Start Here
Start Here
Start Here
Pluriversal Game Instructions
Follow the Steps Below
How To Play
How To Play
How To Play
Step # 1: Make a Team
Step # 1: Make a Team
Step # 1: Make a Team
Developing an inclusive pluriversal futures story is a team effort, so join an existing team or make one of your own.
Developing an inclusive pluriversal futures story is a team effort, so join an existing team or make one of your own.
Developing an inclusive pluriversal futures story is a team effort, so join an existing team or make one of your own.
Step # 2: Set your Challenge
Step # 2: Set your Challenge
Step # 2: Set your Challenge
The Challenge
The Challenge
The Challenge
The game logic begins with envisioning an endpoint in the future that you would consider successful based on your interest and your own sense of purpose. Your can print a gameboard, or play online here. In either case, have paper and writing tools on hand and choose your challenge.
You can either choose to solve a climate challenge from Nexus Map or create your own challenge. Once you and your team have agreed on a challenge, write a one-sentence description of this successful pluriverse by using it in a mad-lib structure:
We envision a world in [date] when [choose your challenge] has had a positive outcome for the largest number of people.
The game logic begins with envisioning an endpoint in the future that you would consider successful based on your interest and your own sense of purpose. Your can print a gameboard, or play online here. In either case, have paper and writing tools on hand and choose your challenge.
You can either choose to solve a climate challenge from Nexus Map or create your own challenge. Once you and your team have agreed on a challenge, write a one-sentence description of this successful pluriverse by using it in a mad-lib structure:
We envision a world in [date] when [choose your challenge] has had a positive outcome for the largest number of people.
The game logic begins with envisioning an endpoint in the future that you would consider successful based on your interest and your own sense of purpose. Your can print a gameboard, or play online here. In either case, have paper and writing tools on hand and choose your challenge.
You can either choose to solve a climate challenge from Nexus Map or create your own challenge. Once you and your team have agreed on a challenge, write a one-sentence description of this successful pluriverse by using it in a mad-lib structure:
We envision a world in [date] when [choose your challenge] has had a positive outcome for the largest number of people.
What makes a good challenge?
What makes a good challenge?
What makes a good challenge?
A good challenge for this ideation game is a complex, multi-faceted challenge for which there is no one definitive way to solve it. It has neither a right or wrong. A challenge that requires new ontologies, epistemologies and worldviews to work with fruitfully. In short – growth.
By allowing players to choose their own challenge, we hope that the game might have broader appeal beyond the foresight community.
A good challenge for this ideation game is a complex, multi-faceted challenge for which there is no one definitive way to solve it. It has neither a right or wrong. A challenge that requires new ontologies, epistemologies and worldviews to work with fruitfully. In short – growth.
By allowing players to choose their own challenge, we hope that the game might have broader appeal beyond the foresight community.
A good challenge for this ideation game is a complex, multi-faceted challenge for which there is no one definitive way to solve it. It has neither a right or wrong. A challenge that requires new ontologies, epistemologies and worldviews to work with fruitfully. In short – growth.
By allowing players to choose their own challenge, we hope that the game might have broader appeal beyond the foresight community.
Step # 3a: Build A Character and Individual Story
Step # 3a: Build A Character and Individual Story
Step # 3a: Build A Character and Individual Story
Pluriversal Role Cards
Pluriversal Role Cards
Pluriversal Role Cards
Each player picks one card from each of the five categories below for a total of four each from the random generator below. You should have one from each category:
Ways of Being
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Doing
Ways of Making
Frame Breaker
Consider the cards, and their prompts and try to answer these questions.
Lastly, choose a name for the character and write it down. Don’t overthink it. Be playful and not too prescriptive.
Step # 3b: Answer these Questions
Step # 3b: Answer these Questions
Ways of Being
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Doing
Ways of Making
Frame Breaker
Ways of Being
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Doing
Ways of Making
Frame Breaker
Ways of Being
Ways of Knowing
Ways of Doing
Ways of Making
Frame Breaker
Step # 4: Character Introductions and Shared Story
Step # 4: Character Introductions and Shared Story
Step # 4: Character Introductions and Shared Story
A Pluriversal You
A Pluriversal You
A Pluriversal You
A Pluriversal You
Each player introduces their character to the group. As a team each player takes the posture of their 'Pluriversal Self' and together you face the challenge.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters.
