Bringing these threads together, rooted imagination is a method as much as a motto. Start by naming constraints as creative briefs; then co-create with those most affected, using interviews, diaries, and participatory workshops. Prototype small, measure concrete outcomes, and revise transparently. Along the way, keep a ledger of harms avoided as well as benefits delivered, so that aspiration remains accountable. Finally, narrate the work: stories and visuals translate data into shared purpose. In doing so, we honor hooks’s guidance—the farther we hope to see, the deeper we must plant our feet. Vision grows tallest where its roots hold fast. [...]
