Strategic Planning

Praise for 4 Steps to the Future

“4 Steps to the Future” by Dr. Richard Lum is a thought-provoking and insightful guide..."

Where are You Squeezing to Predict, Where are You Relaxing to See Possibilities?

Sometimes we are trying to predict a specific future thing, and other times we are trying to see more of what is possible.

Hurricanes, Strategic Shifts, and the Hard Work of Foresight

The thing that makes foresight tough, that can make the work we do seem like a Sisyphean existence, has to do with changing minds.

Opening the Aperture

To do good foresight work, especially in today’s turbulent context, one of the things we need is more information about the wider world.

The Future is an Expanding Space

“The future” is an expanding space of possibilities, not a contracting one. This is why we typically talk about the futures ahead of us,...

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Knowing What Kind of Foresight You Need

Now that so many more of us are becoming familiar with foresight, we have an opportunity to be more discerning about what we need.

Disinformation is Not a Future Problem

In ten years’ time, “disinformation” is not going to be the headline. Something else will. Something else will dominate people’s...

The 3 Easiest Ways to Link Foresight to Strategy

It is easy to apply foresight to existing strategy conversations. Here we quickly look at three simple ways to link the two.