We also have strong personal narratives – those we tell ourselves about our lives and identity – maybe that we’re a failure and our lives have come to naught, or that we’re special enough that the limits that apply to others don’t apply to us, or that human beings are so fundamentally evil that anyone’s bold, imaginative thinking about a positive f

While our goal is to improve confidence in facing uncertain futures by providing tools and instilling clarity of vision, if we are to advance future-making efficacy it’s critical to recognize these perceived inequities and limitations on agency.

Affective Foresight begins with the acknowledgement that futures thinking benefits the human emotional state, seeks to understand emotional nuance of the future, and promotes the benefits of foresight as a tool for improved mental health and decision making