Journey's of Uncertainty. AI's role in crafting ecohistorical narratives

Journeys of Uncertainty

AI's Role in Crafting Eco-Historical Narratives

A Flexible Online Methodology for Speculative Storytelling and Participatory Futures

Edited by Eveline Wandl-Vogt

Authors: Eveline Wandl-Vogt, Max Haarich, Danielle Sanches

Design: Chiara Poiani Artworks: Max Haarich

This visionary workbook introduces a transdisciplinary, online-first methodology for using AI in crafting speculative, eco-historical narratives. Designed through the award-winning PROVIDEDH project, it offers a rich and flexible toolkit for workshop leaders, educators, citizen scientists, and creative practitioners working at the intersections of technology, sustainability, and cultural imagination.

More than just a guide, Journeys of Uncertainty is a call to reimagine history and co-create regenerative futures. Rooted in participatory futuring, art-driven innovation, and open science principles, the methodology enables learners to engage with open-source AI tools, visualize alternative pasts and futures, and develop critical awareness of algorithmic uncertainty.

While sustainable mobility serves as one illustrative case, this method is adaptable to a wide range of themes-from climate fiction and food systems to heritage, biodiversity, and digital ethics. The workbook supports both online and hybrid workshop formats and requires no prior AI knowledge-only curiosity, creativity, and a commitment to transformation.

Drawing on editor Eveline Wandl-Vogt's globally recognized work with Ars Electronica, Harvard University, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, this guide empowers facilitators and communities to collaboratively design inclusive, just, and eco-conscious futures.

What You'll Learn

• How to run interdisciplinary AI workshops using speculative storytelling methods
• How to use algorithmic uncertainty as a generative and reflective learning tool
• How to apply art-driven and ecosystem-centered design to digital education
• How to foster collective imagination and inclusive innovation in virtual settings

Ideal For

• Educators and trainers in digital humanities, futures literacy, and STEAM
• Cultural and citizen science practitioners designing co-creative learning spaces
• AI ethics facilitators and regenerative design innovators
• Artists, technologists, and storytellers working on post-anthropocentric themes

Available Editions

• Digital Workshop Toolkit - Portable and interactive eBook for self-paced or facilitated learning
• Workshop Facilitator's Guide - Softcover edition for practical classroom, lab, and field use
• Studio Edition: AI & Futures Practice - Premium hardcover for institutional collections, includes case study and documentation extras

Bring This Workbook to Life - Book a Workshop

This is more than a book. It's a live methodology.

Workshops are available online, hybrid, and on-site, and can be tailored for:

• Universities and research groups
• Cultural institutions and festivals
• Innovation labs, citizen science hubs, and classrooms

Facilitated by editor Eveline Wandl-Vogt, with optional co-design formats and localized adaptations.

To book a session or start a collaboration:

• Email: caisserl04@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/evelinewandlvogt

Whether you're launching a new program, curating a public dialogue, or exploring AI-this workshop offers a hands-on, future-facing experience tailored to your context.