On October 2, Janina Moschner, MA, from ZIRIUS at University of Stuttgart presented key results of her PhD research in ZuWaKo Module B to the CIB community. She gave insights into the participatory modeling process she carried out with a group of stakeholders in the Heilbronn region on the topic of possible future conflicts around […]
On July 10, 2025, we welcomed Prof. Markus Bresinsky at the CIB Café. He is a political scientist and economist with extensive experience as a policy analyst and consultant and holds a chair in International Politics and Social Sciences. At the 15th Café event, Markus Bresinsky reported on the scenarios for Russia’s development after 2030,
On April 3, 2025, Dr. Wolfgang Hauser and Dr. Wolfgang Weimer-Jehle introduced the Serious Gaming platform “Futurescapes Navigator” developed within the ZuWaKo project. The platform builds upon the logic of Cross-Impact Balance analysis (CIB) (Weimer-Jehle 2006). CIB describes a system as a network of descriptors with mutual cross-impacts, which foster or hinder the development of
CIB-Café #14 The FuTureSCAPES Navigator – exploring CIB-matrixes through serious gaming Read More »
On February 20, Heiner Kaufmann, senior corporate developer at the Swiss Federal Railways SBB, presented the SBB scenario space 2050. This scenario approach supports the strategy development at SBB, preparing the company to plan for and to adapt to future changes in its contexts. He proposed multiple possibilities to use generative AI in the course
CIB Café #13 SBB scenario space 2050+ with generative scenario blueprinting Read More »
Dr. Geert te Boveldt and Dr. Sara Tori , both from von Mobilize at VUB, presented their new web application www.crispa-sis.eu on Dec 12, 2024. The freely availble application supports actors to design robust strategies comprising internal and external factors and to carry out multi-stakeholder assessments. While CRISPA (Cross Impact Scenario Policy Analysis) is based
In the course of its research, ZuWaKo – Module A (conflicting objectives in the catchment area) came across the DryRivers project, which turned out to be a good cooperation partner due to its similar focus: As part of ZuWaKo, water conflicts are explored with the help of a serious game that is played together in
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“A novel analytical framework for backcasting – Integrating Cross-Impact Balance Analysis with Actor Analysis to generate transformation pathways to sustainable futures” was the title of the talk by Dr. Mert Duygan from the Centre for Development and Environment CDE, University of Bern on October 10, 2024. Mert presented a new way to apply CIB to
CIB Café #11 Dr. Mert Duygan (University of BERN) Read More »
The Lausitzer Zukunftsforum Landnutzung (“Lusatian Future Forum on Land Use”) took place in Cottbus on September 26 and 27, 2024. Participants from agriculture, science, business, administration, politics and civil society were able to contribute their perspectives and exchange ideas on sustainable land use. Water availability is a particularly critical issue in Lusatia. This is why
The 7th International FreiBERGbau Symposium on “Mining in the Energy Transition” took place on October 1 and 2, 2024. Fabian Hölzlberger from the ZuWaKo team presented his approach to a decision analysis for the post-mining water balance in Lusatia for the thematic block “Environmental impacts and sustainability”. The corresponding technical paper was published in the
At the 14th Water Research Horizon Conference, water researchers, practitioners, and policymakers gathered in Leipzig (26.-27.09.2024) to exchange ideas on key issues in water research. A central focus was how to translate water research into actionable insights that help society address both current and future water crises. Hannah Kosow presented the ZuWaKo context scenarios, offering
