In how many years does the future start, according to professional futurists?
1. Question 1 In how many years does the future start, according to professional futurists? 10 According to professional futurists the future starts 10 years from today.
You’ve met four new people this week who use futures thinking in their work. You’ve also had a chance to read a report on how professional (full-time) futurists do their work. With this glimpse into a day in the life of a a diverse group of futurists, how do you think futures thinking might fit into your own work or your community involvement?
1. Question 1 You’ve met four new people this week who use futures thinking in their work. You’ve also had a chance to read a report on how professional (full-time)…
This type of futures thinking is the first step in any new futures project. It asks the question: How might the world be different in the next 10 years? It looks for evidence of changes already happening today and helps us anticipate what’s coming next.
1. Question 1 This type of futures thinking is the first step in any new futures project. It asks the question: How might the world be different in the next…
This type of futures thinking helps you strategize about what you can do today to make the future you want more likely, and the futures you don’t want less likely.
4. Question 4 This type of futures thinking helps you strategize about what you can do today to make the future you want more likely, and the futures you don’t…
This type of futures thinking is designed to help you avoid blindspots when it comes to the future. It lets you see the future from many diverse points of view. It helps you work with others to uncover the hardest-to-anticipate consequences and ripple effects of change.
3. Question 3 This type of futures thinking is designed to help you avoid blindspots when it comes to the future. It lets you see the future from many diverse…
This type of futures thinking helps you immerse yourself in possible futures. It challenges you to feel and experience the future before it happens. The goal is to help you decide which futures you want to make more likely, which futures you want to prevent, and what actions you can take to thrive and succeed in any given future.
2. Question 2 This type of futures thinking helps you immerse yourself in possible futures. It challenges you to feel and experience the future before it happens. The goal is…
Which of these types of futures thinking are you personally most excited to learn and practice? There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Use it as an opportunity to reflect on what you’ve learned this week!
5. Question 5 Which of these types of futures thinking are you personally most excited to learn and practice? There is no right or wrong answer to this question. Use…
When was the Institute for the Future founded?
1. Question 1 When was the Institute for the Future founded? 1 point 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Which is the best description of the method of futures thinking that Institute for the Future proposed to create and teach to others?
3. Question 3 Which is the best description of the method of futures thinking that Institute for the Future proposed to create and teach to others? 1 / 1 point Explore multiple…
The prospectus for Institute for the Future says that it will be “imaginative by design.” What does this mean?
4. Question 4 The prospectus for Institute for the Future says that it will be “imaginative by design.” What does this mean? 1 / 1 point It will encourage a wide range…
