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SUMMARY:Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop
DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n\n	Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop\n\n			December 15\, 2025\n	  –\n	December 16\, 2025\n	 \nThe Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)\, together with University of Ottawa\, Library and Archives Canada\, and Carleton University\, are pleased to offer ARL/CNI’s Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop. This is the first Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop to take place in Canada\, and the last of these workshops offered by ARL in 2025. The workshop is designed for senior library leaders and those leading strategic development in AI.  \n\n	Library and Archives Canada\n\n395 Wellington Street\n		\n		Ottawa\,\n	Ontario\n	K1A 0J1\n	Canada\n\n\n	+ Google Map \n\n					\n			(613) 996-5115			\n	 \n\n	View Venue Website \n\n\n					\n				About the Workshop & Toolkit\n		\n				\n				Registration\n		\n				\n				Accommodation\n		\n				\n				Program Schedule\n		 \nAbout the Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop\nThis workshop introduces participants to a toolkit featuring practical reusable activities and templates research libraries can use to plan for consequences\, challenges\, and opportunities vis-à-vis AI futures. Participants will learn tips and techniques for bringing AI future-planning back home to their own organizations for iterative reuse. They will collaborate and gain experience for using the toolkit to create actionable\, cross-cutting\, and scenario-specific plans\, projects\, and activities at their research libraries. \nThe ARL/CNI Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit is designed for leaders of research libraries who want to integrate the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios into ongoing planning activities—such as annual operating plans\, strategic reviews\, or cross-institutional conversations. \nOrganized into five flexible modules\, the toolkit offers structured activities to help leadership teams\, staff\, and occasionally external stakeholders: \n\nExplore future possibilities\nTest current strategies\nIdentify opportunities and vulnerabilities\nBuild readiness for long-term change\n\nThe toolkit was developed to explore scenario-specific strategies and activities that libraries can undertake to prepare for various AI-influenced futures. \nRegistration\nThe workshop is designed for senior library leaders and those leading strategic development in AI. Spaces are limited to a maximum of one or two attendees per institution. To confirm your place\, please complete the registration form below and submit the CAD $150 commitment fee using the PayPal payment link provided. \n \n  \n					\n									Register for the Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop\n					 \nAccommodation\nHilton Garden Inn Ottawa Downtown361 Queen St\, Ottawa\, ON K1R 0C7Tel: (613) 234-6363 \nA block of rooms has been reserved for December 15-16\, 2025 at Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Downtown\, at a cost of $229 CAD/night. The special room rate will be available until November 20th\, 2025 or until the group block is sold-out\, whichever comes first. We suggest that you reserve as soon as possible to ensure that you can get a room. \n					\n				\n									Booking Link\n					 \nProgram Schedule\nMonday\, December 15: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Tuesday\, December 16: 9:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. \n					\n									Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop Program Schedule (PDF)\n					 \n\nEdit\n\n\nStart Time\nTopic\nModule\n\n\n\n\nDay One – Monday\, December 15\, 2025\n\n\n8:30am\nBreakfast and Registration\n\n\n\n9:00am\nIntroductions\n\n\n\n\nScenario Planning and the ARL/CNI scenarios\n\n\n\n\nThinking about the Future\n1\n\n\n10:00am\nDrivers and Signals\n2.1\n\n\n10:30am\nEnvironmental scanning\n2.2\n\n\n11:00am\nThree questions\n2.3\n\n\n11:30am\nSynthesis\n2.4\n\n\n12:00pm\nLunch\n\n\n\n12:30pm\nScenario