Rewatch Roger Spitz’s lecture at #QuantumThinking2021 and the debate that follows with Sylvia Gallusser, Ligia Zotini Mazurkiewicz and Lala Deheinzelin on the topic of “Disrupting Existence: The Future Me”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LILcvjd60fg&t=177s&ab_channel=FutureHacker Imagining our future selves in a world in which technologies will go beyond our imagination. What could we do today to draw desirable futures considering a whole new universe of innovations, technologies,ContinueContinue reading “Disrupting Existence: The Future Me!”
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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”
How future-thinking may influence our Psychology and Philosophy?
“Have you ever heard of people that are paid to contemplate the future? It’s true! They exist. They are called Futurists. They even have their own training and schools they attend. And no, they are not psychics. They utilize analysis of big data, trends, and other mental exercises to predict multiple models of possible futuresContinueContinue reading “How future-thinking may influence our Psychology and Philosophy?”
The Importance of Future-proofing your Business
How can corporate leaders and entrepreneurs use foresight technics and include futurists in their team to future-proof their business? Discover the futurist profession and its many applications in the business world! With Lea Scher, Co-founder at Future Agency, Futurist Sylvia Gallusser introduces the Strategic Foresight methodology and discusses the urge for businesses to engage inContinueContinue reading “The Importance of Future-proofing your Business”
The Grey Swan Guild News Wrap — The Week That Was April 9, 2021
Edition: #12 of Vol 1 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II , and Father of Prince Charles, died on Friday April 9 at Windsor Castle in England. He was 99. These are the series of stories and headlines we are tracking in the Grey Swan Guild’s Global League of Sensemakers’ Newsroom. The selectionContinueContinue reading “The Grey Swan Guild News Wrap — The Week That Was April 9, 2021”
The Pandemic Home Hotline: Aging in Place in times of COVID
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: Aging in Place in times of COVID (The Pandemic Home Hotline) https://open.spotify.com/episode/3aRg5RjakNPwwOO8huNuIj?si=ZhfpO3NESLS_NOrRflhhNA “MaryContinueContinue reading “The Pandemic Home Hotline: Aging in Place in times of COVID”
Speculative Optimism: Being a Centenarian
Just sharing one of my Flashes from the Future. I love to explore the many dimensions of well-aging as an holistic approach, based on Physical exercise, Mental exercise, Connection to nature, Art therapy, Social interaction, Community bonding, Work/feeling useful, Intergenerational activities, Spiritual openness, Meditation/mindfulness, etc. All this being available to most of us, even beforeContinueContinue reading “Speculative Optimism: Being a Centenarian”
What Futurists Can Bring To Entrepreneurs (and vice-versa)
During this SuperBinar, we investigated how entrepreneurs can leverage foresight to conduct their business to success, we explore commonalities between Go-To-Market Strategy and Strategic Foresight, and how to combine them to be prepared for our possible futures.
A Holistic Approach to Well-Aging
In the Episode #16 Part 2 of Future Hacker, our Silicon Humanism Founder Sylvia Gallusser addresses the topics of abolishing aging, rejuvenation biotechnology, ethics in scientific progress, treatment availability and inclusivity, as well as a holistic approach of well-aging. You will find below the transcript of the conversation. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mvjTSabRGUc9xIs8IIuWQ Future Hacker, Episode #16 Part 2 with Sylvia Gallusser – TheContinueContinue reading “A Holistic Approach to Well-Aging”
Growth, Collapse, Constraint, and Transform
In the Episode #16 Part 1 of Future Hacker, our Silicon Humanism Founder Sylvia Gallusser addresses the following topics: Becoming a foresight practitioner and developing a futurist mindset;The impact of the pandemic on the next generation, social inequalities, and mental health issues;The future of work, key success factors for remote work, and the worknet model.ContinueContinue reading “Growth, Collapse, Constraint, and Transform”
Future Hacker Interview
Don’t miss Future Hacker’s latest interview with Global Futurist Sylvia Gallusser. Along with the fantastic Maria Athayde, our Silicon Humanism Founder discusses the long-lasting effects of the pandemic on children and women, key success factors for remote work, as well as the future of well-aging, ethics in science, and space travel! Listen to this two-episode conversation on your prefered podcastContinueContinue reading “Future Hacker Interview”
Future of Work: How to Make Remote Work Actually Work?
