Another pandemic symptom is that everyone has opinions. But everything seems uncertain, so how can you reduce that? I look at a couple of approaches that help weed out some uncertainty so you can get to useful insights and actions.
Futures folk like animal metaphors for uncertainties. “Black swan” for example. This and other animal metaphors have also been applied to the coronavirus pandemic. They aren’t usually correct, but the metaphorical menagerie characterising uncertainties can be a useful tool in foresight.
