{"id":8466,"date":"2018-02-06T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T12:46:48","slug":"causal-layered-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/06\/causal-layered-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Causal layered analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Causal_layered_analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Causal layered analysis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>CLA<\/strong>) is a future research theory that integrates various epistemic modes, creates spaces for alternative futures, and consists of four layers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>litany,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social, and structural,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>worldview, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>myth\/metaphor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The author is Sohail Inayatullah, and here he explains well how these four layers work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Causal Layered Analysis: Sohail Inayatullah at TEDxNoosa\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ImWDmFPfifI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to see how he plays with narrative at the different examples and how he performs the construction of the future, making difference of an improved present, versus a transformative future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Causal layered analysis\u00a0(CLA) is a future research theory that integrates various epistemic modes, creates spaces for alternative futures, and consists of four layers: The author is Sohail Inayatullah, and here he explains well how these four layers work. 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