Futurist Jack Uldrich dedicates this week's "Friday Future Five" to the issue of water.

Think Ambiguously: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ..." I could not help but think of this quote as I read these two diametrically opposed articles--both of which are true. The first article, 9 Astonishing Ways that Living Standards have Improved Around the World is optimistic in nature and highlights [...]

Think: This past summer, I keynoted a number of banking events, including addressing the Minnesota and Wisconsin Bankers Association as well as the University of Wisconsin's Graduate School of Banking. At the later event, I met Larry Grant. Larry wears many hats but he regularly host's Today's Banker Digest and we recently collaborated on a [...]

Editor's note: I am in eastern Montana this week following my own advice and taking a "Think Week." This week's "Future 5" will be short. I have placed little editorial comment next to any of the articles. My advice: Just pick one article that intrigues you and spend a few minutes reflecting on it. Cheers, [...]

Think Bigger: It is not easy but, over the years, I've trained myself to pay more attention to information that stands in opposition to an existing belief. One assumption I have held is that plant-based "meats" will negatively impact the sale of tradition meat. This may still happen in the future but, according to this article, [...]

Futurist Jack Uldrich dishes up his weekly list of articles to get you thinking about the world of tomorrow.

Think Smarter: One emerging trend that isn't generating much attention, but is one I encourage every organization to think about, is "degrowth"--which I loosely define as consumers' growing desire to reduce, reuse and repurpose products. This article, France's Most Valuable StartUp's Raison D'etre is Creating a Circular Economy for Tech, will give you a glimpse [...]

Think Optimistically: To those who believe the world is "going to hell," I say "think again"! If you look around your community, you will find all kinds of people quietly working to make the world a better place. You have two options: You can "bitch and moan" or you can roll up your sleeves and [...]