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More experienced (aka older) readers might recall the Knowledge Management movement of the 1990s and 2000s. In short, better tagging and organizing of data would make finding and applying knowledge easier and be a competitive advantage. Turns out those pesky human workers didn t cotton to the idea of sharing their knowledge into a database for [ ] The post AI Fulfilling the Promise of Knowledge…
In this video, I walk you through the Image Analysis template I built to compare future scenario works and clarify visions of the future. Drawing on Fred Polak s classic The Image of the Future and Wendy Schultz s work on Images of the Future, we ll go step by step through nine elements of a well crafted guiding image. You ll [ ] The post How to Analyze Scenarios (Inside the Futurist’s Mind) first…
[NOTE: Following on last weeks post about post-work future, thought I d set the table on where we are and seem to be headed in the short term.] We started talking about warriors, giggers and bots as the workforce of the emerging future a few years back. I spoke fondly and perhaps a bit wistfully of [ ] The post Emerging Workforce: Warriors a Vanishing Breed? first appeared on Hinesight....for…
Let s be clear that the post-work future suggested by the Non-Workers Paradise does not mean we will not work, nor will it necessarily be a paradise. [A note on terms is at the bottom.] A bit of a downer? I think we need to balance the appeal of the goal with the reality of the [ ] The post Post-Work Really Means Post-Jobs first appeared on Hinesight....for Foresight .
This is a challenging book. It made me think, get clear, consider, and reconsider. I wrote, edited, and re-wrote this post several times. Kudos to the author! While occasionally frustrated, I also laughed. In sum, it was a valuable exercise that helped clarify some of my thinking. If you want to get your head around [ ] The post Review: We Have Never Been Woke first appeared on Hinesight....for…
The more significant the change, the longer it takes. Seems obvious, doesn t it? But it s not. All change tends to get lumped together in today s rapid pace of change In our case, the path to After Capitalism is likely to be a long slow one despite what the increasing volume of pieces coming [ ] The post CLA, Change, and After Capitalism first appeared on Hinesight....for Foresight .
In this short video, I walk through how futurists and strategists use the Three Horizons to: You ll see how all three horizons exist at the same time, and why change is often slower than it looks right up until it isn t. If you work in strategy, innovation, policy, or foresight, this video will help you: For [ ] The post Inside the Futurist’s Mind: Using the Three Horizons Framework first appeared…
Can you imagine kids flying out the door after school, going to a field or playground and put together a pick-game? Probably not. But I know some of you readers did this as kids. But today, it seems almost fantastical. It is by now a truism that we have turned sports into a faction of [ ] The post Reimagining Sports first appeared on Hinesight....for Foresight .
Here is the second quarterly check-in for 2026 on what the signals are saying regarding After Capitalism. Perpetual competition, Swifties, and DUNAs (not Tuna) Dig in! (See Q1 2026 here.) Drum roll please! The Human Cost of Perpetual Competition: Capitalism as a Human Rights Issue Capitalism reaps true benefits for only a small percentage [ ] The post After Capitalism: What the Signals Are Saying…
We introduced STILE in a post a few months ago. Now the published version Delivering Insights with STILE is in ESOMAR, a global research site and community for insights professionals. We consciously chose an insights forum as we believe that delivering insights is a fundamental deliverable of foresight that we need to emphasize [ ] The post Delivering Insights with STILE first appeared on…