Futures Thinking     Hello, my dear proactive futurist! Discover how to master informed reflection on the major changes that may occur in future VadiK Inventor Author Founder   Grow as a better strategist and designer Futures Thinking is a strategic-thinking method for informed reflection on the major changes that will occur in the next 10 or more years in the target area. Futures Thinking uses a multidisciplinary approach to identify the dynamics that are creating the future and anticipate major change and opportunities that are likely to transform the marketplace.   Futures-Thinking Approaches Futures-Thinking Questions Futures Thinking and Design Thinking Surprise to Win     Benefits of Futures Thinking Futures Thinking smoothes the transition toward a positive future by creating an environment for deeply informed decision-making with a sustainable balance between short- and long-term goals. By making Futures Thinking a habitual part of your thought process in your business you’ll be able to anticipate the future and make better and faster decisions as you move towards it or create it.   AI Enhances Future Forecasting     Application Examples       Predictive Intelligence and Proactive Futuring EduNext incorporates predictive intelligence to improve its strategic-innovation capabilities and services. The core function revolves around AI-assisted strategic simulation that helps makes better predictions. → Examples of 5 What-Next Q&As This allows member businesses and organizations to anticipate future scenarios, make proactive decisions design and implement proactive-futuring initiatives.     Strategic Suicide "Don't cut off the branch you're sitting on," advises a Russian proverb. Here is an example. The European Commission called the refusal to purchase cheap Russian energy a "strategic victory," while the AI called it "strategic suicide for the EU." Indeed, the EU began rapidly losing its competitive advantage. Unprofitable enterprises began closing en masse, and jobs disappeared.       The Suicide of the European Union and the Rebirth of Free European Countries         World War IV anticipated: The Coalition's Strategic Plan for the First Half of the 22nd Century Rebrand the War: Rename it something uplifting, like Operation Dawn Harmony, Project Evergreen, or The Really Final War, We Promise. Hire poets if necessary... More     As you know, the surest way to predict the future  is to create it. Do it! VadiK Inventor Author Founder     KoRe Smart & Fast Mini-course Trend Creation Competencies       Teaser 3-minute introduction to the unique KoRe course Trend Creation Competencies     Smart ones prepare for the future Smarter ones predict the future Smartest ones create the future   Anticipate Change 6 Tips Live innovation, get involved in many innovative projects to acquire a unique perspective on the future, get a sense of the holistic nature of change, and learn how things evolve. Tom Kelley IDEO If you want to be rich, you need to develop your vision. You must be standing on the edge of time gazing into the future. Robert Kiyosaki If I have been able to see farther than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton   Futures Thinking, Foresight, and HIGHERsight as well as anticipation skills enable people to be better prepared for the future.   Lots of companies don't succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future. Larry Page Google The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine. Nikola Tesla   Oracle An oracle is a person who provides highersight, enlightened counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future. → Example AI Enhances Future Forecasting AI enhances future forecasting by utilizing predictive analytics, machine learning, and vast datasets to simulate potential scenarios, reducing, or even eliminating, human bias. It enables organizations to anticipate trends and improve strategic planning... More   The Third Eye   Study the Past to Forecast the Future "The further backward you look, the further ahead you see," advised Winston Churchill. Study the past and build new connections to the present if you want to improve your ability to anticipate change and forecast the future.   Success Stories Innovation New Product Design by Apple Trend-Spotting Tips by IDEO     Insight and Highersight Insight helps you understand what's inside the box. HIGHERsight helps you see farther and understand what's outside the box.   Coaching by Example   Futures-Thinking Contests World-changing Innompic Games that aim strategically at turning the Earth to a Planet of Loving Creators teach futures-thinking-approaches by example as well as by organizing Futures-Thinking contests.   AI-focused Predictions "Don't Be Lesser that Yourself"     Futures Thinking Questions What game-changing innovations might stem from today’s signals of change if they become mainstream? Which components of customer value that are important today will continue to be so and which will become obsolete? What challenges we may face when we start creating futuristic value innovations and user experiences? ... More   Venturepreneur: 8+8 Habits Disruptive Strategist Surprise to Win 9 Maxims of Venturing How To Address Them   Slides   HIGHERsight   Notes   Develop HIGHERsight to be able to see higher, anticipate farther, understand that others can't, and manage change better. Insight focuses on here-and-now. Highersight focuses on the future.