Pubblicato 12-02-2026
Parole chiave
- Future Literacy,
- education,
- megatrends,
- skills,
- future labs
Questo lavoro è fornito con la licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 4.0 Internazionale.
Abstract
Future is a constantly evolving, dynamic and transformative reality. Educating for the future is a generational need, a strategic opportunity to explore, identify and develop new skills starting from curricula and school contexts. Futures studies, a holistic and interdisciplinary field of investigation, outline current critical issues and analyse possible futures, megatrends and wild cards. This contribution focuses on the study of theoretical paradigms, from the pioneer of Future Literacy Riel Miller to Jim Dator's archetypes of futures, from David Hicks' educational model to the use of strategic foresight techniques such as horizon scanning (Washida, & Yahata, 2021) and backcasting (Piras, Bocconi, & Talamini, 2025). The crucial educational and training objective is to promote critical future thinking, capable of addressing contemporary challenges with awareness, adaptability, and resilience. From this perspective, Future Literacy is a fundamental skill for navigating an uncertain and complex future, shaping future scenarios with greater agency and autonomy. In academic contexts, in synergy with individual local, regional and national schools, there is an opportunity to develop innovative teaching tools and methodologies.