Book review: Proactive Intelligence by John McGonagle and Carolyn Vella
Ever since I left the business of strategic intelligence quite publicly a few weeks ago, I haven’t really been discussing the industry that much. My…
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Confusion over my status as a futurist
I have, in the past few weeks, received several confused emails and tweets regarding my continued writing on subjects pertaining to the trends,…
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Our inability to envision alternative futures
This is a fascinating essay that came out around the time of the beginning of Occupy about our inability to imagine anything but capitalism as a driver…
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Short-term thinking bias in the news
The news media are complicit in the total inability of the average person to think about the long-term impact of anything. One of the potent techniques…
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Five ways to achieve strategic foresight – and five ways we fail
Yesterday I was honored to speak on strategic foresight at a great event in Chicago, the first annual Corporate Researchers Conference, produced by the…
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Garland’s law of foresight journalism – why the news gets it wrong
Garland’s Law of Foresight Journalism is a well-researched theory that guides the actions of magazine and newspaper editors, as well as television…
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When they say you cannot know the future, they are planning it for you
Tonight, I am hosting an event in Downtown Saint Louis (map below) to officially launch my new book, How to Predict the Future…and WIN!!! The chance to…
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How we interpret unusual data
It is human nature to attempt to come to an understanding about new experiences by using what we have previously learned as a guide. Applying logic to…
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Training analysts like athletes
My good friends over at Aurora WDC have recently made a major coup in engaging Dr. Craig Fleisher to run their training program. Craig and Aurora WDC…
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Hating on futurists
There was a great interaction on Twitter this weekend I just happened to overhear regarding the following question:
