Blogs about Futures

a sunset in seattle. trees and buildings edge the bottom of the photo. the rest is clouds in resplendence. the dimming sun casts orange light underneath gray clouds. i’ve used a photo of the sky …

Not exactly, but there are signs on the path to After Capitalism. Back in 2018 I posted Degrowth: A Growing Issue in the Future? that asked “is it okay yet to talk about degrowth in …

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 …

“Maybe you should do more than have a plan to create a plan!” – Futurist Jim Carroll My news clipping service recently picked up this gem of insight from a Conference Board leadership survey: “Outside …

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 …

We’ve recently returned from Long Now’s Nevada Bristlecone Preserve, a mountain habitat of the world’s oldest living trees. Time feels different up there at 11,000 feet, nestled among these ancient organisms that have borne witness …

Over the holiday break Exponential View republished a piece by Azeen Azhar it had run earlier in the year on GLP-1 drugs. (In other words, drugs like Ozempic.) First time around, I’d noticed the headline, …

Most of our activities can be seen as nested plans, to achieve nested goals. For example, in a war an overall plan to win the war is composed of many more specific plans to start …

Mr. Lewis Sydney playing his Follyphone in September 1912 (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) The future can be presented in a lot of ways. Sometimes we imagine it in the darkest of terms, a dystopian hellscape …

This fall, our second class of 24 blog-building fellows completed our eight-week blog building intensive.The second interaction of our fellowship program was a success: several RPI fellows are in the vanguard of the growing progress …

His Majesty King Kevin Yakum, President of North West House of Kings, and Colleagues Receive Dr Nsah Mala and SOIF MD Cat Tully in Yaoundé, 11 September 2024. LR: Dr Nsah Mala, His Majesty King …

Fuel the Dreams of Tomorrow's Leaders Today – Future Shapers, Colleagues and Friends, What an incredible journey World Futures Day—Young Voices (WFD-YV) has had since its inception in 2021! As I reflect on the conversations …

Here’s an interesting analysis of the famous bet between Ehrlich and Simon on the future costs of commodities. Simon won but he probably would not have won so clearly if the bet had been made …