Deepdives

These essays, written by participants at the Digital Futures Gathering, offer insights into the topics we discussed, the positions we explored and the conversations we had during the gathering.

Gathering as an Act of Solidarity
A deep dive into the Digital Futures Gathering 2025. By Hannah Lichtenthäler
A Facilitator’s Notebook
Facilitation is not about leading the way: it’s about listening the future into form. Holding space so others may arrive, unfold, and remember what they already carry. By Ouassima Laabich
Tectonics of Hope
Mapping resistance and regeneration in and beyond digital colonialism. By Kit Kat Braybrooke and Fieke Jansen
Powerful Delusions
On telling ourselves we’re winning. By Raziye Buse Çetin
Technological Cartographies
Digital Colonialism in the Internet’s Territories. By Joana Varon
What kind of Digital ID do we actually want?
We were being asked whether, and if so, how, digital ID would feature in our ideal versions of the future. By Zara Rahman
Axiom
A card game to reimagine gov-tech futures by Digital Futures Lab. By Urvashi Aneja
Labour Organising and Digital Rights
How the first global content moderators summit will help tackle one of the most precarious work environments in tech. By Martha Dark and Julia Kloiber
Meeting at the Intersection
Sharing resources to expose tech solutionism in climate narratives. By Katrin Fritsch and Sander van der Waal
Tools of Power and the Right to say ‘No’
A critique of risk assessment as a method. By Camila Nobrega and Elisa Lindinger
Trauma Informed Design
A Method for Building Just and Inclusive Futures. By Hera Hussain
The Message Behind the Medium
Regulating political ads online. By Sándor Léderer