Tomorrow's University: A Futures Café

You are invited to the Tomorrow's University: A Futures Café! This in-person event at the Limerick Citizen Innovation Lab aims to bring together voices from local communities and organisations to explore one shared question: What role should the university play in enabling more sustainable futures for our region?

Through guided creative exercises, we will imagine and discuss how higher education institutions could lead sustainable change in Limerick and beyond. The session is open to people from all backgrounds. It offers a chance to add your voice, connect with others, and contribute ideas that will inform the next steps in this exploratory work.

A Futures Café is a participatory workshop that invites diverse perspectives to explore possible futures in a supportive, guided environment. Instead of debating today’s challenges, we focus on imagining what could be created, strengthened, or redesigned to support a more sustainable, resilient, and thriving region.

This Futures Café event will explore how universities can serve as civic partners in local sustainable development, community wellbeing, and the regeneration of natural ecosystems. Activities are hands-on, conversational, and accessible to everyone.

This event is for anyone interested in the future of education, sustainability, and community-led change.
We welcome participation from:

• Citizens who want to help shape the region's futures
• Students and staff from higher education institutions
• Local government and public-sector representatives
• Community groups, social enterprises, and civil-society organisations
• Private-sector and industry partners
  

Your lived experience, willingness to explore, and curiosity are the most valuable contributions you can bring.

No prior experience with futures or sustainability is required. All particpants are also invited to join one of the Tomorrow's University: Intro to Regenerative Futures online pre-sessions. These sessions will take place online from Monday 12th to Friday 16th at 4-6pm. Here, key concepts and tools will be introduced and explored ahead of the Futures Café to ensure that everyone has the chance to learn and gather their thoughts before the main event.
In this pre-session, you will learn:

• Learn the basics of futures thinking and foresight
• Explore regenerative approaches to sustainable development
• Participate in a collaborative futures exercise to map trends, explore systems change, and imagine local, sustainable future scenarios.
  

This preparation ensures the workshop is accessible, engaging, and meaningful for all participants, regardless of background or experience.

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