xFutures Lab

Going beyond ‘how might we’ to more open-ended ‘what if’ horizons

About this Lab

The xFutures Lab is a transdisciplinary collective of TD School experts in futures-thinking and foresight. We collaborate with diverse industry, community, government and student partners to explore complex challenges through a transdisciplinary lens, where we catalyse futures-oriented research, education and practice for impactful change. By working across disciplinary boundaries and centring collective learning, we creatively navigate uncertain horizons and conceive and lay foundations for regenerative futures for social and environmental wellbeing.

Selected projects

Projects (and partners) we have completed or have in the pipeline include:

  • Systems-mapping for understanding relationships: Stakeholder mapping and opportunity spotting for Sydney Science Park – Celestino
  • Innovative educational and behavioural change approaches for regulated communities – Fair Work Ombudsman
  • Constructive Discussion: What is it and where are the leverage points to amplify it? – Next25
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.