Workshop Archives - Edinburgh Futures Institute

Entangled Singing with Rhubaba Choir

This workshop will generate material which will be collectively sung by the workshop participants at the event Entanglements: Studies in flowing, following, falling.

Entangled Performing with Karen Christopher

This 3-hour workshop will generate material which will be performed by the workshop participants at the event Entanglements: Studies in falling, flowing, following.

Utopia Lab: Seats at the Table

People standing in a circle in a room with large windows behind

Our Utopia Labs are ‘no-spaces’, places where everyone is welcome to join us in dreaming futures that inspire our experience of the present.

Recycling a Hospital Writing Workshop: Poetry, Memory and Future Dreaming

Blue cloud on orange and purple background

Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, this writing workshop explores how poetry can be a portal for our memories of the old Royal Infirmary.

Practical Utopias: Workshop

Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, this workshop will get you thinking about how the future can inspire and influence our present.

Robotics in Hospitality & Tourism: Practical Solutions for Your Business

A promotional graphic for an event titled "Robotics in Hospitality and Tourism." The event is on Tuesday 14 May, from 12:00 to 15:00 at the National Robotarium, Edinburgh. The graphic features a humanoid robot and logos of associated organizations.

This event is specifically designed for professionals within the hospitality and tourism sector who are eager to explore what value robotics can bring to their businesses.

Flourishing in the Academic Community

A person wearing a blue face mask and white clothing is gently holding a small green plant with both hands. The plant has a few leaves and is rooted in a small amount of soil. The background is blurred, highlighting the plant and the hands.

On Tuesday 5 July 2022, the THRIVE Network hosted a morning of networking and workshopping around priority research themes looking at thriving in the university community.

DisInformation – Mapping the Lifecycle of Media Manipulation

Illustration of two hands holding a rectangular device resembling a smartphone. One hand supports the device, while the other hand's index finger is tapping on the screen. The background features diagonal lines with alternating pink and teal dots.

Dr. Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard, demonstrated a case study approach to mapping the life cycle of media manipulation campaigns.

Visual Methodologies for Public Participatory Work

A complex network of interconnected blue lines resembling a neural network extends across a dark background. Two parallel rows of blue dots run horizontally near the top and bottom edges of the image, creating a frame-like effect.

Dr. Sabine Niederer , founder of the Visual Methodologies Collective at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, introduces visual methodologies and, in particular, digital visual research that makes use of online data and content to research social issue.

Situating & Doing Digital Methods

Two bubble charts compare "Alt left related News Media" (green backgrounds) and "Antifa related News Media" (red background). CNN and Fox News Network are prominent in the left chart. "Before It's News" is prominent on the right chart.

Prof. Richard Rogers (University of Amsterdam) historicised and theorised digital methods, putting forward the notion of ‘online groundedness’, before leading a practical workshop, introducing how to do digital methods.

Entangled Singing with Rhubaba Choir

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