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Futures Thinking

  • Imagining futures

    It’s difficult to imagine something you’ve never seen before. Or is it? Maybe all you need is a little bit of a stretch of your imagination. And then, you might just get a glimpse of what the future might be like. But the future is not something you go to as a visitor. It’s something… Read more


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  • The future is already here

    Now that we are more connected than ever, we often glimpse what the future would be like from people living across the globe. You can say that being connected to social media enhances the scope of your awareness about the world you are living in. But most of the time, if you live in a… Read more


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  • The future is a place where …

    The future is a place where anything can be different. Even things that seem impossible to change today. Jane McGonigalInstitute for the Future Read more


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  • What if all your private messages are leaked online?

    I enjoyed doing the activity in one of my classes so I thought of sharing my work with you. From this given scenario: “Breaking news: A searchable database of all private messages sent the past 10 years on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tinder, WeChat and many other social platforms has been leaked online. It is being… Read more


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  • What if there is a great disconnection?

    I enjoyed doing the activity in one of my classes so I thought of sharing my work with you. From this given scenario: “You suddenly notice that the Internet is out. You have no mobile access or cell phone service. If you check, you notice nothing is broadcasting on TV or radio. Even though the… Read more


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  • Patterns of change

    Everything you’ll be reading in this post is from the Institute for the Future. During any period of major disruption or crisis, there are four patters of change. And they are as follows: Growth This pattern of change is a story of more. Current trends and conditions, both good and bad, continue to grow as… Read more


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  • Most irrepressible human activities

    Pandemic cases are still on the rise a year later. And we have learned that despite government-imposed lockdowns, there are still activities that we can’t just stop doing. And what are they? MOST IRREPRESSIBLE HUMAN ACTIVITIES WEDDINGSFUNERALSCelebrations and Parties But with all that’s going on around the world, we can say that these gatherings might… Read more


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