future mapping
the why and the how
future mapping
“worry is a misuse of imagination”
The individual’s ability to cope with uncertainty
Organizations are created, powered, and led by people. To lead organizations well, we train people in disciplines such as marketing, finance, and leadership. But uncertainty presents a special challenge since few of us have received training in how to deal with it. As a result, although we may call... See more
Organizations are created, powered, and led by people. To lead organizations well, we train people in disciplines such as marketing, finance, and leadership. But uncertainty presents a special challenge since few of us have received training in how to deal with it. As a result, although we may call... See more
Nathan Furr • Strategy in an Age of Uncertainty
We need three things to release our imaginative power and exercise that muscle:
* Dedicated time and space to unblock our imagination.
* Permission, which is often withheld in a performance culture, where people may fear humiliation or being laughed at if they exercise imagination.
* Help through portals and exercises, which unlocks not just the... See more
* Dedicated time and space to unblock our imagination.
* Permission, which is often withheld in a performance culture, where people may fear humiliation or being laughed at if they exercise imagination.
* Help through portals and exercises, which unlocks not just the... See more
Medium • Rewilding the Imagination
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
tomorrowing — an active mindset of anticipating challenges and opportunities rather than passively waiting for the future.
Sarah DaVanzo • Gen Z’s Curiosity Fingerprint for the Future
“The Official Future” tells us to “think exponentially, act incrementally,” beckoning us to utilize foresight in service of the ever-expanding present systems of quantifying, micro-analyzing, extracting, consuming, and automating. This way of futuring is at the heart of Epistemic Uncertainty. “The Emergent Future” instead challenges us to “ think... See more
The Future Thinker’s Dilemma
lots of this is too nebulous - but the mindset shift from ‘think exponentially, act incrementally’ to ‘think transformationally, act transitionally’ is really potent
Narratives of inevitability have the effect of foreclosing thought and deliberation. If outcomes are inevitable, then there’s nothing to do but assimilate to this pre-determined future, to go along for the ride prepared for us whatever the consequences. As Lauren Collee has recently put it, “Techno-determinist futures … are used to habituate us to... See more
L. M. Sacasas • Resistance Is Futile: The Myth of Tech Inevitability
Ideas, not technology or invention, are what change the future most, and that is what you should be betting on. Parsley has great tech, but it is the shifting cultural convention that will change their future, and every day they are speeding that change along.
The future isn’t new technology. The future is changed people. Your brand should be... See more
The future isn’t new technology. The future is changed people. Your brand should be... See more