The Futures Workshop
The Futures Workshop
Episode Three: Sohail Inayatullah on CLA
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Episode Three: Sohail Inayatullah on CLA

The UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies shares his "Causal Layered Analysis" tool - a method for getting to the hidden drivers and metaphors influencing our thoughts and behaviour

In this third episode we chat with Professor Sohail Inayatullah, who is one of the planet’s biggest names when it comes to futures studies (actually, when it comes to any sort of studies - he’s in the top two per cent of scientists worldwide as measured by citations).

CLA, or Causal Layered Analysis, is a tool Sohail created to get to the hidden layers that drive our thoughts, beliefs and actions. In this conversation he talks about why he created the tool, how it works in practice and tips for facilitators. He peppers this advice with plenty of real-world examples from his work with organisations around the globe.

In our next episode Victoria will take this conversation and turn it into an imagined workshop. Until then please enjoy our interview with Sohail!

Music for this episode created by The Beths

Produced by Jesse

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The Futures Workshop
The Futures Workshop
A series of conversations with the world's leading futurists about how to use the tools they've created.