Future Now
The IFTF Blog
Most Americans think about the very near future—one month from the present—every day, but thinking five, 10 and 30 years out drops off significantly,...
[Reposted from Medium] In a healthy society, every person has the right to resources to safely live, learn, heal, and grow into the best version of...
For Future Reference is a new podcast series from IFTF exploring the expanding horizons of science, technology, and culture over the next decade. In...
In the next decade, as computational power and connectivity get built into virtually everything, reconfiguring our experiences of personal...
Twenty years ago in a lab at MIT, an engineer and inventor with an interest in rock guitar was exploring ways to bring computers, people, and musical...
Fashion has always been a form of communication and self-expression, a quick visual signal of one’s tastes, allegiances, and socioeconomic position....
In this inaugural issue of IFTF's new print magazine, FUTURE NOW, we explore how technology in, on, and around our bodies will help us express...
Demonetization in India one of the most interesting social experiments of our time. Its is driving innovation in unexpected way across...
Teams in Ireland, Italy, Spain and the U.S. were awarded fellowships to tackle challenges and seize opportunities of the on-demand economy. The...
Join us for a conversation to uncover hidden opportunities for increasing diversity in Tech under a Trump Administration, featuring Lisa Mae Brunson,...
A discussion with Miriam Lueck Avery, research director at IFTF for the New Body Language research....
Join IFTF and Howard Rheingold in exploring the art that has been the crucible of Howard's thinking and writing for decades. Distinguished fellow,...
We can and should take responsibility for shaping the future that we want. Marina Gorbis told this to over one hundred journalists, publishers,...
New Report Sheds Light on Economic, Technological and Cultural Trends Poised to Impact the Dallas-Fort Worth Region Over the Next Decade...
IFTF's store front on 225 Hamilton Ave currently holds the newly installed Terreform Exhibit. Check it out...
IFTF is honored to host author and activist Ashton Applewhite on Feb 14 at 10am, as she takes us through her book "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto...
The emerging world needs skills in managing dilemmas, not solving problems. Bob Johansen speaks with Second City Works, the business arm of The Second...
Institute for the Future invites you to join us January 10, 2017 for an eye-opening discussion about global politics, corruption, and our best hope...
Almost 7 years after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed and 5 years since it was upheld in the Supreme Court, leadership, foresight, and...
Why do we eat what we eat? This has never been a simple question. Over the next decade, many of the basic assumptions we make about how, when, and why...
IFTF had an open call for interested people to come to its offices in Palo Alto, California on Nov 30 & Dec 1, 2016 to participate in a two-day...
As the nation's first African American president winds up his tenure with majority approval ratings, African Americans in science and tech are...
On November 15-17 The Toilet Board Coalition hosted the 1st Global Toilet Business, Innovation, and Investment Summit in Mumbai, India. I participated...
Trust and faith help any relationship, including the relationship between citizens and their government. What happens when trust is at a record low,...