Most people are familiar with Auguste Rodin’s masterpiece “The Thinker” but, in the shadow of that great work, at the Rodin Museum in Paris sits another sculpture made from the artist’s skilled hand. The piece is known as “The Burghers of Calais” and it depicts a scene from 1346 after English King Edward III had…

Leo Tolstoy has a marvelous quotation: “Perhaps it is even more important to know what one should not think than what one should think about.” This is especially in today’s world where our economic and political systems have created powerfully perverse incentives for politicians, pundits and businesspeople to seek our attention. One of the most…

Yesterday, I explained in this post, A Change of Heart–Truly, how I intend to bring my whole self–my whole heart, my whole soul and my whole mind–to my work as a professional futurist. In the coming days and months, I intend to use this blog to both share my thoughts as well as crystallize my…

Futurist Jack Uldrich discuss how a change of heart is leading to a change in the nature of his work.

If society is to prosper long-term, many of us–myself included–will need to redefine our definition of wealth. I say this not as some left-leaning, anti-capitalist, I say it as a professional futurist who is deeply concerned about the current trajectory of contemporary society. In my pursuit of attempting to understand the future, I spend a…

Think Fast: I am fond of saying “Today is the slowest rate of change you’ll ever experience again.” To this end, here are just three articles from yesterday’s news that caught my eye: An All-Electric Airplane Takes Its Maiden Flight, Tiny Oregon Town Hosts First Hybrid Clean Power Plant, and Amazon Has a New Plan…

Heart-Center Thinking: After some reflection, I have decided to share this short, personal story. (The video is only one minute long). For too long, as a professional futurist, I have not acknowledged the essential role the human heart will play in transforming the future. I don’t know what this means for my own future as…

In this week’s “Friday Future 5,” Futurist Jack Uldrich shares some insights on the future of retail, “holoporting,” “metaversities,” large-scale drones, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and Earth Day.

Dear Readers: My “think week” experience in the BWCA was so productive last month that I decided to follow it up with an additional “think week” in the Badlands of North Dakota this week. In this case, I will be spending more time in silence than I am normally comfortable with, but it is what…

Global futurist Jack Uldrich offers his early thoughts on our post-CoVid19 world.