Futurist Jack Uldrich offers up his weekly list of 5 things to help you think more clearly about your future.

Think: Richard Feynman is one of my intellectual heroes. This article can be summed up with this piece of timeless advice from Feynman: “Assume nothing, question everything.” There are a number of other nuggets in this article–I encourage you to give it a read: Richard Feynman’s Unique Approach to Life, Learning and Thinking. Think Harder: Want…

This week Futurist Jack Uldrich advocates leaders spend some of their “thinking time” thinking about how to become better listeners.

Futurist Jack Uldrich offers five reasons the future-oriented leader needs to spend more time thinking about imagination.

Think: As a life-long resident of Minneapolis, I have been doing a fair amount of soul-searching this past week. One of the things I have been thinking a great deal about is the issue of “white privilege.” To be candid, I did not give this issue much thought before George Floyd. This extraordinary article, The…

Think: As you think about the future, there are few better ways to spend your time as a leader than to think about “the potential of achieving your potential.” This article can help. Think Smarter:  If we are to achieve a better future, we need to re-engage our imaginations and ask better–and smarter–questions. This article…

Think: The convergence of the “human potential” movement with “change” movements has an incredible opportunity to create a “virtuous cycle” and positively impact the future. If you are tired of hearing about “doom and gloom” future scenarios, I encourage you to read this wonderful article by John Hagel, Connecting for Impact, and then get busy…

Think: The economy may or may not rebound soon. The economic recovery might also not look like anything you are expecting. This article on a Y-shaped recovery will likely challenge many of your assumptions about the future. Think Smarter:  This “Day After Corona Checklist” is chock-full of good ideas. Here’s just one smart question that can help…

Think: There was a trend emerging before Coronavirus and I believe it will now be accelerated by the pandemic. A colleague, Camille Kolles, and I call it “Generation RE,” and you may want to begin thinking today about what this “generation” might mean for you and your business in the future: The Great Reset and…

In 2012, Futurist Jack Uldrich discussed the need to “think about unthinkable things”–such as pandemics. And he reminds his audiences that they must continue to think about such things!