Artificial Decisions
As a Futurist, it’s literally my job to see ahead. Not just to look forward but to see forward, by making sense of complex shifts.
Agent or Agency?
Which is more important to you: 1. Having an agent? 2. Having agency? Remember, words matter.
Living Intelligence
One of the unique aspects of our intelligence that AI will never have is personal lived experience. If it’s not a person, it can’t be personal.
Be Reasonably Unreasonable
The people who change the world are the unreasonable ones. Seeing what at first doesn’t make sense. Not accepting the status quo.
Critical (Uncritical) Questions
Do you sometimes ask difficult questions only to be met with silence? The issue might not be what you’re asking – but how.
Future Ready Capabilities
Organisations and marketplaces are continuously changing. Which means the capabilities we need to lead are always evolving.
The Certainty of Uncertainty
One thing in life we can be certain of is uncertainty. The complexity of life means that we can be certain, regardless of how advanced our technology becomes, uncertainty will always remain.
Quickly Move Slowly
When you look sideways from a fast-moving vehicle, everything can blur into a speeding haze. At the exact same speed, looking ahead, the path forward is far clearer.
Change Your Future
Technology changes are hard. Human changes are even harder. Beginning with ourselves. My default habit was to search, even though the world was changing.
Words Matter
In an age where our AIs now know millions of word fragments across multiple languages – more than your mind can ever hold – my advice is to… Relax. Don’t stress.
Avoiding Decisions
Have you ever noticed how strategy conversations often remain stuck in abstract terms? What at first sounds like strategic big-picture thinking, can rapidly become subconscious decision-making avoidance.
Backcasting
Will you make it to the end of this post? Possibly. Possibly not. In uncertain times, scenario planning is a critical aspect of strategy development.
Summarise Intelligently
Have you ever clicked to confirm you’ve read the full terms and conditions… without actually reading them?! In other words, are you human?
Strategically Tactical
I imagine this isn’t the first time you’ve heard of planning a strategy day. What about a tactical hour? It’s common to admire leaders for being strategic. While it’s rare to aspire to be known as a tactical leader.
An Agent is Not an Agent
Language is constantly evolving. As our world changes, so too can the meaning of words. From mice to mobiles, we use existing words to help explain new technologies.
New Horsepower
Which is the more common profession – blacksmith or tyre technician? Without even looking at the data or asking your AI research agent for guidance, I suspect you already know the answer.
Disappearing Jobs
How likely is your job to disappear? The numbers are in – but the truth may be very different than your job’s result suggests.
Your AI Coworker
Who’s reading this update first – you or your AI coworker? If your answer is yourself, quite likely that’s not the case. Your hard‑working AI colleagues have already done their job.
High-Performance Thinking
It’s all too easy to get overwhelmed by the fast pace of change. Until you shift your perspective and realise that fast change happens slowly.
Changing Change
People don’t like change. Or so it’s often said. In a way that implies this is an indisputable fact. Often said by people trying to preserve the status quo. I can prove that the reverse is true.