Civic Futures is a programme which experiments in collective leadership and learning, delivered in partnership between Koreo, Dark Matter Labs, the Young Foundation, and the Greater London Authority (GLA). Commissioned by GLA, the project brings together a vibrant mixture of activists, artists, funders, curators, educators, organisers, connectors, technologists, carers, archivists, and more from across London’s civil society, the project starts with the question: how we can build shared wisdom in making the transition to a better future for London?
As part of Civic Futures, fellows work together to explore personal and collective inquiries, experimenting with new ways of acting and being in community with others in pursuit of social change. As part of the cohort 2021-22, Joon-Lynn Goh, Co-Director of Migrants in Culture, and David McEwen, Co-Director of Unit 38, explored the role of imagination and lived-experience leadership in civic change. Both interviewed migrant leaders, and Joon-Lynn observed and worked in dialogue with a number of GLA projects, including Mayor of London’s Borough of Culture in Lewisham, 2.8 Million Minds and New Town Culture, which resulted in a Learning Lab in collaboration with Counterpoint Arts. The following 3 texts share unique insights, tools and approaches to creative stewardship.
