FUTURE FOR ALL – Advancing Cross-Generational Collaboration through Futures Literacy (FFA)

Project

27 May 2024 - 31 Jan 2025

Labour, Migration and Social Policies

Sustainable policies

Agnieszka Kulesa

Joanna Starczewska

Zuzanna Stańska

Magdalena Wiśniewska

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27 May 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
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CASE
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Agnieszka Kulesa

Lead Social Sciences Researcher
Dr Agnieszka Kulesa is the Lead Social Sciences Researcher at CASE. She supports business development and oversees and contributes to research and analytical projects. Having joined CASE in 2018 as an economist, she served as Vice-President of the Management Board from 2021 to 2024. Agnieszka has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including peer-reviewed articles and reports for European institutions such as the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament (EP), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

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Joanna Starczewska

Training Specialist
Joanna is a psychologist and a trainer. She is responsible for CASE training projects

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- Decolonising Digital Design: Towards Safe and Inclusive Digital Experiences for Children and Young People
  The Decolonising Digital Design project was born out of the conviction that children and young people have the right to digital spaces that are safe, fair, and respectful of their diverse cultural identities.
- Fact or Fiction: Developing Inquiry and Critical Thinking Skills in Youth
  Our mission is to inspire youth aged 12-19 to practice intelligent disobedience—doing what’s right despite pressures. Our main objective is to equip adolescents with the skills to confidently navigate the rapidly evolving digital environment and develop key competencies and digital resilience for independent functioning in adulthood. The project will be based on the participatory approach to ensure our workshop scenarios are evidence-based and address the real needs of today's youth and educators. Outputs’ testing and implementation will equip participants with essential critical thinking skills for navigating a complex online world. On-site and international online multiplier events will ensure widespread dissemination of our activities and results, amplifying the impact among adolescents and educators. Participants will explore social impact, cognitive biases, and topics like economics and online culture, sharpening their ability to distinguish facts from opinions. Educators will gain insights into digital education tools and strategies for nurturing students’ CT and information verification skills. Deliverables include 18 CT workshops for youth, supported by a report with themed scenarios and exercises for integrating CT skills into daily lessons.
- EmpowerHer: Female Leadership for Sustainable Development
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Zuzanna Stańska

Specialist in Social Sciences
Zuzanna Stańska is a Social Sciences Specialist at CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research, where she conducts qualitative research on adult and youth education, lifelong learning, migration, and social policy. Her work explores how individuals and communities adapt to social and technological change, with a particular focus on educational equity, digital transformation, and the inclusion of groups at risk of marginalisation.

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- Drivers of involuntary part-time employment in the EU
- Future Forward. Futures-Inspired Educational Resources for Adult Learners’ Empowerment
- Decolonising Digital Design: Towards Safe and Inclusive Digital Experiences for Children and Young People
  The Decolonising Digital Design project was born out of the conviction that children and young people have the right to digital spaces that are safe, fair, and respectful of their diverse cultural identities.
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Magdalena Wiśniewska

Head of Business Development Team
Magdalena Wiśniewska is responsible for managing research projects at CASE. She holds MA in International Relations from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and MA in  Finance & Accounting from Warsaw School of Economics. During her career she gathered an extensive experience both in the public and private sector. She worked among others for Office … <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/future-for-all-advancing-cross-generational-collaboration-through-futures-literacy-ffa/">Continued</a>

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The primary objective of the “FUTURE FOR ALL – Advancing Cross-Generational Collaboration through Futures Literacy (FFA)” project is to encourage active participation of citizens in the life of their respective neighborhoods with a specific emphasis on promoting intergenerational cooperation. The project addressed to elderly and youth residing in youth sociotheraphy centres (and the educators of
the respective groups) identifies specific objectives:

Face social problems between generations and contributing to lifelong learning
Fight stereotypes, improve mutual knowledge and understanding
Transfer of knowledge between Norway and Poland, and exchange of experience in applying futures thinking tools in working with intergenerational group
Equip seniors and (socially maladjusted) youth with Futures Literacy tools to help them achieve developmental goals for their life stage
Raise awareness of the local environment and a sense of responsibility, and agency to improve it

To achieve these goals, the project intend to leverage the innovative approach of Futures Literacy to empower and engage the two crucial demographics. Futures Literacy is a concept and methodology developed by the UNESCO that presents an altered perspective on how to perceive and engage with the future (UNESCO, n.a.). It is a cognitive skill and a framework designed to enhance one’s capacity to comprehend, navigate and shape the complex and uncertain nature of the future.

Apart from Futures Literacy approach the project will use additional activities designed to address key issues and encourage intergenerational collaboration such as:

anti-stereotype and integrational workshops to provide a platform for both generations to openly discuss and challenge stereotypes that may hinder effective collaboration and understanding
Urban Game Design: The elderly will take the lead in designing an urban game for the youth, offering them an opportunity to explore and connect with the city they know from a different perspective
Planting activity: A shared activity of planting flowers will be organised to foster active citizenship and environmental awareness among the groups.
Intergenerational trip: Organisation of a day trip to a museum or a concert chosen by either the elderly or the youth hold immense potential for interesting experiences among the participants

The activities planned in the project support intergenerational cooperation, leverage the strengths of different age groups, creating a synergy that is particularly relevant in the context of modern world. By promoting understanding, collaboration, and mutual support among generations we can collectively adapt to and address the complex challenges of today’s rapidly changing world.

The project will also strengthen bilateral cooperation between Poland and Norway in the area of building social capital in local communities. It will be achieved by a Polish and a Norwegian organisation that will combine their experiences in supporting active citizenship in their various environments and by using their different areas of expertise.

Funding: Fund for Bilateral Relations, hereinafter referred to as the “FBR” the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 and Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021

Workshops conducted within the project

Planting Activity at Pole Mokotowskie

Together with the Warsaw Greenery Board, we worked toward a green city of the future. We planted a floral carpet that will adorn Pole Mokotowskie for years to come, delighting visitors.

Dialogue Game Day

The ice was broken, and smiles naturally appeared on everyone’s faces. A dialogue game, created specifically for the project, helped with integration, as well as delicious homemade cake baked by our participant, Mrs. Elżbieta.

Preparing Sandwiches for Those in Need

Seniors from CAM Nowolipie and young people from MOS na Różanej, we prepared over 200 sandwiches for people in crisis of homelessness. The sandwiches were donated to the Give Tea Foundation, which tirelessly helps those in need and serves meals at Warsaw’s main railway station.

Two papers were published within the project.