When people struggle to imagine different futures, it’s tempting to say they lack imagination. I don’t think that’s usually the problem. More often, people are drawing on futures they’ve inherited: images, narratives, and assumptions absorbed from films, policy...
As I am sure I’ve said before, one of the most persistent misconceptions about futures and foresight is that it’s about prediction. It isn’t. Good futures work doesn’t tell you what will happen. It helps you become more capable in the face of what might happen. Its...
People are often fascinated when I tell them that I often incorporate walks and place in my futures work. I do this because some futures can’t be accessed sitting still, and because “places” matter to us. Movement changes how people think. Walking slows...
Playing with AI: ChatGPT and other AI language models TLDR: My notes on using ChatGPR and a few other AI language models. May be helpful to fellow facilitators, trainers and workshop designers interested in how to use emergent and generative AI in their work....
I often use a call called EmailOnDeck – https://www.emailondeck.com/ – to generate temporary emails so that I can try tools out without the risk of getting spammed to death. There are lots of other tools that do something similar. EmailOnDeck is free and...
A note in my thinking about AI and how it might inform, improve or impact my facilitation work. When I say “a note”, I mean “a note” – stylistically, there is nothing to see here. In this, I am wondering about the ethical issues that are...
