Category: Planning Futuring Strategy

One month ago I bought plane tickets for a trip months in advance. One month ago I noticed the stock markets reaching yet another high and chose to ignore all the warning signs of a looming recession. One month ago I read about a...

Glen Hiemstra discuss his 40 years as a futurist in this episode of Exponential Minds with Nikolas Badminton. Glen talks about influences on his career, the evolution of the field, and some key future issues like the electrification of transportation, while highlighting the challenge...

When the Coronavirus, or Covid-19, appeared, this Seattle Futurist took several steps to prepare. You can take these steps too.

Exploring and envisioning the long-term future is a valuable activity for successful transformational leadership and for organizations that want to succeed. I made the case for a 20-year horizon for future scanning and vision when I wrote Turning the Future Into Revenue. The 20-year...

This is a long form version of an article I wrote for the Farm Credit Banks about the future of farm labor. The bottom line in this piece is that, while automation and robotics will eventually impact how farm work gets done, indeed already...