by Suzanne Whitby | Jan 12, 2023 | Notebook, To export
Playing with AI: A note on using prompts To use many of the generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Dall-e, Mid Journey and others – you need to give the AI prompts instead of keywords. You can get quite detailed in your requests. This concept of prompts is also...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jan 7, 2023 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
Used futures are seductive because they feel inevitable. For those not familiar with “used futures”, this is a a concept that futures pioneer and professor Sohail Inayatullah introduced in a paper called “Six pillars: futures thinking for transforming”. The term...
by Suzanne Whitby | Jan 6, 2023 | Notebook, To export
TLDR: warmer, drier summers. More precipitation and less snowfall in winter. That’s what climate experts are expecting in Austria if we don’t sort out the problem. So what are the impacts for Austria and in particular, the ski resorts? Here’s a short...
by Suzanne Whitby | Dec 7, 2022 | Faciliating Futures, Notebook
A little while ago, I wrote about the problems that arise when futures work becomes theatre. When I tell people that a great deal of my work in futures (and elsewhere) is about storytelling, many often assume that there must be some theatrical aspect to this. But...
by Suzanne Whitby | Dec 4, 2022 | Notebook, To export
TLDR: on an extended trip to Italy, hotel and business owners told me time and again of the dramatically increasing electricity costs and their struggle to survive and thrive in challenging times. Italy is a country of glorious sunshine, so why isn’t the country...
