Editor’s Note: As many of you know, I have been doing a good deal of “soul” searching and reflecting this past year. As a result, my thinking is changing, morphing and, I feel, growing. To this end, I intend to add two new components to my regular “Friday Future 15” newsletter. The first is called [...]
My responsibility as a futurist is not to tell people and organizations what they want to hear but, rather, tell them what they need to hear. In this spirit, I feel compelled to share some important thoughts with you. As such, today’s newsletter will fall outside the scope of its normal format. As a [...]
Over the years, as my thinking about the future has evolved, the following statement captures an important shift in my perspective: The future will not as much be about conquering outer space as it will be about conquering inner space. In my previous work as a corporate futurist, I was focused almost exclusively on the [...]
Recently, I was listening to Kristen Tippett interview Adrienne Maree Brown on her podcast “On Being.” One particular phrase from their conversation jumped out at me. Brown said we “are living in the imagination of other people.” “That’s it,” I thought to myself. As a futurist, I have written and spoken extensively about the vital [...]
Later this evening, I will be addressing 500 young farmers in Iowa. One unusual question I intend to pose to them is this: Why should farmers care about a new line of cocktails (and mocktails) now being served at the Ritz Hotel in London?* The answer lies in the nature of the cocktails–all of the [...]
There is no shortage of intelligent, competent and insightful professional futurists. Amy Webb, for example, describes herself as the “quantitative futurist,” Micheal Rogers refers to himself as the “practical futurist,” and James Pethokoukis uses the moniker the “conservative futurist.” I am sure other futurists use similar descriptors to distinguish their work from that of their [...]
Editor's note: Due to the 4th of July holiday, a full newsletter was not completed this week. The regular format will return next week. In lieu of the newsletter, I'd like to share two pieces which are important to me. The first is an article I wrote about my brother, his death, and one of [...]
The child and the traveler came upon a creek. The only way to cross it was to walk across a fallen tree. The traveler quickly strode over the makeshift bridge. The child looked nervously at the obstacle, "I don't think I can do it." "You must try," said the traveler. "But how'd you learn to [...]
The boy looked at the mountain in front of him. "How will I ever get over it?" "Use a rope," replied the traveler. "I have never used a rope a before," said the boy, "and I don't know if my arms are strong enough." "You have a steep learning curve then," replied the traveler. "Will [...]
The child stared at the mountain on the horizon and said, "I can't possibly climb that mountain. I'm not strong enough." "You have it backwards," replied the traveler, "climbing the mountain will make you stronger." Related Parables: The Steep Unlearning Curve
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