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Be Kind, Unwind: The Future of Sleep, Relaxation, and Mindfulness
As Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in May in the United States, we dedicate this issue to sleep, relaxation, and mindfulness.Let’s envision how we are going to sleep, dream, and unwind in the future with Future Vision and Silicon Humanism.You are now familiar with our signature format:💟 Signals of the Future💟 Inspirations from amazingContinueContinue reading “Be Kind, Unwind: The Future of Sleep, Relaxation, and Mindfulness”
Tomorrowland: Urban Dreams and Designs
🚀 Welcome to Tomorrowland: Urban Dreams & Designs! 🏙️ Dive into the latest edition of Future Vision, where we explore the metropolis of tomorrow! 🐦 Signals of the Future: Bird Migration Patterns, Human Demographics, Water Crisis in India. 📚 Inspiration from Italo Calvino: “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears.” Let’s build ourContinueContinue reading “Tomorrowland: Urban Dreams and Designs”
Toys, Games, and Imagining the Future
🚀 Hello, All-Star Futurists and Futures Gamers! 🌟 We are back from spring break with another thrilling issue of Future Vision, your go-to newsletter for all things ahead of the curve! This week, we cover the Future of Toys & Games! 🎲🤖In this issue, we’re diving headfirst into the future with recent signals:🧠 Witness historyContinueContinue reading “Toys, Games, and Imagining the Future”
Imagining the Next Generation of Families
🌟 Greetings, Futures Navigators! 🌟 Welcome to our latest edition of #FutureVision, dedicated to… The Future of Family! 🎢 This week, we explore signals of family structure and value changes: The number of cousins, nieces, nephews, grandchildren decline sharply, while grandparents and great-grandparents increase significantly. An AI-powered companion doll combats loneliness among the elderly. AContinueContinue reading “Imagining the Next Generation of Families”
Past, Present, Future: Writing our History
🌟 Greetings, Futures Thinkers and Builders! 🌟 Welcome to the latest edition of Future Vision, where we explore the future and the intersection of technology, culture, and the human experience. In this issue, we delve into the rich tapestry of our collective past, examine the signals of our future, and invite you to engage inContinueContinue reading “Past, Present, Future: Writing our History”
Brewing the Future… of Coffee Shops!
🌟 Greetings, Futurists in Training and Foresight Enthusiasts! 🌟 The latest issue of #FutureVision is here, and this week, we’re diving into a tantalizing topic: Coffee and Coffee Shops… in the Future! ☕️ 🌐 Starbucks Breaks Ground: Inclusivity Meets Innovation 🌐 Starbucks has just unveiled its groundbreaking vision for the future. Their first inclusive cafeContinueContinue reading “Brewing the Future… of Coffee Shops!”
Envisioning the Future of Food
FUTURE OF FOOD – What’s your vision for the future of food and nutrition? 🍽️👉Transforming food systems around the world would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to $5-10 trillion a year, according to the Food System Economics Commission.👉 Data and digital technologies can help transform food systems and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals byContinueContinue reading “Envisioning the Future of Food”
Leap Day of the Swan: The State of Work
It happens every…126,144,000 seconds2,102,400 minutes35,040 hours1,460 days4 years of orbits ’round the sun…It’s Leap Day – a four-year milestone our Guild wants to celebrate and milepost … because a lot can happen in four years.Leap Day has been notorious for being ignored unless you happen to have a wedding anniversary, or you are a Leapling (born on Feb 29th). ButContinueContinue reading “Leap Day of the Swan: The State of Work”
Futuring with Aging and Life Extension
Our third issue of FUTURE VISION is out!! 📰 ⁉ Our Question of the Week: Have you ever wondered why you are not comfortable thinking about your future self? Why doesn’t your brain want to go there and visualize yourself in 5, 10, 50 years? And why can’t commit to promises made to your futureContinueContinue reading “Futuring with Aging and Life Extension”
Launching… “Future Vision”
🚀 Excited to announce the launch of my new publication, “Future Vision: the newsletter for young futurists”! 🚀 As someone who loves teaching as much as loves studying the future, I believe it’s time for me to act on my will to help the younger ones to embrace it! Every week, we’ll share a tasteContinueContinue reading “Launching… “Future Vision””
A Metaverse Christmas?
