Foresight collects information from the past and present and uses it to create multiple future scenarios that are likely to occur through causality, logic, and rational creativity. Foresight differs from prediction, which uses magical powers inaccessible to ordinary people to ‘precise blow’ a single future.
If there are so many businesses changing direction does that mean formal strategic plans are impractical?
Throughout my career, one thing I’ve realized is sometimes you just need to raise your hand and jump in with both feet.
I have been asking my professors how foresight has been kept such a secret for eight-plus decades and why it is so often approached in isolation of other closely related disciplines.
"Everyone really had a great time. The energy was super-positive. We got lots of comments about how great it was to be back together in person. I think this will go down as a semi-legendary event."
That is what futurists do. We build fields where futures can come true. We don’t create the futures, we help find the driving forces and trends and help others navigate the inherent uncertainties of futures.
