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'''The ~~Post-detection Imaginations~~ Toolkit guide is in its final edit stage.''' This resource will help guide contributions ~~to the wiki~~. If you would like ~~to contribute, you can message us for~~ more guidance about how to take part in the process, or receive a notification when the ~~toolkit guide~~ is ~~released. Please~~ send an email to: [mailto:postdetectionhub@gmail.com postdetectionhub@gmail.com]. ''Addresses are kept private and are not added to any other lists.''

'''The Toolkit guide .pdf is in its final edit stage.''' This resource will help guide contributions. If you would like more guidance about how to take part in the process at this point, or receive a notification when the Post-Detection Toolkit is open to edit, please send an email to: [mailto:postdetectionhub@gmail.com postdetectionhub@gmail.com]. Addresses are kept private and are not added to any other lists.

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The Post-Detection ~~Imaginations~~ Toolkit is a flexible framework for exploring future discoveries, designed to handle uncertainty and highlight the significance of context, governance, and international collaboration. The toolkit uses a four-scenario method (from Dator's futures methods) to intentionally maximise difference between plausible futures. By enabling work with divergent possibilities, including those beyond current expectations, it helps build collective capacities for response across varied publics and disciplines.

The Post-Detection Toolkit is a flexible framework for exploring future discoveries, designed to handle uncertainty and highlight the significance of context, governance, and international collaboration. The toolkit uses a four-scenario method (from Dator's futures methods) to intentionally maximise difference between plausible futures. By enabling work with divergent possibilities, including those beyond current expectations, it helps build collective capacities for response across varied publics and disciplines.

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The toolkit is designed as a recipe book that makes futures thinking accessible through storytelling, role-play and collaborative exercises.

A fully developed toolkit ~~.PDF will be released at the 77th IAC International Astronautical Congress (IAC Türkiye 2026). It~~ will provide practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. The structured resource combines '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' and a growing archive of '''[[Post-detection Situations|post-detection situations]]'''.

The fully developed toolkit will provide practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. The structured resource combines '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' and a growing archive of '''[[Post-detection Situations|post-detection situations]]'''.

= Contributions welcome =

The 4 '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' have been designed across the last years, but the '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' are open to continuous contribution and strive for a diverse collection as possible.

As a commons resource, the Toolkit is an evolving effort that grows through participant engagement and welcomes plural scenarios and narratives beyond UK, USA and European contexts.

Anyone can contribute to the open sections, critique or adapt the materials. This is to support ongoing dialogue and that the resource remains robust and relevant across different communities. The post-detection situations archive is a living, open-ended resource, and contributors are invited to add to it, drawing on science fiction, notable SETI false alarms, or imagination.

'''Important note:''' The resource lists ingredients, but to come to life it needs and relies on the improvisation of facilitators and participants. ~~The~~ Toolkit elements need to be adapted and combined with specific contexts through group work. ~~Communities~~ bring their own contexts to the exploration of varied futures of a technosignature detection, and consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations. ~~This~~ is human work that can't be done alone.

'''Important note:''' The resource lists ingredients, but to come to life it needs and relies on the improvisation of facilitators and participants. We are grateful for all contributions that can enrich the variety of the post-detection situations. To use the Toolkit elements, they need to be adapted and combined with specific contexts through group work. This process is done in groups: communities bring their own contexts to the exploration of varied futures of technosignature detection, and consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations. The improvisatory process is human work that can't be done alone or automated.

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* '''Contribute''' new detection situations to grow the archive and introduce greater variety.

* '''Remix''' the Toolkit through digital or analogue means, adapting scenarios into games, tools, or experiences that enable communities to explore post-detection together.

~~== A Commons Resource ==~~

As a commons resource, the Toolkit is an evolving effort that grows with participant engagement and input from diverse perspectives. Collective input makes it possible to grow an archive that welcomes plural narratives, fictions, and histories reaching well beyond UK, USA, and European contexts.

The strength of the archive lies in plurality. The post-detection situations archive is a living, open-ended resource, and contributors are invited to add to it, drawing on science fiction, notable SETI false alarms, or imagination.

Not all pages are editable, but anyone can contribute to the open sections, critique, or adapt the materials. This is to support ongoing dialogue and that the resource remains robust and relevant across different communities.

~~Please see the [[Contributing Guidelines]] before adding your work.~~

== Public Outreach ==

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'''Note:''' The first edition of the ''Post-Detection Toolkit'' was trialled in summer workshops.

An updated version will be published here on the Wiki ~~later~~ in ~~the year~~.

An updated version will be published here on the Wiki after it is formally released at the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, from 5 to 9 October 2026.

