Imagination Research
The Phoenix, Lewes
James Stevens added 6mo ago
- Can you learn to enjoy the process as the end in itself, not the means?
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See morefrom Check your Pulse #49 by Sari Az
James Stevens added 6mo ago
- Somebody once said that a good science-fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.
from ‘The Three-Body Problem’ Is Brilliant. ‘3 Body Problem’ Is Better. by Zach Kram
James Stevens added 6mo ago
James Stevens added 6mo ago
- The brain evaluates the images it is processing against a “reality threshold.” If the signal passes the threshold, the brain thinks it’s real; if it doesn’t, the brain thinks it’s imagined.
from Is It Real or Imagined? How Your Brain Tells the Difference. | Quanta Magazine by Yasemin Saplakoglu
Mary Martin added 9mo ago
- Participants said the workshop helped them notice they were not considering certain groups in their future thinking. Socially oppressed groups are left outside their typical future imagination. This was one of the aspects that participants considered central learning, the necessity to think about others.
Another learning that participants identified... See morefrom On The Social Complexity of Neurotechnology: Designing A Futures Workshop For The Exploration Of More Just Alternative Futures * Journal of Futures Studies
Mary Martin added 10mo ago
phoebe added 1y ago
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