Thinking Out Loud

To answer this question, we need to zoom out - wayyyy out. In 2002, astronomers from John Hopkins University set out to answer this question by taking a census of all the observable light in the universe to calculate the average colour. The answer: Cosmic Latte, a...

Part of the challenge of transformational change is learning to extend your imaginative capability to see a myriad of ways that the world could be made different. No matter how much reflection and introspection you've done, we all have assumptions and beliefs about...

How can play help build our resilience and ability to adapt to massive challenges like climate collapse? Last week I had the pleasure of playtesting a new game with the crew from Amble Studio exploring that question. It takes a planetary crisis and zooms in to see how...

What does it take to lead change in uncertain times? This week begins with facilitating a 2 day deep dive into change leadership. We start off with a guided tour of different models and theories of change, then explore ways we can greet resistance to change with...

If the future doesn't actually exist, what is it? According to my friend and collaborator Liam Mayo, the future is an emotion. It's a feeling we experience when we look around and consider what's possible. I fell in love with foresight because it plays in the space...

We all have things we'd like to do, but never quite begin. In the last few months I've had a lot of firsts: First design and testing of a game First creation of a digital product, The Future Does Not Exist​ First set up of a podcast from scratch (FuturePod was well...

Change happens all the time, in all the different spaces of our lives. In my former life as a change lead and coach, helping people come to terms with change was as much part of the job as planning, implementing, and sustaining the change itself. As a futurist, I work...

Last week a bunch of us playtested my very first game Greetings from Polakvale and we had a blast! I was (let's be fair - still am) equal parts excited and intimidated by the enthusiastic response people had to joining the playtest and their experience. Mate. Why are...