by Amanda Reeves | May 30, 2023 | Field notes, Futures Book Club
Is it better to imagine doom and gloom futures as a cautionary tale, or create somewhat naïve scenarios that present a cheerfully optimistic future? This question has come up in the Futures Book Club as we sink our teeth into Rob Hopkins’ book From What Is To...
by Amanda Reeves | May 23, 2023 | Field notes
It’s been a minute since I last wrote, but you’ve been on my mind. Much of my attention over the past months has been poured into two new university offerings I have been supporting as they take their first steps into the world. Last week I ran my final...
by Amanda Reeves | Apr 2, 2023 | Field notes, Futures Book Club
Hello friends, Things may have been quiet in my published writings, but I’ve been head down working behind the scenes. I’ve recently begun tutoring for University of Technology Sydney (UTS), on a fantastic new undergrad subject called Envisioning Futures...
by Amanda Reeves | Feb 15, 2023 | Field notes
At it’s heart, foresight is a practice of engaging with the potential of what the future might hold so we can better play our part in creating a future worth wanting (thanks to Sam Yu for this very catchy phrase). But how does thinking and talking about...
by Amanda Reeves | Jan 31, 2023 | Field notes
When I tell the story of how I became a futurist, people are often surprised to learn that my training as an artist was just as helpful for developing my practice as my experience in change, improvement and innovation. On the surface, it might seem there is not much...
