Present news and developments in the context of strategic foresight. Singapore/Asia-based.
Open Source Futures
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Present news and developments in the context of strategic foresight. Singapore/Asia-based.
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May 4, 2021
Open Source Futures #10 - What Happens After the Scenarios
<p>Scenarios - just the end of the beginning</p><p>About uncertainties and learning</p><p>Switching between different perspectives, and unlocking possibilities</p><p>Horizon Scanning - finding things out today and imagining how things might play out 5 or even 10 years later. </p><ul><li><p>iPhone, 2007</p></li><li><p>Youtube, 2005</p></li><li><p>Facebook, 2004</p></li><li><p>Google, 1996</p></li><li><p>Tesla, 2008</p></li></ul><p>All have had really long gestation periods - hard to tell!</p><p>What's happening today that are not covered, but might have big impacts?</p><p>Get plugged into Operations - find a way to work with them!</p><p>Or be a Red Team that tackles what-ifs</p><p>Ways to overcome resistance.</p><p>Science fiction might be a way to explore possible futures. </p><p>As usual, if you enjoyed this, see if you contribute at the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/opensourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/opsourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy Me A Coffee</a>!</p><p>Music: Cutting Edge by Shane Ivers - <a href="https://www.silvermansound.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.silvermansound.com</a></p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</p><p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p>Music promoted by <a href="https://www.chosic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.chosic.com/</a></p>
April 27, 2021
Open Source Futures #9 - Axes
<p>Building the scenarios</p><ul><li><p>economic axes</p><ul><li><p>market ideologies?</p></li><li><p>state-society partnership (the Mazzucato stuff)</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Environment</p><ul><li><p>How much change?</p></li><li><p>environmental consciousness?</p></li></ul></li></ul><p>Look out for things with impact and uncertainty</p><ul><li><p>ideologies often fall into this category</p></li></ul><p>Create Axes</p><ul><li><p>look for things with impact and uncertainty</p></li><li><p>Impact need not be quantitative - can be qualitative</p></li></ul><p>Use tweets or newspaper headlines to make the scenarios come alive</p><p>Have the facilitator game going to guide people through the process</p><p>Another way to construct scenarios is to use Dator's Four Futures</p><ul><li><p>Business As Usual</p></li><li><p>Collapse</p></li><li><p>Discipline</p></li><li><p>Transformation</p></li></ul><p>As usual, if you enjoyed this, see if you contribute at the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/opensourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/opsourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy Me A Coffee</a>!</p><p>Music: Cutting Edge by Shane Ivers - <a href="https://www.silvermansound.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.silvermansound.com</a></p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</p><p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p>Music promoted by <a href="https://www.chosic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.chosic.com/</a></p>
April 23, 2021
[Bonus Episode] Global Trends 2040!
<p>I talk through the highlights of the Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World</p><p>How it differs from previous GTs - 5 scenarios! and regional forecasts focused on climate.</p><p>Renaissance of democracies - US and democratic allies thrive and solve problems</p><p>A World Adrift - Sluggish growth for everyone and problems are unaddressed - and China tries to expand influence</p><p>Separate Silos - 'Spheres of Influence' -type, and problems are also unaddressed</p><p>Competitive Coexistence - US and China learn to work together and solve problems, although they also compete</p><p>Tragedy and Mobilization - EU, China and other international orgs come to together to solve problems.</p><p>I talk about the wonderful concept diagrams - pg 69 on societal dynamics; 79, on national dynamics and demands on governance, and 91, on the global order of the report.</p><p>The main findings here: <a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-home" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-home</a></p><p>As usual, if you enjoyed this, see if you contribute at the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/opensourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Patreon</a> or <a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/opsourcefutures" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy Me A Coffee</a>!</p><p>Music: Cutting Edge by Shane Ivers - <a href="https://www.silvermansound.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.silvermansound.com</a></p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</p><p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p>Music promoted by <a href="https://www.chosic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.chosic.com/</a></p>
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