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Jun 12, 20247 min read
2045 NOBEL PRIZE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: INCREASING GLOBAL CURIOSITY BY 10%
Imagine a future world where everyone on the planet is just 10% more curious. What would be the impact? By Sarah Davanzo The year is...
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Jun 12, 202416 min read
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SCIENCE FICTION AUTHORS AND BOOKS FOR FUTURISTS
By Thomas Lombardo Science fiction literature offers an immense wealth of reading resources for futurists. But, where to start? As an...
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Jun 12, 20244 min read
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF HORIZON SCANNING
By Dr. John Carney Note from the author: This blog presents a candid view of the lessons learned carrying out Horizon Scanning within a...
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Jun 12, 20247 min read
HOW TO MAKE A FUTURE SCENARIO AS IMMERSIVE AND EXPLORABLE AS A VIDEOGAME
Behind the “The Road to Zerophoria” Scenario By Jane McGonigal, Ph.D. How can I make a future scenario feel as immersive and explorable...
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Jun 12, 20246 min read
COLLABORATIVE FORESIGHT IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR OPEN FORESIGHT HUB
By David Jonker Foresight is often conducted in private, behind an organization’s castle walls. But increasingly, that’s the wrong...
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Jun 12, 20248 min read
THE UN SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE: WHY IT IS NECESSARY
By Tony Diggle Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles focusing on the upcoming United Nations’ Summit of the Future conference....
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Jun 12, 20245 min read
SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN FUTURISTS
By Tracey Follows At the start of 2020, to coincide with International Women’s Day (IWD), I published a series of interviews with female...
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Jun 12, 20246 min read
SPEAKING CANDIDLY: THE ART OF ASKING PROFOUND QUESTIONS
By Richard Hames and Patricia Lustig Language, specifically our ability to construct and communicate our reality through language, is the...
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Jun 11, 20248 min read
CASE STUDY: FUTURES OF LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK OF THE FUTURES
By Wendy Schultz and Tianna Brand The livestock of the past and present include pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, chicken, ducks,...
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Jun 11, 20245 min read
PERSEPHONE’S GARDENS: THE SAVIOR OF CITIES
By Samista Jugwanth Persephone, the ancient Greek Goddess of Spring (and agriculture), was equally famous for her role as Hades’s Queen...
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Jun 11, 20247 min read
HOW COMMUNITY GARDENS CAN ADDRESS FOOD, SUSTAINABILITY, AND CONNECTION CHALLENGES
By Grace Okubo Community gardens have become ubiquitous features of urban landscapes. Initially conceived to combat food insecurity, they...
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Jun 11, 20246 min read
EATING TOMORROW: PODCAST LETS U.S. SOY START A CONVERSATION ON THE FUTURE OF FOOD
By Jeremy Nulik, Julienne DeVita and Matthew Jensen For as much as we try to move on, piece our lives together and soothe the fears of...
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Jun 11, 20246 min read
SAFE SPACES TO CHART COLLECTIVE FUTURES: SHARED FOOD PREPARATION AS A PARTICIPATORY FUTURES METHODOLOGY
By Estefania Simon-Sasyk The "bottom-up approach" resonates with the ideals of participatory democracy and community empowerment....
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Jun 11, 20246 min read
DEEPER VISIONS OF FOOD FUTURES: HOW TO ESCAPE THE TRAP OF TECHNO-CENTRISM
By Quinault Childs With the explosion in accessibility of generative AI, one thing we’ve noticed at the Institute for the Future (IFTF)...
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Jun 11, 20245 min read
SANKOFA: EMBRACING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURES OF FOOD SECURITY
By Fisayo Oyewale As our world grapples with a growing population, economic volatility, and the looming threat of climate change, the...
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Jun 11, 20248 min read
THE AMAZONS OF FOOD OR FOOD FOR ALL: EMERGING ISSUES AND SCENARIOS
By Sohail Inayatullah, Ivana Milojevic, and Hafeez Zainal Harnessing science, technology, and innovation (STI) is key to meeting the...
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Jun 11, 20249 min read
LEVERAGING FORESIGHT TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY
By Ben Holt Food fuels everything that humans do. The calories we consume energise our bodies, and eating is deeply connected to culture...
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