IN SPOTLIGHT
Rebuilding Ukraine: Four Future Scenarios
The cost of Ukraine's reconstruction stands at a staggering $486 billion—and climbs higher with each passing day. Timely decisions on investments, workforce, and resources will define the nation’s post-war recovery and long-term future.
The Future of eSports
In 2000, there were around 10 eSports tournaments happening around the globe. By 2016, that number had risen to more than 400. Soon, eSports is expected to become a multi-billion dollar business, with hundreds of millions of fans around the world.
Asteroid Mining - Science Fiction or Future?
Space: The Final Frontier. From colonizing mars to deep space exploration and space tourism. One important piece of this puzzle, of course, would be asteroid mining. We can't really hope to colonize the solar system without proper supplies, and Earth kind of seems to be running out of them. So what's asteroid mining?
Vertical Farming - The Solution to Growing Food Demands?
It's estimated that by 2050, global food demand will increase between around 60% to 100%. We're already seeing some efforts at making rural areas more efficient at crop production. Laboratories are now attempting to lab-grown meat and other methods. Another promise, which has been frequently evoked lately, is vertical farming. But what exactly is it?
Making the Countryside Smarter
Rural areas are plagued with dwindling populations, lack of job opportunities, inadequate education, inferior healthcare services, and much more. In the 21st century, however, we have the opportunity to turn some of this around. Making the Countryside Smarter. How it might survive in a rapidly urbanizing world
Will You Marry Robots and Other Disruptions Changing the Futures of Asia
This article is written by Professor Sohail Inayatullah, UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies, Professor at USIM. Tamkang University, Melbourne Business School, The University of the sunshine coast.
How Augmented Reality Can Change Surgical Procedures
Augmented Reality (AR) has the potential to change several professions. The technology, which overlays "reality" with computer-generated images, is expected to serve as an aid to several jobs of the future. One group of practitioners already beginning to see this is surgeons. In this article, we discuss how AR is changing surgical procedures.
Foresight Resources as a Key Success Factor
If a foresight program is to be established, someone needs to do the work. That's the first and primary resource. But human resources need to be supported by other resources too, from information sources to internal networks. In this article, we focus on the human and information resources needed to build and run a successful foresight program.
Practising Foresight - Insights from Prof. Sohail Inayatullah
Sohail Inayatullah, PhD and Professor of Future Studies, presented compelling cases about foresight in practice at the Strategic Foresight Summit. This article is based on content presented at the Strategic Foresight Summit 2018, organized earlier this year by Futures Platform.
The Future of Work
In this article, we go through the future of work, through 4 prisms: industry and manufacturing; automation, AI, and robotics; business and value chains; and work and income.
Foresight Tools as a Key Success Factor
Organizations should involve their people in creating a vision that is shared by everybody. Great foresight tools invite employees to participate in, and get inspired by, foresight work. Technology alone doesn't ensure participation. But easy-to-use tools certainly help in fostering engagement, especially if people are scattered around.
FUTURE FORESIGHT SIGNALS AS A KEY SUCCESS FACTOR
Foresight deliverables are often simple signals of change that an organization gathers from its environment. The organization also needs to be able to process these signals. This could involve angular reviews, deep dive analyses, or workshops. All of this requires a defined purpose, owner, and format.
Foresight Process as a Key Success Factor
Collecting information that eventually comes to be called “foresight” is a process. Whether we’re talking about within a systematic foresight program or in a single project. So what exactly is the “foresight process”?