The Future Is Already Taking Shape

Continuing Visualizing Futures, a series published by Ka Wai Ola.

The future can feel far away. But the changes that will shape it are already happening all around us.

In Visualizing Futures: Part 2 | Signals of Change, Dr. Lum explores why paying attention to emerging trends and transitions matters, not because they tell us exactly what will happen, but because they can expand our understanding of what could happen.

From artificial intelligence to less obvious shifts already underway, signals of change give us clues about how the world is evolving. Learning to recognize and connect those signals can help us see new risks, new opportunities, and new possibilities for Hawaiʻi’s future.

As Dr. Lum writes, foresight is about more than preparing for change. It is also about using a broader understanding of what is possible to create opportunities that might not otherwise exist.

Visualizing Futures: Part 2

Signals of Change

There are two questions about the future that people in Hawaiʻi should be asking: What might Hawaiʻi look like in the future? And what do I want it to look like?

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