Edward Snowden, Government Surveillance and the Future
Scenarios of future surveillance.
Society and Culture
The War on the Future
Some say our era is dominated by the war between the left and the right. But the real war right now is the war of the present against the future.
The Boston Marathon Bombing, Al Gore, Byron Reese, and Scenario Planning
While the surreal drama of the Marathon Bombing and the subsequent manhunt was going on last week, I was reading two books about the future.
The Valley of the Shadow
WIll the great institutions of society learn how to live with transparency before transparency destroys them?
De Rerum Mutandorum
Institutions change faster and more completely than we think. An example from some recent reading: Harvard University.
Thirteen: Year of Magical Thinking
Too many hands.
US Poverty Scenarios
Some 15 percent of Americans live below the poverty line. How much can the Obama administration do in four years to improve that situation?
400-Word Scenario #10: Fiscal Ramp to Prosperity
February 14, 2013 [Wolf News/MSDNC]: In a Valentine’s Day miracle, Congress and the administration today reached a long-term deal on the debt ceiling, taxes, and fiscal reform,
2012: Five Inevitable Things That Did Not Happen
Five things that were "bound to occur," away from which we rashly predict the media will moonwalk at warp speed in 2013.
SCENARIO PLANNING BULLETIN: End of World Is Upon Us
DECEMBER 10, 2012 (QLS News) Hang on to your hats and forget the Mayans: scenario-based planning may suddenly have become a much simpler game. The world is ending December 31, 2012.