Abstract: It is past time that humanity bends its trajectory and sets course to a safe, just and biodiverse future. The Paris Agreement and UN’s Agenda 2030 provide a target space for sustainable development, but leave the questions of how such a world looks like and how to get there unanswered. The creation of shared visions of desirable futures and development pathways that link with the present provides a powerful tool for navigating transformational change in our societies and economies. In this session we will look at different visioning approaches and discuss recent examples.

Moderator: Jan Kuiper, Natural Capital Project, Stockholm Resilience Center

• Heather Tallis, The Nature Conservancy
• Timon McPhearson, The New School 
• David Iwaniec, Georgia State University
• Garry Peterson, Stockholm Resilience Center, Stockholm University
• Elena Bennett, McGill University
• Katherine Wyatt, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University