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2040: THE FUTURE OF STAFF ENGAGEMENT
By Dr. Elissa Farrow As a futurist who has been on the road for the past week being inspired through my work in change strategising with...
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Dec 22, 20247 min read
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THE (R)EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE WORKPLACE
By Claus Sneppen The physical office has historically served as the cornerstone for shaping the working life of knowledge workers in...
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Dec 19, 20247 min read
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EMPOWERING LEADERS TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WORK
By Chris Mayer Changes in how and where we work, especially the division of labor between humans and machines, will impact how well...
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Dec 19, 20246 min read
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THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF FORESIGHT: INCREASING THE REAL-WORLD IMPACT OF FUTURES THINKING
By Johannes Kleske As a foresight practitioner with more than a decade of experience, I've noticed a recurring issue in our field: the...
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Dec 19, 20246 min read
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RE-WORKING THE FUTURE: INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING ENTERPRISES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
By Marina Gorbis, IFTF Executive Director The 21st century has ushered in a new digital economy that is fundamentally transforming — and...
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Dec 19, 20246 min read
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CHALLENGING OUR NARRATIVES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK
By Richard Yonck Good forecasting and scenario building need us to remain open to the trends that influence them, so that we continually...
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Dec 19, 20248 min read
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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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Dec 13, 20245 min read
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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 12, 20248 min read
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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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Oct 12, 20244 min read
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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 12, 20248 min read
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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 12, 20245 min read
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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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Oct 12, 202415 min read
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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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Oct 12, 20246 min read
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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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Oct 12, 20246 min read
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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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Oct 12, 20247 min read
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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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Sep 18, 20246 min read
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REIMAGINING TOMORROWS; Reimagining 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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Sep 18, 20245 min read
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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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Sep 14, 20248 min read
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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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Sep 14, 20245 min read
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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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Sep 14, 20247 min read
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