Immersion\n3.1\n\n\n1:30pm\nTesting Strategic Readiness\n3.3\n\n\n2:30pm\nScenario Action Planning Part 1\n3.4\n\n\n3:15pm\nSynthesis before Action\n3.6\n\n\n3:30pm\nScenario Action Planning Part 2\n3.4\n\n\nDay Two – Tuesday\, December 16\n\n\n8:30am\nBreakfast\n\n\n\n9:00am\nAI Opportunity Mapping\n4.2\n\n\n9:45am\nImpact vs Difficulty\n4.3\n\n\n10:30am\nPrioritizing Action\n4.4\n\n\n11:15am\nWild Cards\n4.5\n\n\n11:45am\nExtending Foresight\n5\n\n\n\nAbout the Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop\nThis workshop introduces participants to a toolkit featuring practical reusable activities and templates research libraries can use to plan for consequences\, challenges\, and opportunities vis-à-vis AI futures. Participants will learn tips and techniques for bringing AI future-planning back home to their own organizations for iterative reuse. They will collaborate and gain experience for using the toolkit to create actionable\, cross-cutting\, and scenario-specific plans\, projects\, and activities at their research libraries. \nThe ARL/CNI Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit is designed for leaders of research libraries who want to integrate the ARL/CNI AI Scenarios into ongoing planning activities—such as annual operating plans\, strategic reviews\, or cross-institutional conversations. \nOrganized into five flexible modules\, the toolkit offers structured activities to help leadership teams\, staff\, and occasionally external stakeholders: \n\nExplore future possibilities\nTest current strategies\nIdentify opportunities and vulnerabilities\nBuild readiness for long-term change\n\nThe toolkit was developed to explore scenario-specific strategies and activities that libraries can undertake to prepare for various AI-influenced futures. \nRegistration\nThe workshop is designed for senior library leaders and those leading strategic development in AI. Spaces are limited to a maximum of one or two attendees per institution. To confirm your place\, please complete the registration form below and submit the CAD $150 commitment fee using the PayPal payment link provided. \n \n  \n					\n									Register for the Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop\n					 \nAccommodation\nHilton Garden Inn Ottawa Downtown361 Queen St\, Ottawa\, ON K1R 0C7Tel: (613) 234-6363 \nA block of rooms has been reserved for December 15-16\, 2025 at Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Downtown\, at a cost of $229 CAD/night. The special room rate will be available until November 20th\, 2025 or until the group block is sold-out\, whichever comes first. We suggest that you reserve as soon as possible to ensure that you can get a room. \n					\n				\n									Booking Link\n					 \nProgram Schedule\nMonday\, December 15: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Tuesday\, December 16: 9:00 a.m. – 01:00 p.m. \n					\n									Futurescape Libraries AI Toolkit Workshop Program Schedule (PDF)\n					 \n\nEdit\n\n\nStart Time\nTopic\nModule\n\n\n\n\nDay One – Monday\, December 15\, 2025\n\n\n8:30am\nBreakfast and Registration\n\n\n\n9:00am\nIntroductions\n\n\n\n\nScenario Planning and the ARL/CNI scenarios\n\n\n\n\nThinking about the Future\n1\n\n\n10:00am\nDrivers and Signals\n2.1\n\n\n10:30am\nEnvironmental scanning\n2.2\n\n\n11:00am\nThree questions\n2.3\n\n\n11:30am\nSynthesis\n2.4\n\n\n12:00pm\nLunch\n\n\n\n12:30pm\nScenario Immersion\n3.1\n\n\n1:30pm\nTesting Strategic Readiness\n3.3\n\n\n2:30pm\nScenario Action Planning Part 1\n3.4\n\n\n3:15pm\nSynthesis before Action\n3.6\n\n\n3:30pm\nScenario Action Planning Part 2\n3.4\n\n\nDay Two – Tuesday\, December 16\n\n\n8:30am\nBreakfast\n\n\n\n9:00am\nAI Opportunity Mapping\n4.2\n\n\n9:45am\nImpact vs Difficulty\n4.3\n\n\n10:30am\nPrioritizing Action\n4.4\n\n\n11:15am\nWild Cards\n4.5\n\n\n11:45am\nExtending Foresight\n5
URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/futurescape-libraries-ai-toolkit-workshop/
LOCATION:Library and Archives Canada\, 395 Wellington Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1A 0J1\, Canada
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