on and develop them. Helen Buchs, head of the TRANSIT think tank, has taken a close look at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSIT deals with questions about the future \u2013 and so does the latest issue of the journal \u2018weiter bilden\u2019 (4\/2025). It explores the role of adult education in shaping possible future scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The topics covered include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Futures of the past:<\/strong> What adult education can learn from its history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adult education centres 2026 onwards:<\/strong> How continuing education institutions can meet future challenges whilst making the most of their strengths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Futures literacy: <\/strong>How can the uncertainty of the future and how to deal with it be made tangible and communicated in adult education?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Buchs, head of the TRANSIT think tank, has taken a closer look at the article on futures literacy in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read her comments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/thinktank-transit.ch\/en\/can-the-future-be-learnt\/\">https:\/\/thinktank-transit.ch\/en\/can-the-future-be-learnt\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And click here to go directly to the issue of \u00abweiter bilden\u00bb (in german): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.die-bonn.de\/id\/42390\/about\/html\"><u>https:\/\/www.die-bonn.de\/id\/42390\/about\/html<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The article on futures literacy in the latest issue of &#8216;weiter bilden&#8217; explains why our ideas about the future are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":74481,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[130],"global-category":[],"class_list":["post-74765","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-think-tank-transit-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Futures Literacy: Can the future be learnt? 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