Backcasting in Action: Plan the Future in Reverse!Online version Discover how future-ready changemakers use Backcasting to shape the world they want to live in! In this interactive activity, you’ll: 🧠 Reconstruct the 5 essential steps of the Backcasting method 🌱 Explore how students in the Azores used foresight to protect their forest 🌍 Follow young leaders at Davos as they envision a sustainable world Drag and drop the steps in the correct order and see how small actions today lead to bold futures tomorrow! Are you ready to plan backwards to move forward? by Yannis 1 Sort the 5 Core Steps of Backcasting in the Correct Order Group Reflection and Sharing Future Visioning Present-Day Action Planning Identifying Key Milestones Mapping the Pathway 2 Sort the Steps based on the Azores Forest Case Example They create a timeline of strategies Students imagine the forest 30 years ahead They identify changes needed (e.g., forest protection laws) They decide on what actions they can take now They reflect on how their mindset changed 3 Sort the Steps based on the Davos Global Leaders Example Reflected on cross-sector strategies & next steps Planned how to begin influencing systems Mapped required policies & collaborations Identified global shifts: equity, climate, health They envisioned a sustainable & fair world by 2025