PROGRAMS
Each program is structured around 1-2 program chairs and 7 fellows. Program chairs, together with the academic directors, shape concrete topics and projects within programs as well as assemble fellow groups. Fellows live and work together in Hamburg at the Warburg Ensemble. Learn more about becoming a program chair or a fellow.
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The Human Condition in the 21st Century
How can we create a sustainable value-system for the 21st century?
Read MoreThe foundational program tackles the problem of how to think of the human condition in the 21st century.
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The Future of Democracy
How can we transition to an ecologically responsible and democratically resilient future?
Read MoreThe program “The Future of Democracy” places its main focus on the prospects for comprehensive ecological democratization. The guiding rationale is that social transformations require a collective imaginary of a future worth striving for.
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Socio-Economic Transformation
How can the economy serve social well-being within planetary boundaries?
Read MoreOur economy must serve our social needs and respect planetary boundaries. But this is currently not the case: we are on an unsustainable path. Our economic activities have contributed to societies growing more unequal across various dimensions, depriving some of meeting their basic human needs and putting political systems under stress.
BEYOND THE LIMIT
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editorial
Time for Climate ActionImagining possible futures – 50 years after “The Limits to Growth”
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interview
The Addiction to GrowthDennis Meadows on The Need for a Mature World
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essay
On Brown GoodsKarimah Ashadu Describes the Limbo Within Capitalism
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interview
Capitalism is the Main ProblemKim Stanley Robinson on Climate Change and Science Fiction
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interview
Beyond Good and EvilElisabeth Strowick on Stories, Scenarios and Climate Change
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interview
Respect What You HaveKinga Kiełczyńska on Reincarnation and The Limits of Art Production
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interview
The Art of ChangeEmma Enderby on Arts and Speculative Scenarios
