Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there
Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there
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DOI：
10.1016/j.erss.2020.101724
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发表时间：
2020-12-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Young, Hannah R.
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作者：
Fazey, Ioan;Schapke, Niko;Young, Hannah R.
包括大学和研究机构在内的形式化知识体系对于当代社会非常重要。然而，当根据刺激应对气候变化等挑战所需的社会变革所取得的进展水平来衡量它们的影响时，它们也可能让人类失望。在这项研究中，我们使用了一种新颖的面向未来的参与式方法，询问未来设想的知识系统可能需要是什么样子以及我们如何实现这一目标。研究结果表明，设想的未来系统需要更加协作、开放、多样化、平等，并且能够处理价值观和系统性问题。他们还需要不仅仅提供有关我们世界的知识，还需要产生关于如何在这个世界中采取行动的智慧。为了实现设想的系统，我们需要快速扩展方法创新，联系创新者，并创造性地加速学习如何应对棘手的挑战。我们还需要制定新的资助计划、全球知识共享，并挑战根深蒂固的假设。为了真正成为支持地球上人类和非人类生命长寿的创造力，知识体系的转变可能需要达到第二次世界大战伴随的科学技术革命的启蒙和速度。这需要政府、科学家、公民社会采取大胆的战略行动以及持续的变革意图。
Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating the societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this research we used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how we might get there. Findings suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues. They will also need to go beyond producing knowledge about our world to generating wisdom about how to act within it. To get to envisioned systems we will need to rapidly scale methodological innovations, connect innovators, and creatively accelerate learning about working with intractable challenges. We will also need to create new funding schemes, a global knowledge commons, and challenge deeply held assumptions. To genuinely be a creative force in supporting longevity of human and non-human life on our planet, the shift in knowledge systems will probably need to be at the scale of the enlightenment and speed of the scientific and technological revolution accompanying the second World War. This will require bold and strategic action from governments, scientists, civic society and sustained transformational intent.