In the Greek tale of 'the lion and the man', Androcles removes a thorn from a lion's foot. Years later, the lion repays the favour when facing Androcles in the Roman Colosseum. Afterwards, people would say "This is the lion, a man's friend; This metaphor is of how a man and a lion benefitted by helping each other, but what lessons are there for small rural regions to learn from large cities?

The Futures Triangle is a foresight method developed by Professor Sohail Inayatullah with the end goal of mapping the overall game situation before a transformative foresight process may begin.