IFTF Vantage
IFTF Vantage’s new public webinar series is a powerful Q&A forum for you and your organization.
Moderated one-hour Q&A sessions with experienced futurists, IFTF Vantage Ask a Futurist webinars are a forum for you to ask questions and hear answers from IFTF futurists drawing on insights from years of research and experience. Ask a Futurist webinars are free and open to all, and each session will be archived and available below.
UPCOMING ASK A FUTURIST SESSIONS
Design Futures with Jake Dunagan
Wednesday, November 11 at 9:00am PT / 17:00 UTC
The Hyperconnected World with Mike Liebhold & Nick Monaco [video available late August]
What exactly does the hyperconnected world of 2030–2040 look like?
The hyperconnected world is a future in which 5G networks have been widely and globally deployed, and in which the normal, day-to-day functioning of society depends on billions of connected devices having highly reliable, low-latency connectivity. On August 28, IFTF Distinguished Fellow Mike Liebhold and IFTF Digital Intelligence Lab Director discussed IFTF's new report with IFTF Vantage Research Director Vanessa Mason.
XR and Simulation with Toshi Hoo [video available late August]
On August 12, 2020, IFTF Emerging Media Lab Director Toshi Anders Hoo along with IFTF Vantage Research Director Vanessa Mason explored and answered your questions on XR, simulation, and other experiential technologies that will transform how we relate to the world and each other.
Our Magical Future—Science, Art, and the Imagination with David Pescovitz
Futures thinking calls for us to imagine different possibilities.
Creative mediums like art and science fiction are vital tools in every futurist's toolkit, making what's imagined feel more real and provocative. On May 6, David Pescovitz, editor/partner at the influential tech/culture website Boing Boing, and IFTF Editorial & Research Director Mark Frauenfelder discussed how art and science fiction can allow us to create present-day provocations that build possible futures.
Full-Spectrum Thinking: How to Escape Boxes in a Post-Categorical Future with author Bob Johansen
Full-spectrum thinking is a creative mix of skills, literacies, and mindset. It will unlock clarity while challenging certainty.
On April 23, IFTF Distinguished Fellow Bob Johansen, author of the new book Full-Spectrum Thinking, spoke with IFTF Vantage Research Director Vanessa Mason about the book and addressed questions about learning to see new gradients of possibility in a chaotic world.
Feeling Our Way Into the Future with Jane McGonigal
Emotions play a powerful role in our responses to foresight—and can both compel us to take action and paralyze us in overwhelm.
On February 12, 2020, IFTF Director of Games Research + Development Jane McGonigal along with IFTF Vantage Research Director Vanessa Mason answered your questions about gaming, simulation, and how we can feel our way into the future.
About IFTF Vantage
Institute for the Future is the world’s leading futures organization. Its signature program, IFTF Vantage, is a unique partnership of innovative global leaders that harnesses over 50 years of IFTF global forecasts and pioneering research to navigate volatility, identify emerging imperatives and opportunities, and develop world-ready strategies. IFTF Vantage partners represent businesses, governments, and social impact organizations from around the world that require the most comprehensive view of future forces directly affecting their organizations. IFTF Vantage generates organizational readiness for a world in flux.
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