futurism & foresight
As futurists we look for signals—small, often weird things. They are usually new technologies, new behaviors, new narratives that don’t fit into the mainstream, but that are often precursors of important transformations. We then try to discern the larger patterns that these signals herald to understand where they might lead ten or more years down t
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Metafuture: Futures Studies by Sohail Inayatullah and Ivana Milojević – a site which explores futures-oriented issues
metafuture.org
Contrary_Tech-Trends-Report_2025.pdf
contrary-web-files.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com- Physics 101: Remembering the true definition of force. Does this actually have weight and sustained energy?
- Psychology 101: Remembering the human. Does this actually mean something to a real person, not an algorithm?
- Business 101: Remembering ROI. Does this actually move a needle and is a sound investment of time, energy, and resources?
Matt Klein—Contagious • Reddit’s Head of Global Foresight Says ‘Trends Have Lost All Meaning’
things to remember when identifying a signal/ trend
Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and Technology
phys.orgWhat computing is missing is
integration periods. It's all psychoactive stimuli,
integration periods. It's all psychoactive stimuli,
extrapolation , exponentiality , and extraction . These three “dominant narratives” not only drive our technological, economic, and political outcomes, but define how we approach and use innovation, strategy, design, organizational development, social construction, and — yes — even foresight to reinforce their.
The Future Thinker’s Dilemma
