Signals: Homeowner’s Insurance, China and Hyperbole
Shorter reflections on some things in the news, from a distinctly FSG perspective.
Hopeful 2023 Scenario Bits
Happy Holidays!
The Continuity Trap
Eluding it requires rigorous imagination…
The Futility of Expert Prediction
We need less certainty, wider imaginations.
Scanning the Horizon: How to Upset Your Settled Opinions
…and manage future risk and uncertainty
We Need a Positive Economic Scenario Right About Now
FSG economist Robert Avila considers what could go right.
Confessions of an Engineer
…in a complex, non-linear world
Thriving in the Uncertainty Space
It’s seldom prudent to wait until the skies clear. They rarely do.
Fifty Shades of Green
There’s climate change. And there’s the equally messy social-political-economic contexts in which it will all play out.
Don’t Expect the Future to be Rational
Even supposedly stable systems can be unpredictable — often because human behavior makes them that way.