cultural futurism

As Robert Hughes wrote in his 1980 book The Shock of the New, “Nothing dates faster than people's fantasies about the future.”

Early indicators are integral to long-term planning. Indicators can be words, images, sounds, gestures, or any other form of communication that carries meaning. This is where semiotics, the study of signs and symbols, enters the game of forecasting. By identifying and analyzing these signals, decision- makers can better anticipate changes in the

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Here is the problem: The future visions that are put out there into the world are either commonplace, boring, meaningless, (corporate) agenda-driven, uninspiring, or all of the above together.

The reason for that, in my opinion, is that our minds are stuck in old ideologies, old systems, and old narratives, which prevents us from thinking outside

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The possibilities for use cases of a living foresight model become endless with structured analytics. Imagine anticipating emergent genres for film producers, preemptively knowing which rights to secure, or identifying talent and untapped audiences. In the realm of industrial design, a living foresight model serves as a catalyst

for innovation,

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People who spend a lot of time exploring these subcultures feel like they can see into the future, and for good reason. What happens online often shows up in the headlines weeks, months, or even years later. The internet has become the petri dish of culture — the soil in which new movements and novel conversations find root