I use walks as a futures method because they tend to surface hope, but not the kind that relies on reassurance or positive thinking. Optimism often skips too quickly to conclusions. It smooths over tension. It looks for signals that “things will work out.” In futures...
Wes Kao wrote a piece about“spiky points of view”, and it got me wondering what a spiky point of view might be in futures facilitation. I think that, in futures work, a spiky point of view is not about provocation for its own sake. It’s about taking responsibility for...
In der Luftfahrt, beim Militär und im Gesundheitswesen nutzen Fachleute Simulationen, um sich auf Herausforderungen in der realen Welt vorzubereiten. Warum also nicht den gleichen Ansatz in der Wirtschaft verfolgen? Und warum nutzen wir diesen Ansatz nicht, um zu...
In the aviation, military, and healthcare fields, professionals use simulations to prepare for real-world challenges. So, why don’t we adopt the same approach in business? And why don’t we adopt this approach to explore how our business decision impact our...
One of the hardest parts of facilitating futures work is knowing when not to move the group on. There’s often pressure, explicit or implicit, to reach clarity quickly. To summarise. To decide. To produce something tangible that justifies the time spent. But some of...