The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story. . When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story.
Consider:
How did these characters get to these solutions, together?
How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group?
What is the chemistry of the team?
What emerged out of the group dynamics?
If you’re playing online, you can contribute a story to the Pluriversal Chronicles portion of the website; a repository of stories from Pluriverses meant to inspire and help us develop our ability to try-on and try-out Pluriversal Futures, building our capabilities in ourselves and our communities
Each player introduces their character to the group. As a team each player takes the posture of their 'Pluriversal Self' and together you face the challenge.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters.
The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story. . When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story.
Consider:
How did these characters get to these solutions, together?
How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group?
What is the chemistry of the team?
What emerged out of the group dynamics?
If you’re playing online, you can contribute a story to the Pluriversal Chronicles portion of the website; a repository of stories from Pluriverses meant to inspire and help us develop our ability to try-on and try-out Pluriversal Futures, building our capabilities in ourselves and our communities
Each player introduces their character to the group. As a team each player takes the posture of their 'Pluriversal Self' and together you face the challenge.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters.
The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story. . When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story.
Consider:
How did these characters get to these solutions, together?
How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group?
What is the chemistry of the team?
What emerged out of the group dynamics?
If you’re playing online, you can contribute a story to the Pluriversal Chronicles portion of the website; a repository of stories from Pluriverses meant to inspire and help us develop our ability to try-on and try-out Pluriversal Futures, building our capabilities in ourselves and our communities
Step # 5 : Create a Shared Team Story
Step # 5 : Create a Shared Team Story
Step # 5 : Create a Shared Team Story
A Shared Story
A Shared Story
A Shared Story
A Shared Story
The challenge we face is of a particular world - often reflective of a dominant, European-centric, capitalist, rational, secular and patriarchal self. Viewing our challenges through this lens, shapes our reality and our ability to think about what might be possible.
This game invites you to shift towards a more pluriversal perspective encompassing many different ways of being, knowing, making and doing. Taking on the character your pluriversal role cards suggest, consider how you'll face this challenge together.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters. The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story.
When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story. How did these characters get to these solutions, together? How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group? What is the chemistry of the team? What emerged out of the group dynamics?
The challenge we face is of a particular world - often reflective of a dominant, European-centric, capitalist, rational, secular and patriarchal self. Viewing our challenges through this lens, shapes our reality and our ability to think about what might be possible.
This game invites you to shift towards a more pluriversal perspective encompassing many different ways of being, knowing, making and doing. Taking on the character your pluriversal role cards suggest, consider how you'll face this challenge together.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters. The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story.
When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story. How did these characters get to these solutions, together? How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group? What is the chemistry of the team? What emerged out of the group dynamics?
The challenge we face is of a particular world - often reflective of a dominant, European-centric, capitalist, rational, secular and patriarchal self. Viewing our challenges through this lens, shapes our reality and our ability to think about what might be possible.
This game invites you to shift towards a more pluriversal perspective encompassing many different ways of being, knowing, making and doing. Taking on the character your pluriversal role cards suggest, consider how you'll face this challenge together.
Begin a discussion as a team, of how you reached your success, given who you are as a collective of characters. The goal is to reflect, engage in generative dialogue and create a truly shared story.
When the dialogue feels complete, spend some time time writing this shared story. How did these characters get to these solutions, together? How do each character’s strengths (or blind spots) contribute to solutions for the group? What is the chemistry of the team? What emerged out of the group dynamics?
An invitation to radically reimagine futures possible.
Developed by
A work-in-progress Design Futures Project developed as part of the UH Masters of Foresight Program.
An invitation to radically reimagine futures possible.
Developed by
A work-in-progress Design Futures Project developed as part of the UH Masters of Foresight Program.
An invitation to radically reimagine futures possible.
Developed by
A work-in-progress Design Futures Project developed as part of the UH Masters of Foresight Program.
An invitation to radically reimagine futures possible.
Developed by
A work-in-progress Design Futures Project developed as part of the UH Masters of Foresight Program.