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USING SCIENCE FICTION AS A TOOL FOR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE OF WAR
Image: Leonardo.ai "Go see the Harry Potter films; they'll give you some good ideas for product development," the head of an...
Elina Hiltunen
Feb 19, 20249 min read


THE CROSSROADS OF FATE AND DESIRE
We have reached a crossroads in human evolution. A juncture that goes to the heart of whether we are just another species on the path to...
Richard Hames
Feb 19, 20246 min read


FIVE KEY PRINCIPLES FOR CRAFTING ENGAGING AND EFFECTIVE FORECASTS
Image by Mark Frauenfelder using Midjourney Computer scientist Alan Kay is often credited for saying, “The best way to predict the future...
Mark Frauenfelder
Feb 19, 20245 min read


Overcoming Facilitation Dilemmas in Foresight
Facilitation is a greatly underappreciated skill. And rightly so. When done right, facilitation should go unseen – an invisible force...
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Jan 9, 20244 min read


Adjacency Theory: The Science of the Twigs, Discovering the Forgotten, and the Omens of the Present
Nuance is our birthright. If speculative futures paint a picture of the future using our senses, Adjacency Theory is an inward journey...
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Jan 9, 20247 min read


Techistentialism: Could Superstupidity be as Dangerous as Superintelligence?
In 2017, we named our strategic foresight practice Techistential,[1] a play on “technology” and “existential.” Today, humanity faces...
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Jan 9, 20247 min read


Foresight in Action – A Personal Story
This story starts with futurist Patricia Lustig and me thinking about existential threats, while we were discussing our next book...
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Dec 31, 20235 min read


Many Routes for Self-Driving Cars
The dream of cars that drive themselves is finally something that some consumers are beginning to experience, but the vision and dream is...
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Dec 31, 20235 min read


Generative AI in the Newsroom: The Future of Media and News
This article includes insights and learnings from an applied workshop that I led with a group of European journalists in national public...
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Dec 31, 202313 min read


9 Steps to Plan and Write Your Novel
One of the best ways to share new ideas into the world is to write a novel. Why is that? Humans are wired for story. That is how we learn...
Beth Barany
Dec 31, 20236 min read


Questioning Our Assumptions About the Future of AI
Today, we work with many different forms of artificial intelligence, a number of which are relatively new. Some are almost mundane in...
Richard Yonck
Dec 30, 202310 min read


The Future of the Future
A university in the United Kingdom recently asked its students to write essays on whether the future was open or closed -- an open future...
Richard Watson and Oliver Freeman
Dec 30, 20236 min read


A NEW BEGINNING FOR HUMANITY
Once the red light came on announcing that the portal was opened, I decided to take my coloring pencils and my sheets of paper to try to...
Jean Paul Pinto
Dec 21, 20238 min read


WELCOME TO PLASTICINE
[Excerpt of notes from my journal visiting 2673. The future beings were opposed to allowing technical devices like cameras or phones for...
Jeremy Wilken
Dec 21, 20234 min read


EVERYTHING IS FINE NOW
"So, what was my first feeling when I stepped out of the capsule?" "Yes, that's what I asked," the man on the other side of the table...
Elina Hiltunen
Dec 21, 20239 min read


COME BACK SOON
The following is a transcription of audio received during the World Futures Exploration Project expedition to the year 2823. Audio...
Emily Mudge
Dec 21, 20236 min read


ADVENT HOPE
Personal Reflections UN Special Mission: 2923 Day 1 “Remember to watch for hope.” The Director’s parting words echoed in my ears. In...
Nicci Obert
Dec 21, 20236 min read


TT20 LOG ExTRACTS
These TT log extracts are reprinted with permission of TT20, who has returned to their starting point seemingly of sound mind. TT20 001...
Maya Van Leemput
Dec 21, 20236 min read


NECROBELISK / CHANGEOVERS™ DIRECT MARKET RESEARCH
For me, the year 3523 means one thing: work. My company spends huge amounts to send market researchers ahead to strategically coordinated...
Julai Whipple
Dec 21, 20236 min read


THE CONTINUITY
Dear friends: This letter is an attempt to share a glimpse into the future and the lives our descendants will lead. I hope it also will...
Karessa Torgerson
Dec 21, 20235 min read
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