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Face The Future Without Fear: Tomorrow Is Yours To Choose
What kind of futurist are you? I was actually asked this once at a job interview. I replied, “Is there more than one kind?” A futurist should envision a positive future and…
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Why Experts Are Usually Wrong
Have you ever been in an ideation session where people are reluctant to comment or generate ideas because they are not an SME in that space? Subject matter experts know a lot…
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Learn To Embrace The Future
As a futurist, I’m always thinking about and living in the future and the fantastic possibilities that the future holds. I look at the ideas generated during our ideation sessions, whether they…
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7 Tips For Dealing With The Coronavirus And Future Black Swans
There is a tremendous amount of misinformation out there on this pandemic. Much of it is designed, in my view, to throw people into a panic. In our practice, we have a…
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The Upside Of Black Swans
The Coronavirus is a Black Swan: The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect,…
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Welcome To The World Of Tomorrow!!!
The very first words spoken to Philip J. Fry when he stepped out of the cryogenic chamber are apt for ringing in 2020. Can you believe that it’s 2020? According to science…
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How To Actually Use Science Fiction To See Your Amazing Future
I have a confession to make – Elon Musk, and I have something in common – we both read and love Iain M. Banks, the sadly now deceased author of the Culture…
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Banish Failure! Did You Win Or Did You Learn?
Ah, failure. Are there still people out there who feel that it is a bad thing? I know of very few cases where, barring a life and death struggle, failure does not…
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I Can’t Wait To Meet My Digital Twin!
While most people think of “digital twins” as the virtual version of an asset, processor or system that can be used to emulate a real-world object in a virtual world, I personally…
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Kirk Vs Buddha Smackdown: Ambition Gets Whacked
I’m going to start this post off with two completely opposing views – both of which I’m pretty familiar with. Let’s start with Star Trek. In the episode, This Side Of Paradise, the…
