List of FiguresForeword: The Work of Imagining Communities (Henry Jenkins)Section One: OverviewChapter One: About Practicing FuturesIntroductionWhat Is the Civic Imagination?What’s in the Handbook?About UsKey ConceptsCivicsImagination to ImaginingWorldbuildingParticipation and ProcessBy Any MediaOur JourneyTipsImagined OutcomesBibliographySection Two: Practice ChroniclesChapter Two: Fantasy Can Help Us Breathe—Muslim Youth Group, Los AngelesIntroductionPost 9/11 GenerationFantasy Creeps InThis Is Your Daily Fantasy Newscast: Up-ending StereotypesImaginary Bombs Are Off LimitsBibliographyChapter Three: Bringing Imagination to Activism—Freedom School, Los AngelesIntroductionBuilding Trust with DREAM ActivistsBuilding on ‘Coming Out’ NarrativesConnecting Immigration, Protest and UnicornsEngaging Memory ObjectsAccommodating Utopias and Dystopias in ActivismBibliographyChapter Four: Mind Blown! Grown Ups Freaking Out—Digital Media and Learning Conference, BostonIntroductionLaunching the WorkshopEducators Imagine the Future of LearningImagination as a Digital Citizenship SkillChapter Five: Em/power Love: Building Empathy and Solidarity with Each Other—Salzburg Global SemiIntroductionSchloss LeopoldskronConnecting to Others through the Inspiring StoriesRemixing StoriesTowards a Lasting Connection and the Atlas of the Civic ImaginationBibliographyChapter Six: Turning the Chairs to Face the Table—Bowling Green, KentuckyIntroductionFuture of Work InitiativeReconciling Future VisionsPast as Lens for the FutureCommitment to the PresentWords DivideFear in the RoomWhere Can We Go from Here?BibliographyChapter Seven: Future of Faith?—Fayetteville, ArkansasIntroductionFaith and Social JusticeA Future World Defined by Social JusticeImagining a Future for FaithTies to the PastTowards Faith-Based Civic ImaginationBuilding a Network through a Civic Imagination EventBibliographyChapter Eight: Pakistan, from the Heart: Civic Imagination in Context of Violent ExtremismIntroductionPakistan and CVEWhat We Learned from the InterviewsStory-Making Workshops Build a FoundationFrom Workshops to ProjectsExtending the Relevance of the Civic ImaginationBibliographyChapter Nine: Imagination in the Classroom—New Media for Social ChangeIntroductionWorkshops Building TeamsImagination in the CurriculumPivoting Toward ProjectsChapter Ten: Of Two Faced Bunnies in the Woods—Brussels, BelgiumIntroductionConnecting the Creative TeamImagining Place—About Brussels and BelgiumMapping Story TerrainsConnecting with CommunitiesBibliographySection Three: The Practice GuidebookChapter Eleven: General Notes About FacilitationChapter Twelve: Workshop: Origin Stories—Imagining Ourselves as Civic AgentsOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (10 Minutes)Activity SeriesIdentify a Memory Object (15 Minutes)Share Memory Objects and Identify Connections (15 Minutes)Craft Origin Stories (20 Minutes)Share Origin Stories (30 Minutes)Final Reflection (15 Minutes)Possible ExtensionsChapter Thirteen: Workshop: Infinite Hope—Imagining a Better WorldOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (5 Minutes)Activity SeriesFuture World Brainstorm (20 Minutes)Story Making (20 Minutes)Performance Planning (15 Minutes)Performance! (30 Minutes)Final Reflection (Ranges between 10 and 45 Minutes)Option 1—Short Reflection (15 Minutes)Option 2—Iterative Group Reflection (30–45 Minutes)Possible ExtensionsBibliographyChapter Fourteen: Workshop: Step into the Looking Glass—Imagining Our Social Connections with a LOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (15 Minutes)Activity SeriesBrainstorm (15 Minutes)Entering the World (15 Minutes)Meet a Character (15 Minutes)Connecting to the Real World (20 Minutes)Make a Poster (15 Minutes)Final Reflection (10 Minutes)BibliographyChapter Fifteen: Monuments from the Future—Bringing Imaginative Dimensions to Our Real World SpaceOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (10 Minutes)Activity SeriesPlace Based Observation (20 Minutes)Identify Space/Place for Intervention (15 Minutes)Inspire Place-Based Imagination (10 Minutes)Monument from the Future—Intervention (20 Minutes)Touring (20 Minutes)Final Reflection (10 Minutes)Possible ExtensionsChapter Sixteen: Remixing Stories—Forging Solidarity with Others with Different Experiences Than OOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (10 Minutes)Activity SeriesInspiring Stories (15 Minutes)Connecting Stories (15 Minutes)Creating Remixed Story (15 Minutes)Drawing a Visual of the Remixed Story (20 Minutes)Sharing Remixed Stories (15 Minutes)Final Reflection (15 Minutes)Handouts for Inspiring and Remixed StoriesChapter Seventeen: Creating an Action Plan—Imagining the Process of ChangeOverview/Intro/Core IdeaLogistics/Nuts and BoltsRunning the WorkshopIcebreaker (15 Minutes)Introduction (20 Minutes)Activity SeriesIdentifying Issues (15 Minutes)Issues, Action Strategies and Goals (20 Minutes)Narrowing the IssueGetting Serious About Strategies and GoalsParticipation Profiles and Celebrity Spokesperson (20 Minutes)Participant ProfileCelebrity SpokespersonCreate Success Scenario and Short Video (30 Minutes)Viewing and Reflection (30 Minutes)Workshop: Creating an Action Plan—Imagining the Process of ChangeWorksheetIssues, Action Strategies and Goals Participation Profile and Celebrity SpokespersonCreate Success ScenarioBibliographyChapter Eighteen: Stories from the FieldBuilding Community Collaboration with Civic Imagination Workshops by Jimmeka AndersonPostcards from/at Donde Rebotan Los Sueños [Where Dreams Hit the Wall] by Rogelio AlejandroBibliographyFinal ThoughtsRecommended ReadingsAuthor BiographiesIndex