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Thousands of transparent plastic squares hang from the ceiling over my head like a space-age sheet. Lights make them sparkle and...

Analyzing trends can sometimes feel a bit messy and unstructured. That’s why we thought it’d be useful to share with the process that our...

By Shermon Cruz and Nicole Anne Kahn-Parreño For the historical futurist, Yuval Harari in his book Homo Deus: A Brief History of...

Futurist and Founder of the School of International Futures, Cat Tully, shares why meaningful participation is so critical to the future...

I recently discovered that my dream of a circumnavigation of the world entered my mind in fourth grade. In a school essay I described the...

After decades of education reforms imposed by political, business, industry, and philanthropic interests, public schools have not kept...

People living in the 21st century are faced with a number of global challenges – climate change, political instability and biodiversity...

As we continue living with Covid and watch the war in Ukraine unfold, much of the world looks like a cyberpunk dystopia. Corporate greed...

Exploring present trends and preferred futures for better governance in South Africa Albert Einstein allegedly once said: “If I had an...

As a political scientist and a futurist, the future of global democracy is a critical issue. A flood of recent research suggests...

TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF A ROBUST AND HEALTHY DEMOCRACY Today’s companies, government entities, and citizens are learning to function in...

énouenent – the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, finally learning the answers to how things turned out but being...

Raquel Valença, a member of our Emerging Fellows program shares her perspectives on futures studies and visual studies in her 1st blog post.

Take a deep breath and imagine if you will…it’s 15 years in the future and you’ve decided that you want to rent a robot for the day to...

By Anne Kyoya The surge in the number and use of motorbike taxis in Africa’s urban areas could be considered a “hidden” pull factor in...

Anne Kyoya, a member of our Emerging Fellows program shares her article on Africa's urban transport culture in her seventh blog post.

Chris Mayer , a member of our Emerging Fellows program explains how students can be empowered to thrive in a variety of futures in his...

Chris Mayer explains how students can be empowered to thrive in a variety of futures in his 7th blog post.

Asma Zainal , a member of our  Emerging Fellows  program shares her perspectives on the agility of a futurist in her first blog post. The...

Asma Zainal shares her perspectives on the agility of a futurist in her first blog post.