culture

"Strategy Is Science Fiction" by Santiago Chávez

At Sesiones Sur Global 2025, Santiago Chávez, Director of Trends & Foresight at Tlacuache Blue, invites us to question the images of the future that we are consuming and reproducing.

Amazofuturism

A Brief Overview of Utopias in the Rainforest

Cartographies of the Detour

What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, always from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. While many imagine the future by looking forward, Peruvian artist Chonon Bensho does so by looking back. In her work, dreams, ancestral designs—

Designing What Remains

Cartographies of the Detour

The Society of Fatigue

When Giving It Your All Isn't Enough -By Cristian Situ Sánchez- I started working during my final years of college, doing an internship in journalism. The pace was intense and relentless: tasks piling up, new responsibilities every day, and the feeling that it was never enough. I quickly learned that giving it my all didn’t guarantee recognition or relief; there was always something else to do.

So now, how do we innovate?

Inhabiting the Image

What happens when our memories are incomplete?

Cartographies of the Detour

Paula Zuccotti, from the Global South What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief but meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. In a world that seems designed to render the everyday invisible, Paula Zuccotti draws attention to what we touch, use, and take for granted. With

Cantagallo, where the jungle endures in the heart of Lima

“AI Artists”: Between Plagiarism and Art Direction

By Cristian Situ Generative artificial intelligence burst onto the scene as a cultural revolution unlike anything we had experienced before. Tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Nano Banana and others deliver in seconds images that once required years of artistic practice. On social media, the users who bring these images to life through prompts already call themselves, or are celebrated as:

Design Is Different in the Neighborhood

By Galo Zapata In the neighborhoods, people don’t just talk about innovation—they do it. Not because they have time, resources, or peace of mind to spare, but because urgency doesn’t wait. Social transformation doesn’t begin in offices or design labs. It begins on the street corner. At the communal potluck. In the soup kitchen, in the “glass of milk” committees, at the grassroots level in the neighborhoods. On the soccer field where young people organize

Mental Health in the Workplace: Unresolved Issues

By Álex Hernández The film "Harta" (Straw), written, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which premiered on Netflix in 2025, immerses us in the life of Janiyah Wiltkinson, a single mother who must navigate raising her sick daughter within a broken economic system. We watch her overcome obstacle after obstacle—as if in a race—making impossible decisions in an effort to provide her with the

Not my money, not my job, not me. DEI is on the retreat.

“We have money, too” is the phrase that made us laugh after a long, heartfelt conversation with friends with disabilities, with whom I often collaborate.

The Sacred Ritual of the Here and Now: Speculative Rituals for Inhabiting the Interstice

A few months ago, I decided to leave my country to pursue a master's degree. After completing my bachelor's degree, weathering a pandemic, and navigating the fast pace of working life, I began to feel disconnected.

Your Work Doesn't Need Any More Keynotes

Six Books to Reinvent the World: Uncomfortable but Inspiring

We are living in a time of crisis and transformation. Inequality, climate change, and the need to rethink our economic and social systems are forcing us to look beyond the status quo.

Peru's Enduring Debt to Rural Education

In Peru, rural education is an open wound that is kept patched up with good intentions and half-hearted programs.

Cultural sovereignty

A guide to surviving the 21st century

Sustainable Leadership in an Uncertain World

In a world where uncertainty is the only constant, leading a sustainable team goes beyond simply achieving results.