I recently heard a story about writer whose role had shifted. They were no longer expected to write, but to help train an AI tool to write in their place. What struck me wasn’t the technology (although it is remarkable how fast AI and LLMs are changing the creative...
That awkward pause after a futures question? It’s not a problem to be fixed. It’s information. When groups go quiet, it’s often because the question is stretching identity, not just opinion. Sometimes it’s because people are sensing risk in being wrong. And sometimes...
Ikigai is having a moment (again. I first read about it in 2018 when I read Héctor García and Francesc Miralles’ book). Ikigai is often presented as something to be found: a neatly defined purpose that sits at the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at,...
One of the most hopeful things neuroscience tells us is that we are natural explorers. Curiosity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s how learning happens. Molecular biologist John Medina points out that, in learning environments, attention drops sharply after about ten...
I’ve been thinking about how I am often involved in creating multi-sensory, place-based futures with groups, and I’m reminded again of Miti Desai’s essay about her experience with the gurukul system of training. There is one moment from her writing that has stayed...
