future mapping
the why and the how
future mapping
“worry is a misuse of imagination”
"The future will have enough robots. Brads will stand out by not being one of them." - Adam Morgan
Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act. When you recognize uncertainty, you recognize that you may be able to influence the outcomes—you alone or you in concert with a few dozen or several million others. Hope is an embrace of the unknown and the unknowable,
... See moreRebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
In practice, a startup nonprofit has several important distinctions from traditional nonprofits: 1) it begins with a large goal and works backwards to identify incremental steps to achieve that goal, 2) it has an iterative, experimental mindset, and 3) it is an internet first organization.
marklutter.com • Startup Nonprofits
With all of these companies, the future prediction at the center of the brand was moving from the technology to a larger idea. Kia President and CEO Ho Sung Song made it clear that, “It’s no longer about machines, it’s about people.”
Jasmine Bina • There Is No Brand Strategy Without a Prediction
The joy and the delight of this is to step forward a bit, to be a little bit daring and a little bit courageous, saying, “Well, what if? What if we did that?” We have just played with that idea of what could be possible.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
We need to make intentional spaces for people to tell, share, or co-create these stories, spaces that are well facilitated and feel safe and inviting.
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
There was a widespread recognition that movements were having to react defensively to crises with short-term strategies and that this needed to be balanced with the building of longer-term visions.