Illustrating Narrative Prefiguration
The Practice of Possibility
Introduction
What if transformation isn't something we build from scratch but something waiting to be recognised in what already exists? This isn't positive thinking or wishful dreaming – it's a rigorous practice of seeing differently, of noticing configurations that conventional perspectives miss.
In an increasingly fragmented and polarised world, transformation often emerges precisely where others see only division. Where conventional approaches encounter irreconcilable differences, this methodology reveals connection points that transform conflict into collaborative possibility. Instead of positioning change as distant goals reached through linear progress, it shows how alternative futures exist now as present possibilities, waiting to be actualised through different forms of engagement.
The most remarkable moments of change often don't announce themselves with fanfare. They emerge in that instant when someone helps us recognise connections we hadn't seen, capacities we'd overlooked, or possibilities that were present all along but invisible within our usual frameworks.
Narrative prefiguration offers a methodology for cultivating such recognition, working with fragmentation and conflict to forge pathways for navigating contemporary challenges.
