Centre Català de Prospectiva : Building Better Futures in Gray Times

Abstract

The Centre Català de Prospectiva was the first futures studies institution in Spain; it opened the way for other organizations and it helped to imagine alternative futures at the end of Francisco Franco dictatorship. During more than twenty-five years, it realized numerous acts, including lectures, conferences, and international events; it also published several books and a magazine. But most of all, it developed a special way to work for better futures.