Social changes, particularly those based on values, usually take a long time. Not just to build support for change, but to develop a good plan for what need needs to happen next.
The "Great Reset"
Building the bridges to the future
A day at the races
Thrivable
Getting in futures shape
After the Pandemic
The futurist's metaphorical menagerie
The speeds of life
We focus on the rapid pace of change today. But that’s not so special, as any Victorian could tell us. A video that captures some of the changes during Victorian times is instructive. But don’t overlook things that don’t change, or that slow down. Good foresight, though, is less about velocities and more about destinations.
Futures Fatigue and Futures Inertia
Science in the 20's - part 2
Science in the '20's - part 1
Transitioning
Artificial Intelligence & You
A future of government
Climate change – determination over despair
Biology's next revolution
A quarter of a century ago, when I thought my future was in science, automation and the idea of “big data” had just arrived for genetics. Automated sequencing, mathematical models, algorithms. Similar innovations spread to others areas of biology through things like better sensors, imaging systems, smarter radio tags for wildlife, data-loggers, and the like.