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Category Archives: Sustainability
Weaving the Future of Fashion and Clothing
Our last issue of the schoolyear is out! Illustration by Peter van Barneveld In this 16th issue, Future Vision investigates the Future of Clothing and Fashion: 🧦 Smart socks for babies👙 Textile waste inundating Earth👢 Innovative clothing for healthcare and rehabilitation👕 3D-printing clothes at home👜 Fashion and style with Coco Chanel👒 Virtual Fitting Rooms🕸 Biomimicry — fromContinueContinue reading “Weaving the Future of Fashion and Clothing”
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”
Future of Cars and Mobility
🚘 In the latest edition of #FutureVision, we explore the future of cars through thought-provoking signals and imaginative scenarios: 🚗 From polygonal, bullet-proof electric vehicles to self-driving, color-changing cars 🌳 Sustainable initiatives turning waste into energy for EVs 🤖 AI-powered cars that can predict traffic, self-heal, and even photosynthesize! 👭 A unique auto clinic empoweringContinueContinue reading “Future of Cars and Mobility”
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”
Collective Futures, Personal Futures
With alarming rates of depression and loneliness in the most vulnerable populations (the youth, the elderly, the ill), the need for futures thinking and hope building is particularly acute.4 years ago, Sean Moffitt and Rob Tyrie joined forces in the midst of a global pandemic and brought together hundreds of futures thinkers and sensemakers fromContinueContinue reading “Collective Futures, Personal Futures”
Traveling the World and Beyond
🚀 Buckle up to Explore the Future of Travel and Vacation! 🌏 Hey there, young futurists! It’s time for another exciting issue of #FutureVision – This week, we’re diving headfirst into the fascinating world of travel and vacation and beyond, through signals of the future, futures envisioning techniques, what-if provocations, wisdom from inspiring humanists, andContinueContinue reading “Traveling the World and Beyond”
The Future of Pets and Pet Care
🐾 Greetings, Futures inquirers and pet aficionados! 🐾 Welcome to another pawsome edition of #FutureVision, the weekly newsletter dedicated to all things foresight. In our 9th issue, we’re embarking into the future of pets! 🐶🦜🐢🐰🐍 🌍 We discuss trends and signals of change: What is the cost of canine companionship? 🐕 What are the challengesContinueContinue reading “The Future of Pets and Pet Care”
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”
The Future of Journalism: Risks, Opportunities, and Ethics of inviting Generative AI in the Newsroom
It’s always a pleasure to welcome journalist colleagues from Europe to California! 🌟 We just had an incredible day of workshops with journalists from Norway, digging into the future of #Journalism. We met at #Hanahaus in Palo Alto, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Together we explored and pondered how AI tools are bringing novel opportunities, potential risks,ContinueContinue reading “The Future of Journalism: Risks, Opportunities, and Ethics of inviting Generative AI in the Newsroom”
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”
Caring about… the Future of Water!
📰 Our Issue #4 of FUTURE VISION is out!! 📰 The future of water has become a critical concern for our planet. How can we ensure a water-secure future for ourselves and generations to come? 🌎 In the latest issue of FutureVision, we explore the challenges and opportunities of water management in the 21st century.ContinueContinue reading “Caring about… the Future of Water!”
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”
Future Vision’s take on “Life in Space!”
Issue #2 of Future Vision is out! In this second edition: We discuss Signals of the Future – what they are, where they hide, how to interpret them! We dive into Water on Mars, Beekeeping, Acoustic ping-pong… We envision the Future of Life in Space from artificial gravity to terraforming Mars and evolving new speciesContinueContinue reading “Future Vision’s take on “Life in Space!””
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””
2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge
🌊🌊🌊 As a partner of Sustainable Ocean Alliance, I am particularly happy to support the launch of the 2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge call for application, an international pitch competition co-organized with RespectOcean aiming at supporting solutions having a positive impact on the ocean.If you have a solution that contributes to preserving the ocean, you should definitely apply!ContinueContinue reading “2024 Ocean Pitch Challenge”
Top 10 Board Games for Futurists!
A few months ago, I shared a Top 10 Sci-fi TV shows for Futurists and assessed how much they rank on the futuristic scale, along three dimensions: Worldbuilding, Storytelling, and Futures Thinking. Friends of mine – who know that I love board games at least as much as I enjoy TV series! – have requestedContinueContinue reading “Top 10 Board Games for Futurists!”
12 Amazing Applications of Generative AI for Good — The Unfinished article…
First disclaimer: this article hasn’t been finished, because I want to describe the process, more than the results. And in my opinion, the former is much more enlightening than the latter about the future we are going to live it… for reasons I will soon disclose! Let’s start with the article I was about toContinueContinue reading “12 Amazing Applications of Generative AI for Good — The Unfinished article…”