Visiting Research Fellow Pablo Suarez Participates in Facebook Live Discussion on Humor and Problem-Solving

Pablo Suarez, a Visiting Research Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently participated in a Facebook Live webinar exploring how cartoons and humor can improve communication and problem-solving.

The discussion was hosted by Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor for The New Yorker. In recent years, Suarez and Mankoff have collaborated on several “cartoonathons” — interactive events designed to help organizations solve global problems through the power of humor.

Suarez’s work on humor and problem-solving builds on a 2012 Pardee Center Report titled Games for a New Climate: Experiencing the Complexity of Future Risks, which was the result of a 12-member Task Force convened by the Pardee Center in collaboration with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre.

Watch the full discussion above.