cultural futurism

As of 2023, the Futures Cone includes seven alternative futures: potential, preposterous, possible, plausible, probable, preferable, and projected (Voros, 2017).

Categorizing Traits into Taxonomies

Taxonomies play a crucial role in various aspects of human endeavor, offering systematic frameworks for organizing information. At their core, taxonomies ensure that everyone is speaking the same language and using the same terms, fostering clarity and coherence across diverse contexts, from culture

to analyst to

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

How is it even possible to maintain a data-driven approach to a world that simply does not make sense?

This is the future of work skill, which no one wants to talk about: Knowing when to look beyond the data, because only human intuition, leaps of logic, and sense-making can come to ‘an’ answer. (Note: Not ‘the’ answer... that’s another trapping of

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,

Mark Fisher was possibly the last of a disappearing breed: the music critic as prophet.