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EMBRACING DISRUPTION

A review of Disrupt with Impact by Roger Spitz By James Holcombe Disruption isn’t just what happens when your cat jumps in front of your...

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NEW BOOK INTRODUCES CHILDREN TO THE FUTURE

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Oct 128 min read

NEW BOOK INTRODUCES CHILDREN TO THE FUTURE

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...

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Oct 124 min read

OFF BROADWAY: THE APRIARY, A REVIEW

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

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WHAT WE OWE THE FUTURE, A MILLION-YEAR VIEW

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Oct 128 min read

WHAT WE OWE THE FUTURE, A MILLION-YEAR VIEW

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

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Oct 125 min read

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE NORMAL LOOK LIKE?

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

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Oct 1215 min read

BACKCASTING: PLANNING BACKWARD

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

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HOW TO USE AI TOOLS TO GET THE BEST FORESIGHT INSIGHTS?

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Oct 126 min read

HOW TO USE AI TOOLS TO GET THE BEST FORESIGHT INSIGHTS?

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...

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ENHANCING YOUR IMPACT ON LONG-TERM PLANNING

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Oct 126 min read

ENHANCING YOUR IMPACT ON LONG-TERM PLANNING

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

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EXPLORING THE “WHAT IFs” OF THE FUTURE WITH THE FUTURE

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Oct 127 min read

EXPLORING THE “WHAT IFs” OF THE FUTURE WITH THE FUTURE

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

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Sep 186 min read

ARE DIGITAL SYSTEMS FIT FOR PURPOSE

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

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REIMAGINGI TOMORROWS; REIMAGING FORESIGHT: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PREEMPT PLATFORM

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Sep 185 min read

REIMAGINGI TOMORROWS; REIMAGING FORESIGHT: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PREEMPT PLATFORM

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

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THE U.N. SUMMIT OF THE FUTUREPart 2: WHAT WE NEED TO SEE

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Sep 148 min read

THE U.N. SUMMIT OF THE FUTUREPart 2: WHAT WE NEED TO SEE

By Tony Diggle In Part 1 (Food & Futures issue, June 2024), I looked at how 75 years into the lifetime of the United Nations such a...

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TIMELESSNESS: THE WHAT’S NEXT AFTER EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES

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Sep 145 min read

TIMELESSNESS: THE WHAT’S NEXT AFTER EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES

By Gioia Arieti In a world hyped by the next exponential technologies, timelessness is power. In recent years, we've witnessed...

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COMMENTARY: RIDING THE WAVES THAT EXIST NOW

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Sep 147 min read

COMMENTARY: RIDING THE WAVES THAT EXIST NOW

By Jim Dator While all humans are futurists (just as all humans are also historians, doctors, teachers, fighters, lovers.....), futures...

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SOHAIL INAYATULLAH REVEALS TEN LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH A LIFETIME OF FUTURES

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Sep 1410 min read

SOHAIL INAYATULLAH REVEALS TEN LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH A LIFETIME OF FUTURES

By Stephen Dupont Over the course of his long and distinguished career, futurist Sohail Inayatullah has worked with hundreds of...

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A BOLD CALL FOR THE CREATION OF A U.S. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC FORESIGHT

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Sep 119 min read

A BOLD CALL FOR THE CREATION OF A U.S. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC FORESIGHT

The FFAA seeks to galvanize the foresight community and government leaders in establishing a central foresight office in the U.S....

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UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF BUILDING A CULTURE OF FORESIGHT

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Sep 35 min read

UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF BUILDING A CULTURE OF FORESIGHT

Question: What is a culture of foresight and why is it so important as we look towards the future? By Terry Grim When considering...

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HOW TO BE FULLY PRESENT AND FULLY IMMERSED IN POSSIBLE FUTURES

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Sep 37 min read

HOW TO BE FULLY PRESENT AND FULLY IMMERSED IN POSSIBLE FUTURES

Question: What role can mindfulness play in creating higher quality futures? By Karen Oikonen and Julie Sommerfreund “Wow, these...

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Sep 37 min read

OUR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY

Question: What is the role of ethics as foresight continues to develop? By JT Mudge With great foresight comes great ethical...

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Sep 26 min read

FUTURISTS IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY AI

Question: What will the role of futurists be in the age of AI? By Jaqueline Weigel, Delma Moraes, Vitor Raposo, Alexandre Contar...

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