Caregiving and the Future

With the spotlight on the often-overlooked importance of caregiving to many aspects of society and to children’s and families’ well-being, now is a great time to think creatively about what caregiving could look like and how to shape it to support both the people using it and the people working in the sector.

by Katherine Prince

During Grantmakers for Education’s (GFE’s) annual conference, KnowledgeWorks and Capita co-facilitated session about caregiving and the future. The session took the form of a game, The Care Game, designed to help participants consider a range of possibilities from the vantage point of different groups’ experiences in a system, explore the space of uncertainty and provoke thought and insight about systems of care.

Players assumed personas to explore three scenarios for the future of caregiving. The scenarios differed in who won the 2020 US Presidential election, how decisive that victory was, what the states of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy were, and what kind of funding climate for caregiving existed.