The recent report from the Congressional Budget Office, "The Demographic Outlook: 2025 to 2055," is an invaluable foresight resource.

In a recent twist that sounds straight out of a sci-fi novel, a passenger found themselves trapped inside a driverless car that decided...

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

A few interesting bits we found while scanning this week: Chinese scientists claim they broke RSA encryption with a quantum computer —...

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...

Across Sectors is our blog series discussing common topics of discussion with a wide variety of our public, private, and non-profit...

Kroger recently announced a test roll out of "smart shelving" in 120 stores. Electronic Display for Grocery Environment (EDGE) is said to...

Advances in wearable robotics for hiking.

La Miseria by Christobal Rojas (1886) As you've heard here before, part of good foresight practice is to constantly scan for news and...

Here are four scenarios about the futures of American governance.

(Image credit: Ken Hill/National Park Service) A recently published study has been garnering media attention about permafrost thaw in...

Some interesting news about flexible, biodegradable, bioelectronic paper.

A scenario exploring the evolution and application of virtual alter egos.

I like the analogizing riff he's on here regarding how to think about AI.

Betting Big: Investing in Emerging Energy Technology Join Dr. Lum and other panelists in a discussion about emerging technologies in the...

Across Sectors is our blog series discussing common topics of discussion with a wide variety of our public, private, and non-profit...

Capturing the results of your Practical Foresight activities.

Update your contingency scenarios with a little foresight.

VFS is constantly talking to Executives across a variety of public, private, and non-profit sectors. A few of our current clients...

Fortunately, it doesn’t take very long to have a good discussion about the future.  In fact, ninety minutes will do just fine.