Round Up: Quantum Computing, Air taxis, and Biomanufacturing
A few interesting bits we found while scanning this week: Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer —...
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Lindsay
Sep 132 min read
Foresight Thinking with Heat Pumps
An air-source heat pump (typically just referred to as a “heat pump” in recent news) is an all-electric HVAC system that can both heat...
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Lindsay
Sep 32 min read
Across Sectors: Trend Data & The Perception of Rising Crime
Across Sectors is our blog series discussing common topics of discussion with a wide variety of our public, private, and non-profit...
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Lindsay
Aug 232 min read
Personalized In-store Shopping with Electronic Shelf Labels
Kroger recently announced a test roll out of "smart shelving" in 120 stores. Electronic Display for Grocery Environment (EDGE) is said to...
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VFS Team
Aug 21 min read
Rocking Wearable Robotics
Advances in wearable robotics for hiking.
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Lindsay
Jul 191 min read
Dirty, Difficult, and Dangerous
La Miseria by Christobal Rojas (1886) As you've heard here before, part of good foresight practice is to constantly scan for news and...
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VFS Team
Jul 12 min read
Futures of American Governance
Here are four scenarios about the futures of American governance.
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Lindsay
Jun 211 min read
Alaska's Orange Rivers New Evidence of Permafrost Thaw
(Image credit: Ken Hill/National Park Service) A recently published study has been garnering media attention about permafrost thaw in...
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VFS Team
May 311 min read
Bioelectronic Paper
Some interesting news about flexible, biodegradable, bioelectronic paper.
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VFS Team
May 172 min read
Me is Everywhere, All at Once
A scenario exploring the evolution and application of virtual alter egos.
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Richard Lum
May 71 min read
Analogies for AI
I like the analogizing riff he's on here regarding how to think about AI.
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Lindsay
Apr 271 min read
Free workshop with Dr. Richard Lum
Betting Big: Investing in Emerging Energy Technology Join Dr. Lum and other panelists in a discussion about emerging technologies in the...
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Lindsay
Apr 232 min read
Across Sectors: Generations & Future Work-Life
Across Sectors is our blog series discussing common topics of discussion with a wide variety of our public, private, and non-profit...
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VFS Team
Apr 192 min read
Practical Foresight: Get it All Down on Paper
Capturing the results of your Practical Foresight activities.
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VFS Team
Apr 52 min read
Practical Foresight: Updating Your Contingencies
Update your contingency scenarios with a little foresight.
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Lindsay
Mar 291 min read
Across Sectors: Connecting the Dots
VFS is constantly talking to Executives across a variety of public, private, and non-profit sectors. A few of our current clients...
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VFS Team
Mar 222 min read
Practical Foresight: Discuss the Trends
Fortunately, it doesn’t take very long to have a good discussion about the future. In fact, ninety minutes will do just fine.
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Lindsay
Mar 152 min read
Geoengineering: Reaching Maturity?
VFS first learned of geoengineering around 2007, and as with all emerging issues, we continue to follow it in our news feeds and assess...
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VFS Team
Mar 82 min read
Practical Foresight: Picture Your Environment
Build your team's shared mental model of your operating environment.
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Lindsay
Mar 11 min read
More Praise for 4 Steps
The February edition of IASP's newsletter shared Robin Champ's review of 4 Steps to the Future. The International Association for...
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