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On April 3, for 48 hours, a community of over 1,600 players came together to find new solutions to poverty alleviation and to spark positive social change. You can read more about Catalysts for Change...
View ArticleEnvisioning Peace: Can Futures Thinking Aid Conflict Resolution?
“Why is it so hard to break out of cycles of violence?” This is the question Tessa has been thinking about since she was a child. While it may seem woefully naive for many of us, Tessa is motivated by...
View ArticleDesigning Tech for Social Change: An Interview with Femi Longe of Nigeria's...
In July of 2012, I spent a few days around the Co-Creation Hub in Lagos, Nigeria. The CcHUB, or simply, the Hub, is the hottest, newest, co-creation, co-working, and innovation hub. Since it opened in...
View ArticleShare or Die Author Lunch at IFTF on Aug 15
Shareable and the Institute for the Future invite you to a provocative lunch-time talk on August 15th from 12-1:30pm about Gen Y facilitated by Neal Gorenflo and Milicent Johnson, contributors to Share...
View ArticleCatalysts for Change: Summary of an Experiment in Global Engagement
On April 2-4, 2012, the Rockefeller Foundation collaborated with IFTF to run a first-of-its-kind global forecasting game called Catalysts for Change. The goal of the online game was to convene people...
View ArticleAligning Business and Community Interests: A Recipe for Hope in Volatile Times
Robert H Girling’s latest book, The Good Company, uniquely sets the business in the broader context of its relationship with people, the environment and the global community. Girling presents a...
View ArticleDesigning Tech for Social Change: An Interview with Femi Longe of Nigeria's...
If you missed Part I, click here. In July I spent a few days around the Co-Creation Hub in Lagos, Nigeria. The CcHUB, or simply, the Hub, is the hottest, newest, co-creation, co-working, and...
View ArticleAt Talkoot, Small Makes for Big Changes in the Future
IFTF and Aalto University Tap Practical VisionsOn July 30-31, the Institute for the Future (IFTF) in Palo Alto, CA, in collaboration with Aalto University in Finland, invited a dozen practical...
View ArticleFuture of Work: Socialstructing Organizations, Skills, Innovation
The nature of work and careers is poised to change substantially in the coming years. While there have been a number of shifts in the ways that we work over the last generation, the Institute for the...
View Article10YF2015 Research and Conference Materials
THE SEVEN ECONOMY FUTURE#10YF2015The 2015 Ten-Year Forecast Annual Retreat explored the seven distinctive economies that evolve according to its own internal set of rules: the corporate, consumer,...
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THE FUTURE IS A RITE OF PASSAGEWe live in a time of transitions. Between technological advancements and social revolutions, the next decade will transform the way we work, learn, and play. To navigate...
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