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Digital Pulse: Breathing Emotions into Machines

Oct 30, 20233 min read

Digital Pulse: Breathing Emotions into Machines

As the third decade of the twenty-first century begins, we are in the heart of an outstanding period of transformation in the area of...

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Reframing the Future of Universal Access to clean Water and Sanitation

Samista Jugwanth

Oct 22, 20234 min read

Reframing the Future of Universal Access to clean Water and Sanitation

Girls collecting water from river showing the lack of easy access to clean water and safe sanitation

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Navigating the Liminal Space: Design Sprints as a Futurist's Tool

Heba Alhadyian

Oct 10, 20234 min read

Navigating the Liminal Space: Design Sprints as a Futurist's Tool

Have you ever wondered why people pay attention to futures thinking after it's too late? Perhaps you've encountered a leader who remained...

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Profiling the Future Client: The 2020s and 2030s Edition

Samista Jugwanth

Jul 18, 20235 min read

Profiling the Future Client: The 2020s and 2030s Edition

For any business, the client is the keystone – and understanding your client’s needs and wants is critical to success. In the past, we...

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Anticipating the Unpredictable: Government Applications of Foresight to Build a Better Tomorrow

Asma Y. Zainal

Jun 18, 20234 min read

Anticipating the Unpredictable: Government Applications of Foresight to Build a Better Tomorrow

When we think about the future, we may imagine a utopian society where everything is perfect or an extremely catastrophic environment....

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Dear Professional Futurists and Strategy Advisors - have you considered your Professional Liability?

Samista Jugwanth

Jun 7, 20235 min read

Dear Professional Futurists and Strategy Advisors - have you considered your Professional Liability?

As the application of strategic foresight expands to influence more tangible outcomes, the risk of damages also increases.

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Nurturing Futures Thinkers: The Case for Designing New Learning Systems to Scale Futures Literacy

Zabrina Epps

May 24, 20234 min read

Nurturing Futures Thinkers: The Case for Designing New Learning Systems to Scale Futures Literacy

Teach the Future (TTF) has developed a paradigm shifting curriculum by introducing futures thinking and practices to students and...

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KhaiSeng Hong

May 1, 20234 min read

Emotions in Futures (Part 1 of 2)

In this two-part blog series, I explore the different emotions that could be present when taking people through futures thinking...

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Digital Democracy: The Future of Citizen Participation

Cesar Perez

Apr 20, 20234 min read

Digital Democracy: The Future of Citizen Participation

By Cesar Perez The ubiquity of digital technologies is a constant feature of the last 20 years. They are an undeniable driver of change....

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LEGO's Two-Month Pause: Disassembling the LEGO Set to Build a Better Future

Heba Alhadyian

Apr 12, 20235 min read

LEGO's Two-Month Pause: Disassembling the LEGO Set to Build a Better Future

When was the last time you played with a LEGO set? How did it make you feel? The colorful set of interlocking plastic bricks connects in...

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Affective Foresight: AI and the Emotional Singularity

Seth Harrell

Apr 3, 20234 min read

Affective Foresight: AI and the Emotional Singularity

There are various pathways to the hypothesized technological singularity, but most discussions focus on traditional associations of computin

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Emerging Fellows 2022

Mar 14, 20237 min read

The Dubai Future Forum 2022:

Perspectives of the APF Emerging Fellows from Africa, Asia, and America Written by: Seth Harrell, Steven Lichty, Asma Zainal & Ashish...

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The Role of Pain on Leadership Functions on Long Duration Space Journeys

Ashish Manwar

Feb 9, 20234 min read

The Role of Pain on Leadership Functions on Long Duration Space Journeys

As humans journey further across our solar system, our relationship with - and in - deep space will be shaped by the nature of leadership...

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Trauma-Informed Futures: Part 2 – Exploring Futures Unconsciousness

Steven Lichty

Dec 23, 20222 min read

Trauma-Informed Futures: Part 2 – Exploring Futures Unconsciousness

In the first part of this blog, I explored how community-led trauma healing programs are influential in bringing futures consciousness...

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Permission To Think: Leadership Postures and Rhythms For The Future

Ashish Manwar

Dec 18, 20225 min read

Permission To Think: Leadership Postures and Rhythms For The Future

Rationing the rhythmic exposure to the unfamiliar somehow triggers changing your posture to reframe and experiment with the issues at hand.

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Steven Lichty

Dec 9, 20224 min read

Trauma-Informed Futures: Part 1

How Trauma Influences Futures Thinking and Increases Futures Consciousness In this two-part blog series, I will explore the concept of...

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Asma Y. Zainal

Nov 30, 20223 min read

A Story from the Future

I woke up this morning super revived as last night I had my instantaneous genomic biochip nutritional profile upgraded. I connected my...

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Raquel Valença

Nov 13, 20225 min read

VISUAL DECOLONIZATION OF FUTURES

Source: Ikiré Jones Note: Lekan Jeyifo (b. Nigeria) and Walé Oyéjidé (b. Nigeria, 1981) - "Johannesburg 2081 A.D", Africa 2081 A.D....

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Seth T. Harrell

Oct 6, 20225 min read

AFFECTIVE FORESIGHT

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

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REVOLUTIONIZING FUTURES STUDIES WITH IMAGES

Raquel Valença

Jun 17, 20225 min read

REVOLUTIONIZING FUTURES STUDIES WITH IMAGES

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

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