Futures
The Futures Telescope
The Futures Telescope is a tool for uncovering the blind spots in our vision and the assumptions that guide us.
Philosophy
Adaptive
Of Bridges and Vessels
Don’t get me wrong, I understand the notion and see the beauty in all the “Build bridges, not walls” kind of metaphors. But when it comes to strategy and futures, I’m afraid a bridge isn’t the answer.
complexity
A Season of Paths
December is full of contradictions—the year closes, yet the world feels impossibly full. Lights shine on long nights, reminders that even darkness holds a spark of hope. Christmas invites us to reflect on the tangle of past, present, and future, offering pathways not to predict but to participate.
Poetry
The Cyclops' Gaze
The Cyclops, one eye fixed on the world, sees only what lies before it. Depth dissolves into certainty, a singular truth, unbroken but incomplete. Complexity shimmers beyond its gaze, an intricate weave of ripples and roots, where nothing stands alone, where every part speaks to another. Hierarchies cling to their
Poetry
Where Futures Wait
We carry the yet-to-come in the marrow of our being, woven deep, unseen, a pulse older than time. The world is not a machine. It breathes, it bends, it breaks. We thought we could tame it, chart its paths, name its stars. But the stars are wild, their light a
Future
The Comfort of Prutures
We are caught up in prutures—iterations of the present dressed up to look like progress. They’re infused with just enough novelty to convince us that we’re moving forward, yet they don’t truly challenge us. And as comfortable as they may be, prutures are holding us back.
Future
Mirrors of meaning
Metaphors are like keys that unlock hidden doors in the mansion of the mind (a metaphor to explain metaphor, oh dear). Behind each door lies a room full of potential, complex ideas, abstract emotions, and unspoken truths.
Future
Futures Work
Futures Work is still considered somewhat esoteric since it deals with the yet-to-come, the unknowable. In a world that deals usually in facts or fiction, and right or wrong, futures are all probability and possibility. I can relate to that. I am an engineer by training. In my formative years,
Future
The Future is not Female
The Future is Female. Every time and in every context this sentence irritates me. The Future is Female. I perfectly understand the symbolic value of this phrase, as a metaphor for female empowerment. However, describing the future as inherently female overlooks the broader concept of futures being a space of
Future
Enough.
Proposition of a guiding principle for an in-between world. Welcome to the hamster wheel Humanity faced scarcity over centuries of their history. Therefore modern, and also partly postmodern values and guiding principles were based on this environment. It was deemed progress to have more.
Future
Polarities Power to Shape Futures
In a world where polarity, tension, stress, and pressure are often seen as negative, can they be reimagined as the drivers of innovation, growth, and progress? Explore how embracing these opposing forces can lead to transformative change and sustainable solutions in our societies and organizations.
Philosophy
Mycelic Philosophy-Gyms.
"Philosophy-gyms, likened to an ecosystem with mycelium, tackle the metacrisis by embracing diverse philosophies. Through daily practice, they foster cooperation, adaptation, and continuous improvement in philosophical approaches."