Foresight Researcher Sylvia Gallusser at Silicon Humanism (California) and Futures Studies Professor David Kalisz at Paris School of Business (France) have just published a white paper on remote work. Download the White Paper:Download We conducted an analysis on key success factors of working-from-home as a dominant culture – why is it inscribed in California workers’ContinueContinue reading “Future of Work: How to Make Remote Work Actually Work?”
Well-Aging: How Close Are We To Abolishing Aging?
Well-Aging designs the process of aging while preserving one’s well-being. The challenge behind Well-Aging resides in the fact that we do not only wish for the individuals of our species to live longer, but mainly to live longer in improved health conditions and in a satisfactory social-emotional environment. It relies on the belief that theContinueContinue reading “Well-Aging: How Close Are We To Abolishing Aging?”
Transhumanism: blurry boundaries between treatment and enhancement
“First of all, there is a very blurry boundary between human treatment and human enhancement. We have entered a field, where medical and technological achievements can both serve the persons in need and increase capacities of others. For example, we have found remedies for blind people to recover eyesight. But the same research enables toContinueContinue reading “Transhumanism: blurry boundaries between treatment and enhancement”
Rethinking Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) in the COVID era
Whereas Early Childhood Education (0-8 year-old children) relies on cognitive development, language mobilisation in varied contexts, sensory experiences, social emotional well-being, and moral support, this model of learning has been shattered by the imposed lock-down of students all over the planet during the COVID-19 crisis. Physically distanced from their teachers and peers, living with parentsContinueContinue reading “Rethinking Socio-Emotional Learning (SEL) in the COVID era”
How to develop a Futurist Mindset – and why it is even more important now!
https://youtu.be/SdK67X21Rhg Interview Sylvia Gallusser – How to develop a Futurist Mindset and Futures Thinking skills Sylvia Gallusser talks to Akanksha Kulkarni about transhumanism, the future of the mind and how to develop a futurist mindset. Watch the entire episode on peopleHum’s Leadership video series to know more. [Transcript] As futurists like to quote William Gibson:ContinueContinue reading “How to develop a Futurist Mindset – and why it is even more important now!”
About Transhumanism and Monitoring the Future of the Mind
https://youtu.be/qGiUhA92CAo June 18, Interview with Sylvia Gallusser, Futurist, Researcher & Author @Silicon Humanism Sylvia Gallusser talks to Akanksha Kulkarni about transhumanism, the future of the mind and how to develop a futurist mindset. Watch the entire episode on peopleHum’s Leadership video series to know more. [Transcript] I wouldn’t say I believe in transhumanism, but IContinueContinue reading “About Transhumanism and Monitoring the Future of the Mind”
How Do You Listen To Signals From The Future? Here’s How I Do It…
Scanning our current environment in search for signals is a large part of a futurist’s everyday job. Once you have identified a signal from the future, you interpret what kind of change it represents, what driving force is at work in the background, and finally what it would mean if this signal were to beContinueContinue reading “How Do You Listen To Signals From The Future? Here’s How I Do It…”
Live longer, but live longer in good health!
As we are facing the “Caregiving cliff” (in a near future, the number of seniors needing care will greatly exceed the supply of available caregivers), our society is facing major issues as to how to care for the elderly: Seniors are often considered as a cost to society, more or less visible – direct costContinueContinue reading “Live longer, but live longer in good health!”
The Future of Dating: Redefining Chemistry
This one is a small Future Fiction piece. Enjoy! Paris May 23rd 2023 She put the phone to her ear, called out “Hello?” louder than she had originally intended, paused, followed up with a “Yes, this is she…” with a slightly lower pitch – hoping it was the volume expected from someone taking a realContinueContinue reading “The Future of Dating: Redefining Chemistry”
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