Despite the cost-of-living crisis, the Meta Quest series performs well when it comes to tech gifts this Holiday season after recent price drops around Black Friday and the launch of the latest Quest Pro. If this series of device opens the door of the more and more mainstream “metaverse”, parents are being urged to familiarizeContinueContinue reading “A Metaverse Christmas?”
[Future of the Home] “Encanto” or the coming-of-age tale of a house
The latest Disney movie, Encanto, is not as much driven by a princess-like character as by an enchanted home. The Madrigal house is the core character and, to my eyes, the true heroine of the movie. I won’t spoil the plot here nor reveal all the magical gifts of the Madrigal family members (fifteen goodContinueContinue reading “[Future of the Home] “Encanto” or the coming-of-age tale of a house”
[The Future of Holidays] Christmas in 2040
How will Santa look like in 2040? Will we still celebrate Christmas at home with family or in the metaverse with friends and celebrities? What kind of presents will we choose and who will deliver them? Steve Wells offers a podcast series on Christmas 2040 dedicated to exploring the future of the tradition. Global FuturistContinueContinue reading “[The Future of Holidays] Christmas in 2040”
[Future of the Home] QUIZ – What House Are You?
[TAKE THE QUIZ] “What house are you?” In which home environment do you live in and how could you futureproof your current housing? Take this fun 10-question quiz and download the report to check how resilient your home is. Link to the quiz: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/619422358980b10018f230d0 With a Strategic Foresight and Multidisciplinary approach, we have been studyingContinueContinue reading “[Future of the Home] QUIZ – What House Are You?”
Future Summit November 15-21
How does “home” look like in the future? What are the impacts of new trends in sustainability or demography? And what transformations has the pandemic brought to housing and homes? Futurist Sylvia Gallusser will join the #FutureSummit2021 with a presentation on “Four archetypes of the Future Home”. Thank you Ciprian Stanescu for having us! The Future Summit is organized by Social InnovationContinueContinue reading “Future Summit November 15-21”
Past, Present, and Future of Family
This is an excerpt of Making Sense of the Week That Was #42: The Past, Present, and Future of Family led by editor Sylvia Gallusser and Lindsay Fraser. The TV series All in the Family debuted in 1971 and remained for 5 years the most-watched show on television. It was groundbreaking for openly talking about serious issuesContinueContinue reading “Past, Present, and Future of Family”
Who is Global Futurist Sylvia Gallusser?
This is an excerpt from the article Eight Questions With Featured Grey Swan Guild Member: Sylvia Gallusser Global Futurist — Founder & CEO @Silicon Humanism, Board Member @Grey Swan Guild, Mentor @Sustainable Ocean Alliance Our Eight Questions is part of our ongoing series profiling some of the amazingly talented members of our global Grey Swan Guild and get behindContinueContinue reading “Who is Global Futurist Sylvia Gallusser?”
Future Homes – At Home in the Post-Pandemic Era
Rom Gayoso, Editor of the newly launched International and Competitive Intelligence Magazine, invited Futurist Sylvia Gallusser to present her foresight methodology and the results of her work on the “Home of the 2020s”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EeaM7gM8Q&list=PL62zgSMbftMZdGcjL6u8JZznQyL7m6Ran&index=4&ab_channel=RomGayoso In her article “Futures Homes – At Home during the Post-Pandemic Era”, Sylvia introduces her X-ing from home framework including 3ContinueContinue reading “Future Homes – At Home in the Post-Pandemic Era”
The Pandemic Home Hotline: Domestic Violence under lockdown
As part of a Pandemic Home project, we have developed three scenarios around three fictional patient personas. The scenarios have been turned into audio dialogues, simulating the dramatic conversation between individuals in distress at their home and mental health hotline responders. Listen here: Domestic Violence under Lockdown (The Pandemic Home Hotline) https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Q1Z30hRYdCexehqaN4AEx?si=jO2_hgrRS8yTfD96EqEGNg “Veronica is 42 yearsContinueContinue reading “The Pandemic Home Hotline: Domestic Violence under lockdown”
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