~PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH ON INCLUSIVE FUTURES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT~
THE ROUND TABLE IS A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PROJECT THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL REFLECTION TOWARDS INCLUSIVE FUTURES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH SPECULATIVE DESIGN, DECOLONIAL FRAMEWORKS, AND DESIGN THINKING IN AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP FORMAT. THE ROUND TABLE GROUNDS THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION DISCOURSE IN LIVED EXPERIENCE, GUIDING PARTICIPANTS TO INTROSPECT ON THEIR POSITIONALITY, PRIVILEGE, AND ETHNIC IDENTITY. THE ARTEFACTS PRODUCED DURING THE PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING ARCHIVE THAT AIDS THE RESEARCH AND CREATION OF FLUID, CO-CREATED MODELS OF INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Developed during a six month fellowship with Future Days + Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies + Media Lab Bayern, Exhibited at Future Days 2025, currently being tested in multiple companies
People required : 2- 8
Time required : 45 mins - 70 mins
Facilitator : rotatory facilitator role through a self guided facilitator’s guide
What : A reflective and participatory research framework, incorporating
decolonial inquiry and critical fabulation
Who : international development policy makers and researchers
When and where: during meetings within organisations and institutions
Why: unravelling the deep rooted biases and uncovering new knowledge in the intertnational development field
Tested at CIFS, Future Days and more upcoming tests across Europe with international development and policy based stakeholders