CityFutures Lab Director
Dr Phillip Daffara, Principal Futuresense + PlaceSense

He is an architect, urban designer and professional futurist advocating ecological design and that cities are catalysts for the development of planetary civilisation. His expertise includes (1) urban futures and adaptation to megatrends; (2) sustainable architecture, urban design thinking and resilient city making; and (3) collaborative community and stakeholder consultation and visioning.

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Endorsement:
"Dr Phillip Daffara is a world leader in city futures. His work is theoretically profound and practically sound. He also is an excellent facilitator, being able to bring out the best with whomever he works with."

Professor Sohail Inayatullah
UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies. Tamkang University, The University of the Sunshine Coast, and Metafuture.org

Course Program        May 2 - July 8, 2016

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The CityFutures Lab is for you if:











and the Lab is not for you if:
  • The Lab runs for 10 weeks;
  • The Lab will happen online with login access to digital materials (video, podcasts, task sheets) and private, temporary Lab group;
  • There will be participatory action learning in the Lab presented within 10 modules and everybody is encouraged to apply tools and methods to their specific context;
  • The Lab is for everyone active within the sphere of town and city making - open to all stakeholders;
  • The price is $570 AUD (Incl. GST)
  • You want futures/foresight tools and methods you can use that give clear alternatives in this epoch of urban uncertainty;
  • You want a framework to explore the holistic, multi-dimensional nature of human habitation as socio-ecological systems and accordingly develop better city policy and resilience;
  • You want to apply foresight to the design of cities of tomorrow.


  • You are not prepared to learn by doing. This is a Lab of action learning after all;
  • You're set on 20C planning paradigms and not prepared to examine your worldviews and question their relevance;
  • You're hoping to be handed a one-size-fits-all map to navigate your city's futures.

Registration Details

Registration Fee
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Course cost per person:   570AUD (incl. GST)


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