When I present key ideas associated with our work on heritage futures, promoting futures-thinking among heritage professionals, some colleagues say that this is nothing new.\u00a0Here are a few examples illustrating what I mean when I say that we must go beyond the status quo in heritage thinking. I cite below several statements from a recent document on European heritage policy, and how we differ from the heritage futures perspective.<\/p>\r\n
Status quo: Whether we like it or not, we are all intrinsically connected to our past.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nHeritage futures: <\/strong>More than anything else, w<\/em>e are\u00a0all necessarily tied up with on-going processes in our present and their\u00a0impacts on the future.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Status quo: Europe\u2019s cultural heritage is the direct result of our ancestors\u2019 deeds, efforts and decisions.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nHeritage futures:<\/strong>\u00a0Europe’s current ‘cultural heritage’ has been\u00a0constructed over the past couple of centuries by intellectuals, politicians, business people, and various kinds of cultural activists and influencers.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Status quo: It is time to acknowledge that this shared heritage, this sense of togetherness, is the real foundation on which Europe is built.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nHeritage futures:<\/strong> It is time to acknowledge that Europe has been built on a notion of heritage that is increasingly associated with divisions in society.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Status quo: Europe\u2019s cultural heritage … shows us how our lives are connected to a long line of generations coming before and after us.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nHeritage futures:<\/strong> Cultural heritage must be re-imagined now to create a viable foundation for future societies, both in Europe and globally.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
Status quo: Our cultural heritage holds up a mirror to who we were, who we are and who we aspire to be, and helps us to interpret our past successes and failures.<\/p>\r\n
\r\nHeritage futures:<\/strong>\u00a0Futures literacy in the heritage sector can facilitate necessary changes in society and in how we see\u00a0ourselves, in order to meet global challenges of the future.<\/i><\/p>\r\n
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