Futures Research Unpacked
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#67 - An audit for organizational futurists: ten questions every…
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Futures Research Unpacked explores thought-provoking research in futures studies,
strategic foresight, and related fields. Each episode breaks down one paper in a
way that's easy to follow but still rich in ideas.
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- #67 - An audit for organizational futurists: ten questions every organizational futurist should be able to answerImagine you’ve just been hired as an internal futurist for a global corporation. You have the trends, the scenarios, and a clear vision of the horizon. But at your first big…
- #66 - An integrated three-layered foresight frameworkImagine you’re steering a massive cargo ship toward a horizon that is constantly shifting. In a world of 'postnormal' change and 'wicked' problems, how do you decide which way to…
- #65 - Futures Studies as a Quest for MeaningHave you ever looked at the headlines and felt that "the future" sounds more like a looming disaster than a promise of progress? For many, the optimism of the mid-twentieth…
- #64 - Steering the future. The emergence of “Western” fuHave you ever looked at a complex problem and wished you could just plug it into a computer to find the "correct" version of next year? This paper by Elke Seefried takes us back…
- #63 - World Futures Day 2022: A mixed method approach to identify topics of a global futures agendaImagine a 24-hour relay race where the baton isn't a piece of wood, but a conversation about the future, passed from time zone to time zone across the entire planet. This episode…
- #62 - 50 Years of corporate and organizational foresight_ Looking back and going forwardImagine a corporate planning meeting in 1972. The room is filled with complex charts and 'perfect' technological forecasts, yet the executives are completely ignoring them. It’s…
- #61 - Applying CLA to Technology Planning Old ＂AmericanImagine the internet isn't a cloud or a series of tubes, but a dusty, lawless frontier. Picture covered wagons, gold rushes, and train heists—only here, the "gold" is your…
- #60 - Curry and Schultz - Roads Less Travelled Different Methods, DifferentImagine you’re tasked with mapping out the future of your organization. You gather the same data, the same experts, and the same concerns. But what if the very tool you choose to…
- #59 - 2023 - The Case for Treating Reframing and Imagination asImagine you’re a student on "panic day," the high-stakes moment when internship placements are announced. Your heart is racing, and your future feels like a blurry, frightening…
- #58 - From Strategic to Transformative Foresight: Using Space to Transform TimeHave you ever felt like your workday is just a relentless trek through a thick, tangled jungle? You're so busy dodging daily fires and hacking through red tape that the very idea…
- #57 - Microsoft Word - MillerSandford_FLChapter_FINAL Revised Clean July 12 2018.docxThink about the last time you planned for the future. Were you trying to predict a likely outcome, or were you actually open to something entirely new? Most of our…
- #56 - Futures literacy and the diversity of the futureHave you ever wondered why we treat 'the future' like a storm on the horizon we have to prepare for, rather than a house we are currently designing? Most of us act based on…
- #55 - The Forthcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) Revolution: Its Impact on Society and FirmsImagine it is 1995 and someone tells you that in just twenty years, you will carry a device in your pocket more powerful than a supercomputer, capable of navigating complex…
- #54 - To Augment Human Capacity—Artificial Intelligence Evolution through Causal Layered AnalysisHave you ever wondered why our visions of artificial intelligence seem to constantly oscillate between a tech-fueled paradise and a dystopian nightmare? It turns out, these…
- #53 - Organisational Artificial Intelligence Future ScenImagine a Tuesday in 2038. You arrive at 'work,' but the very meaning of the word has shifted. Your closest collaborator isn’t a human colleague, but a sophisticated algorithm…
- #52 - Evolution of framework foresightHave you ever felt overwhelmed by a mountain of scanning data, trying to figure out which trends actually matter for your organization's future? The challenge of professional…
- #51 - Building Foresight Capacity Toward a Foresight CoImagine you're asked to lead your organization through a period of radical uncertainty. Do you rely on gut instinct, or is there a specific set of professional skills you can…
- #50 - Farewell Alternative Futures?Imagine you're standing at a crossroads where every path leading to a bright, prosperous tomorrow seems to be closing off, one by one. For decades, the field of futures studies…
- #49 - Not Organic Gardening or Rocket Science New MetapIf someone told you that dumping 100 tons of iron into the Pacific Ocean was just 'organic gardening,' would you believe them? This is the starting point for a fascinating…
- #48 - Drilling and Blasting to Learn Scenario Construction: Experimenting with Causal Layered Analysis as a Disruption of Scenario WorkHave you ever felt like your strategic planning was just a more sophisticated version of "more of the same"? You identify the trends, you map the uncertainties, but somehow the…
