Beyond linear paths
Why do we think about futures? As anticipatory beings, we’ve evolved to imagine and prepare for what’s ahead. But in today’s complex world, is traditional strategy enough—or is it time to evolve?
            Why do we think about futures? As anticipatory beings, we’ve evolved to imagine and prepare for what’s ahead. But in today’s complex world, is traditional strategy enough—or is it time to evolve?
            
            The real shift isn’t from business as usual to experimentation, but from reaction to anticipation. This is the frontier between surviving and evolving.
            Most companies trust the rhythm of five-year plans and annual budgets, but without governance of superposed futures, they risk pacing the same cage while calling it strategy.
            When the present grows too heavy to move, organizations often reach for the same answer they always reach for, the promise of more control. The reflex is almost automatic. Prutures.
            We often imagine change as a clean swap of parts, one process out, another in, and we keep telling ourselves that with enough focus and discipline the machine will run better.