Quotable quotes
About futures, foresight, imagination, play, storytelling, experiences and more.
“Sometimes the smallest act of imagining a different world is the start of changing this one.”
“Sometimes the smallest act of imagining a different world is the start of changing this one.”Futurer, facilitator, storyteller
“Stories are the scaffolding of imagination—and imagination is how we start exploring possible futures.”
“Stories are the scaffolding of imagination—and imagination is how we start exploring possible futures.”Futurer, facilitator, storyteller
Why the first 20 minutes matter in facilitating futures
When I am facilitating futures, the first 20 minutes of a session tells me how the session might go without careful facilitation.
The Great Switch: Switching Your Skype Incoming Number to a European or Non-US VOIP Provider (European and Non-US VOIP Alternatives)
European and other non-US alternatives to Skype Incoming Number. For people who aren’t happy about US politics, who want to put their money where their mouth is, and who want more digital resilience in uncertain times.
The Great Switch: Switching Appointment Booking Tools (European and non-US Calendly Alternatives)
The Great Switch: Switching Appointment Booking Tools (European and non-US Calendly Alternatives)And after a short, unexpected break, I'm back with a new edition of The Great Switch, where I explore how ordinary people, including freelancers and small business owners...
Innsbruck Reads: March 2025 Books & Events
Monthly book club update for March 2025.
The Trailer: Hello, Futures!
Welcome to Hello, Futures!, a podcast where we use serious games, with people from all walks of life, to stretch their imaginations, step into the unknown, and explore possible futures—and build Futures Literacy along the way. Hosted by Suzanne, a futurer & futures researcher, facilitator and storyteller who loves creating and hosting serious games to help us think about, and shape hopeful, sustainable futures.
The Great Switch: Switching Cloud Storage Providers (European & non-US Dropbox Alternatives)
The Great Switch: Switching Cloud Storage Providers (European & non-US Dropbox Alternatives)This is the first in a regular series (weekly-ish) in which I explore how to make The Great Switch from the US-based, technology behemoths to alternatives that are either...
The fog of ambiguity is where creativity lives
Most groups don’t get stuck because they lack ideas. They get stuck because they hate the “fog”, that awkward middle space where nothing is clear yet.
The Great Switch: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
The Great Switch: putting my money where my mouth isHow frustrated are you with the current state of the U.S.? (Which part, you ask? Take your pick.) Personally, I'm frustrated, irritated, and dismayed in equal measure. I've recently been reflecting on just how much I...
Futures work begins with questions, not answers
In his book Questions Are the Answer, MIT professor Hal B. Gregersen argues that breakthrough thinking rarely comes from having better answers. It comes from asking better questions.
Why confident predictions persist in an unstable world
In times of geopolitical instability, rapid technological change, and overlapping crises, it’s increasingly hard to make confident claims about what regions or countries will look like five or ten years from now. And yet, confident predictions persist.
Why I avoid monologues in futures work
Wes Kao makes a blunt but helpful point: students don’t owe us their attention. The same is true for participants and futures facilitation.
Looking back from the future
We often approach the future by looking forward: imagining scenarios, mapping trends, projecting change. But sometimes, a future becomes more accessible when we approach it from the other direction.
Mel Robbins’ “Let Them” theory: applying to doing climate and sustainability communication
Some thoughts on using the Let Them theory, radical acceptance and the ABT to boster your work as a climate and sustainability communicator.