An optimistic assessment of a human future integrated with robots, Major and Shah present a practical, as opposed to a visionary, outlook of living with our machine colleagues. They are more interested in how we can make such a partnership functional and effective, rather than either evangelizing for automation, or fearing its ascent.
Yes, sometimes we will fail and see a fault in our logic and know we made a strategic blunder. But other times we did everything right and just rolled a one on a six sided die. We cannot use results as a single measure of success in a field where uncertainty is a leading actor.
1st RULE: You do not talk about predicting the future 2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about predicting the future
Just as soldiers may someday use the technology to infiltrate hostile territory, wildland firefighters could be rapidly deployed to remote areas and have much greater off-road mobility when they get there. Search and rescue operations could benefit from this type of mobility system, as well as any other activity that requires getting to inaccessible places in the forest.
"I really wanted to explore what it would look like if a futurist ran a money management firm. The whole idea is: If you want to be in the right place at the right time, it’s helpful to show up a little early."
Congrats to UH Foresight alum, Jim Lee! His newest book, Foresight Investing: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Next Great Trade hits the literal and digital shelves April 8th. Read about the book in his update below, and follow Jim for more foresight infused financial planning and wealth management at his firm, StratFi.
