Workshop on technology, wellbeing, and sufficiency

Technology accelerates the direction society is already moving, for better or worse. If our systems are misaligned, innovation can deepen ecological and social crises. What would it take for technology to genuinely support wellbeing and sufficiency within planetary boundaries?
Join us for a 90-minute participatory workshop where we design transition pathways and test them with representative personas. No prior knowledge required.

Format
Transformation cards: Create 20-30 cards (A5, thick paper) in five categories, each with a one-sentence description of change + one-sentence expected benefits and broader systemic consequences (include illustrations if possible):

• Built environment and spatial organization
• Governance and institutions
• Provisioning systems, sufficiency, wellbeing, and culture
• Technology (enablers and consumption drivers)
• Macro-level conditions

• Lifestyle narrative summary
• Context (socio-demographics, place of residence)
• Behaviors
• Cognitions (attitudes and norms)
• Profile of carbon emissions
• Policy challenge

• 10’ Workshop goal, process, and topic introduction
• 30’ Part 1: System assembly in small groups using cards to create a process and narrative
• 10’ Sharing, perhaps display cards, timelines, and narratives on boards + visit to other groups
• 5’ Introduction to personas based on the Panel lémanique survey
• 20’ Part 2: Map personas to transition process and narrative
• 15’ Facilitated plenary synthesis and conclusion