by Amanda Reeves | Aug 30, 2022 | Futures 101
When I meet new people, inevitably they ask what I do. If I tell them I’m a strategic foresight practitioner, I’m giving a fairly accurate answer, but using language that doesn’t mean much to most people. Foresight is a broad field that includes a...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 27, 2022 | Futures 101
Say you wanted to outline some future scenarios. Where would you begin? A good place to start is to consider different possible interactions between a variety of technical and relational changes we can see unfolding today. Many people and organisations pay attention...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 23, 2022 | Futures 101
Despite all our many references and gesturing towards it, ‘the future’ doesn’t actually exist. There is no definitive future When we say ‘the future’, we usually mean the ‘business as usual future’. A future that looks a lot...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 21, 2022 | Futures 101
Mate. We need to talk about the future. At least, we need to talk about what you believe the future holds. Why? The actions of the past shape the present We can all agree that what’s happened in the past constrains and creates what’s possible today....
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 20, 2022 | Futures 101
Today’s present is yesterday’s ridiculous future. Change is a constant. If there’s one thing we can count on when it comes to the future, it’s that the future will look different to the present. In hindsight, we can see how the past...
by Amanda Reeves | Aug 19, 2022 | Futures 101
‘The future’ never arrives. It always lies ahead, out of reach, while we experience a constantly unfolding present. The present is the only time when we have choice and agency. Whenever we’re looking back at history, or forwards to potential futures,...
