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By James Balzer How can futurists best develop scenarios in uncertain and complex contexts? How can participatory processes be...

By Rachel Magaji Technology makes work simpler and more convenient. That has been the mantra of many startups seeking to streamline work...

by Wensupu Yang It’s the year 2050. Futures studies and foresight have gone mainstream, with over a million practitioners. But how did we...

By amalia deloney This isn’t a critique , it’s a wonderment —a playful exploration of what might be possible when we think about the...

by Zabrina Epps First, what do I mean by “post-schooling” and why initiate the topic? Let’s try this exercise in perception. What comes...

By Elena Krafft Future and Innovation – two buzzwords that people in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are more than familiar with. They...

Review of Lavie Tidhar and Richard Watson’s The Children’s Book of the Future By Sarah Wheeler I never expected coffee table books for...

By Sarah Sharif In the first scene of Playwright Kate Douglas’s Off Off Broadway play “ The Apiary ,” the cascading beehive nets and...

Book review of William MacAskill’s What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View By Sami Makelainen , IFTF Affiliate As foresight...

Review of The Future Normal by Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason By Bill DeRouchey How does someone curious about futures and...

By Karl Schroeder We’re faced with a “polycrisis,” individually and collectively.  We have to chart a path through an increasingly...

By Kasia Kamińska and Kasia Zaniewska We’d like to share with you how you can use note-taking tools and Miro AI to get insights from user...

By Francis Wade As a futurist, or foresight expert, you’re likely eager to make a more significant impact on strategic planning projects...

By Tumelo Mojapelo Editor’s note: The following article highlights one of the APF’s IF Awards Honourable Mentions. To learn more visit:...

by Suneet Pansare Do you find that everything appears, feels, and sounds increasingly similar nowadays?  Over the past 5 years, I have...

by Suneet Pansare A few months ago, while scrolling through my LinkedIn feed, I noticed a sudden but obvious rise in the use of the term...

*This blog is a continuation of An Efficient Utopia: Life in 2090 By Cesar Perez The Flame of Rebellion Daniel finds himself at the...

By Patricia Lustig and Gill Ringland The world is becoming increasingly dependent on digital services. In this connected world, are these...

By Tracey Follows Author’s note: Mike Jackson's new AI-assisted service, PreEmpt , promises to democratize foresight. In my recent...

This is an edited summary of the FAQ session. The order of questions has been adjusted. If you would like to listen to the full session,...