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Dec 62 min read

Round Up: Seaweed? Yes, seaweed.

Recently, seaweed has been infiltrating my RSS feeds. Other than making sure I have furikake to sprinkle on my popcorn, seaweed is not a...

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Round Up: Quantum Computing, Air taxis, and Biomanufacturing

Lindsay

Oct 252 min read

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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Across Sectors: Trend Data & The Perception of Rising Crime

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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Personalized In-store Shopping with Electronic Shelf Labels

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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Alaska's Orange Rivers New Evidence of Permafrost Thaw

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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Across Sectors: Generations & Future Work-Life

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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Practical Foresight: Get it All Down on Paper

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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Practical Foresight: Updating Your Contingencies

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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Practical Foresight: Picture Your Environment

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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