Skye Doherty uses creative and design-led research methods to explore alternative futures and address wicked problems. Her work has addressed issues in journalism, law, energy and water, among others. She works within the university’s Centre for Communication and Social Change and the futures-focused WhatIF Lab.

Stephanie Rosestone is a PhD student with the Institute of Water Futures at the Australian National University. She is also an experienced teacher, facilitator and designer of learning programs, immersive experiences and community events. She has worked across schools, museums and natural resource management organisations.

Indigo Strudwicke is a PhD student with the UNESCO Chair in Science Communication for the Public Good, based at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science. She previously worked as a policy analyst for the Australian Academy of Science, and was named a 2023 Westpac Future Leader Scholar to support her research on pathways for transformative futures in Australia.

Irene Boles is a Senior Lecturer at Ara Institute of Canterbury. Jose-Antonio Lara-Hernandez is a Research Fellow at Auckland Institute of Technology

Dr Elise Remling is an environmental social scientist with over ten years of professional experience in policy-oriented social science research on climate impacts, social vulnerability, disaster risk, community resilience and climate adaptation, and political change at different levels of governance. Elise is driven by a keen interest to shine a critical light on the social and political implications of climate and environmental changes and of sustainability transitions.