Think Big: This startup is using balloons to cool the planet. The idea might sound ridiculous to some people and it may seem far-fetched to others but the future has a way of surprising people. I encourage those interested in bold but constructive ways to combat the planet's rising temperatures to read and think about the [...]
Think Different: Yesterday, I spoke to a group of human resources professionals on the future of work. One of the things I said was that in a rapidly changing world, it is essential to consider hiring individuals who will challenge conventional wisdom. To this end, this designer creates amazing things from everyday materials. At the [...]
(Editor's note: Due to a technical glitch, last week's newsletter did not post. The full text is below. I have added two additional articles from this past week at the bottom of the post.) Think: I have written before about fellow futurist Simon Anderson's idea of a counterpoint file. This is the idea [...]
Dear Readers: Happy Labor Day Weekend! This week, I am trying something new. I am only going to include a single article for you to read and contemplate. I hope you do it because it is an important article: "The Most Important Question of Your Life". Rather than ruin the article for you by offering [...]
Think: This article, How to Fine-tune AI for prosperity, offers an interesting look into the issue of how artificial intelligence will impact productivity growth in the near future. The short answer is that economists don't yet know the full extent but they are cautiously optimistic that AI will soon begin to speed up the development [...]
Think Faster: The world often changes faster than many of us expect. The reasons for this acceleration are varied but as this article -- How the auto industry could steer the world toward green steel -- explains, advances in one industry can help other industries adopt the same technology. Think Small and Then Big: The future of [...]
Editor's Note: As both a practical and a "thought" experiment, I used ClaudeAI to generate this week's newsletter. I did this not because I am lazy (although I can be lazy) but because I was genuinely curious about how well AI could curate a newsletter. The short answer is that it did a good although [...]
Think: This is a longer article, Living in the Future, but it contains some wonderful insights from an experienced Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Here's just one insight: Want to know why many start-ups fail? The answer is that they are working on solutions to problems that don't exist. Think Faster: Many hurdles and barriers remain [...]
Think Harder: Love him or hate him, for the past 25 years Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most consistently accurate futurists in regard to where the world of technology has been heading. Now, he is predicting a million-fold increase in human intelligence by the year 2045. Here’s something to think about: Even [...]
Think: In case you missed it, last week I had a post on meditating about the future. The gist of the piece is this: Before we think, we should strive "not to think" and, instead, clear our minds. It is my contention that the art, skill and practice of meditation will become an increasingly [...]
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