Carl Rohde on Cool hunting methodology
Carl Rohde is not a trendwatcher per see. He is a sociologist interested in cultural mentality. He has built up a pretty unique approach to find signs of the cool: attractive, inspiring new things with...
View ArticleThree horizons for the future of agriculture and food
The food system of tomorrow will be different than today. By looking at trends and developments, we can see emerging horizons of future food systems. These ‘pockets of the future in the presence’ may...
View ArticleSix developments paving the way for our food system in 2050
We all know that there are huge challenges in feeding nine billion people, and eradicating hunger and malnutrition, in a world plagued by climate change and water shortages. Fortunately, people aren’t...
View ArticleStrategic foresight on the impact of technology on the agriculture and food...
Everybody always wants to know the future: Which technology will create breakthroughs in the next years? Which innovative products will we see on the market in ten years? Foresight does not enable...
View ArticleWhat it takes to build a foresight mindset
For all of us strategic foresight practitioners and trend researchers: How often do you get asked if you can predict the future? Whether you have a glass ball to see the future? Or when looking back on...
View ArticleFour advantages of using visualization in foresight
The medium that we are most familiar with is words. We write proposals, produce reports and even our presentations are full of bullets and written texts. We also like numbers. They are the hard...
View Article12 steps for a successful scenario planning project
Say your organisation has decided to do a scenario planning project on one of their strategic topics. And now you are in charge of designing the project outline. How to do this? What is a good...
View ArticleTrend research and strategic foresight: two worlds or one continuum?
The futurist business, in all its dimensions, is a relatively young discipline. And instead of having developed as one tightly knit community, there are many different branches. Take trend research and...
View ArticleWhat futurists can learn from superforecasters
Superforecasting, the art of prediction by Tetlock and Gardner, is definitely the number one must-read for futurists this winter. Especially because the topic of prediction can generate a lot of...
View ArticleThe Future of Jobs: Automated AND Human Touch, insights from scenario planning
We live in exciting times of new technologies and innovative products, but one of the most uncertain issues of today is the future of jobs. Already many kinds of jobs have been automated to some extent...
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