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-'''The Post-detection Imaginations Toolkit guide is in its final edit stage.'''  This resource will help guide contributions to the wiki. If you would like to contribute, you can message us for more guidance about how to take part in the process, or receive a notification when the toolkit guide is released. Please send an email to: [mailto:postdetectionhub@gmail.com postdetectionhub@gmail.com]. ''Addresses are kept private and are not added to any other lists.''
+'''The Toolkit guide .pdf is in its final edit stage.'''  This resource will help guide contributions. If you would like more guidance about how to take part in the process at this point, or receive a notification when the Post-Detection Toolkit is open to edit, please send an email to: [mailto:postdetectionhub@gmail.com postdetectionhub@gmail.com]. Addresses are kept private and are not added to any other lists.
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-The Post-Detection Imaginations Toolkit is a flexible framework for exploring future discoveries, designed to handle uncertainty and highlight the significance of context, governance, and international collaboration. The toolkit uses a four-scenario method (from Dator's futures methods) to intentionally maximise difference between plausible futures. By enabling work with divergent possibilities, including those beyond current expectations, it helps build collective capacities for response across varied publics and disciplines.
+The Post-Detection Toolkit is a flexible framework for exploring future discoveries, designed to handle uncertainty and highlight the significance of context, governance, and international collaboration. The toolkit uses a four-scenario method (from Dator's futures methods) to intentionally maximise difference between plausible futures. By enabling work with divergent possibilities, including those beyond current expectations, it helps build collective capacities for response across varied publics and disciplines.
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 The toolkit is designed as a recipe book that makes futures thinking accessible through storytelling, role-play and collaborative exercises.
-A fully developed toolkit .PDF will be released at the 77th IAC International Astronautical Congress (IAC Türkiye 2026). It will provide practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. The structured resource combines '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' and a growing archive of '''[[Post-detection Situations|post-detection situations]]'''.
+The fully developed toolkit will provide practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. The structured resource combines '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' and a growing archive of '''[[Post-detection Situations|post-detection situations]]'''.
+= Contributions welcome =
 The 4 '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' have been designed across the last years, but the '''[[Pre-detection Scenarios|pre-detection scenarios]]''' are open to continuous contribution and strive for a diverse collection as possible.
+As a commons resource, the Toolkit is an evolving effort that grows through participant engagement and welcomes plural scenarios and narratives beyond UK, USA and European contexts.
+Anyone can contribute to the open sections, critique or adapt the materials. This is to support ongoing dialogue and that the resource remains robust and relevant across different communities. The post-detection situations archive is a living, open-ended resource, and contributors are invited to add to it, drawing on science fiction, notable SETI false alarms, or imagination.
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-'''Important note:''' The resource lists ingredients, but to come to life it needs and relies on the improvisation of facilitators and participants. The Toolkit elements need to be adapted and combined with specific contexts through group work. Communities bring their own contexts to the exploration of varied futures of a technosignature detection, and consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations. This is human work that can't be done alone.
+'''Important note:''' The resource lists ingredients, but to come to life it needs and relies on the improvisation of facilitators and participants. We are grateful for all contributions that can enrich the variety of the post-detection situations. To use the Toolkit elements, they need to be adapted and combined with specific contexts through group work. This process is done in groups: communities bring their own contexts to the exploration of varied futures of technosignature detection, and consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations. The improvisatory process is human work that can't be done alone or automated.
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 * '''Contribute''' new detection situations to grow the archive and introduce greater variety.
 * '''Remix''' the Toolkit through digital or analogue means, adapting scenarios into games, tools, or experiences that enable communities to explore post-detection together.
-== A Commons Resource ==
-As a commons resource, the Toolkit is an evolving effort that grows with participant engagement and input from diverse perspectives. Collective input makes it possible to grow an archive that welcomes plural narratives, fictions, and histories reaching well beyond UK, USA, and European contexts.
-The strength of the archive lies in plurality. The post-detection situations archive is a living, open-ended resource, and contributors are invited to add to it, drawing on science fiction, notable SETI false alarms, or imagination.
-Not all pages are editable, but anyone can contribute to the open sections, critique, or adapt the materials. This is to support ongoing dialogue and that the resource remains robust and relevant across different communities.
-Please see the [[Contributing Guidelines]] before adding your work.
 == Public Outreach ==
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 '''Note:''' The first edition of the ''Post-Detection Toolkit'' was trialled in summer workshops.
-An updated version will be published here on the Wiki later in the year.
+An updated version will be published here on the Wiki after it is formally released at the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, from 5 to 9 October 2026.
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