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= What is the Post-Detection Toolkit? =

The Post-Detection Toolkit grows out of the collective research efforts of the Scenarios Working Group at the SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews, led by Dr. George Profitiliotis. The structured resource combines pre-detection scenarios and a growing archive of post-detection scenarios developed through a 15-month participatory futures process (2023–2024) that imagined alternatives for the SETI ecosystem in 2050 and explored discovery and its aftermath.

The Post-Detection Scenario 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 capacity for response across varied publics and disciplines.

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The Toolkit grows out of the collective research efforts of the Scenarios Working Group at the SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews, led by Dr. George Profitiliotis. The structured resource combines pre-detection scenarios and a growing archive of post-detection scenarios developed through a 15-month participatory futures process (2023–2024) that imagined alternatives for the SETI ecosystem in 2050 and explored discovery and its aftermath.

The toolkit provides practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. It is designed to make futures thinking accessible through storytelling, roleplay, and collaborative exercises, helping groups consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations.

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 = What is the Post-Detection Toolkit? =
-The Post-Detection Toolkit grows out of the collective research efforts of the Scenarios Working Group at the SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews, led by Dr. George Profitiliotis. The structured resource combines pre-detection scenarios and a growing archive of post-detection scenarios developed through a 15-month participatory futures process (2023–2024) that imagined alternatives for the SETI ecosystem in 2050 and explored discovery and its aftermath.
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+The Post-Detection Scenario 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 capacity for response across varied publics and disciplines.
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+The Toolkit grows out of the collective research efforts of the Scenarios Working Group at the SETI Post-Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews, led by Dr. George Profitiliotis. The structured resource combines pre-detection scenarios and a growing archive of post-detection scenarios developed through a 15-month participatory futures process (2023–2024) that imagined alternatives for the SETI ecosystem in 2050 and explored discovery and its aftermath.
 The toolkit provides practical resources, including scenarios, templates, and interactive methods, as well as guidance on how to adapt and use them. It is designed to make futures thinking accessible through storytelling, roleplay, and collaborative exercises, helping groups consider how they might feel, act, and respond in unfamiliar or unprecedented situations.