Blogs about Futures

the living wall at the museum of modern art in san francisco, california. purple flowers and brown leaves punctuate the textured greenery. i’ll put a joke here next week. I’m writing this in the days …

E-Book Now Available [limited] & Paperback Launching February 10, 2025. It took over a decade, but perhaps that timing is perfect? There is much concern and plenty of gloom-and-doom about the future. I’m reminded of …

Looking to the next 50 years of Houston Foresight. We hope you’ll join us in 2025 as we glimpse back on the last 50 and get ready for the next! Registration coming soon, but mark …

“The euphoria of winning is often soon offset by the reality of achieving!” – Futurist Jim Carroll Do you remember that phrase, “underpromise and overdeliver.” It’s a useful mindset for achieving goals! But what happens …

by Mete Yazici The ongoing phase of industrial transformation, known as the fourth industrial revolution, aims to merge the physical, digital, and biological domains through extensive digital innovation (Saldanha, 2019). The pervasive incorporation of digital …

Sara Imari Walker leads one of the largest international theory groups in origins of life and astrobiology. Walker and her team's key areas of research are in developing new approaches to the problem of understanding …

Elections are always complicated things, although pundits sometimes try to pretend that they’re not. In this post I run through some different narratives or ‘explanations’ of Trump’s victory that I’ve noticed or heard since Wednesday …

Most matter pushes against nearby matter, via a positive “pressure.” That’s why Earth holds its shape, instead of collapsing down to a point mass. An odd feature of general relativity (GR) is that the pressure …

Donald Trump shouts to reporters while returning to the White House on June 7, 2019, in Washington, DC. Photo: (Getty Images) I’m nervous. The U.S. presidential election is Tuesday and it’s all I can think …

We’re thrilled to announce our second cohort of our Blog-Building Intensive Fellowship! This year’s fellows are a group 25 of impressive progress thinkers and writers, selected from a pool of over 350 applicants. They are …

Over years spent weaving futures thinking into real-world strategy and policy, I’ve learned that transforming the future is neither simple nor straightforward. My journey has taken me across government, civil society, and global organisations, where …

As Teach the Future continues to thrive, we recognize the importance of securing funding to sustain our growth and expand our impact. The year 2024 has been extraordinary for us, marked by significant achievements and …

China is aiming to put humans back on the moon within 3-4 years from now, years before the US returns humans to the moon. That will be a huge pychological blow to Americans. With Dreams …