FSG Signals: What are we missing?
Some big, some small, some existential in their implications…
Risk
Is strategic foresight in the US government dead?
And if so, who is left to rigorously imagine the future?
Roots of Cross-Impact Analysis in Strategic Foresight
This is the start of a series of FSG strategic foresight blogs on what we call cross-impact analysis. More than a single, discrete methodology, it’s a way of thinking about the future that looks beyond the trends that in the present moment appear all-defining and permanent. In this initial entry FSG senior advisor (and founding …
We Need a Positive Economic Scenario Right About Now
FSG economist Robert Avila considers what could go right.
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.
What is Horizon Scanning? And what does it really tell us about the future?
To do over the horizon scanning, you need to start by seeing what is on the horizon.
Five Future Paths for Bitcoin and Digital Currencies
Watch for hazards and detours…
Strategic Choice: The Efficiency vs. Resilience Dilemma
The enduring lessons of the Ever Given crisis in the Suez