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When the previously unimaginable looks possible
As people try to make sense of a world where the present is more volatile than ever, we’ve observed an increased curiosity and interest in strategic...
One of the most common questions people first ask when learning about IFTF’s work is, “How many of your forecasts did you get right?” My answer is...
"What's After the Pandemic? It's Up to You" News from the Future #40
For more than a decade, beginning just after 9/11, I’ve been wrestling with the question of leadership profiles that will be required to thrive in...
Sixteen years ago, Rene Rohrbeck was working as a technology strategist. His manager asked him to identify the important forces transforming their...
In ideal circumstances, we would have all been mapping out pandemic scenarios and worked out robust action plans. After all, the whole point of...
The Resilience-Building Power of Futures Thinking in Uncertain Times
The Coronavirus is the Future Shock of the Decade: Three Things You Need To Know
As many of us are continuously exploring ways to stay ahead, or at least keep up, with the changing times, often we find that the methods we’ve been...
Signals of change are the building blocks of futures thinking, and scanning for signals is an essential habit for any foresight practitioner. They...
It’s a great time to be a foresight practitioner. Design, ethnography, innovation, strategy, experience, change management...people at the edges of...
In September 2018, the Institute for The Future (IFTF) held its first panel on Afrofuturism at its Ten Year Forecast at the Museum of Computer History...
Our brains think of our future selves as strangers and have built-in anxiety about change. This human tendency and our cognitive bias against thinking...
By Marina Gorbis, Executive Director, Institute for the Future and Nick Monaco, Director, Institute for the Future, Digital Intelligence...