Being an Optimistic Futurist Last weekend, I finished reading Octavia Butler’s dystopian sci-fi classic Parable of the Sower. The book was published in 1993 and is set in The United States in the year 2025. The country is on the verge of collapse; ravaged by extreme weather, lawlessness and economic despair. The world she describes […]
Art Credit: Brown Eyed Girls by Katty Smith My book, Reimagining Our Tomorrows: Making Sure Your Future Doesn’t SUCK, was released yesterday. Which also meant that yesterday marked the beginning of the REALLY BIG BOOK PROMOTION TOUR. To kick things off, I was invited to speak at an event on sustainable tourism at a […]
Ah, the first few days of a new year. A time when we typically wrap up the year that has ended (thank god in this case) and turn our attention to the grand possibilities of a new circle around the sun. Traditionally, this is also the time for futurists to peer into their crystal balls […]
DATE: Nov. 30, 2016, on the road to Ft. Lauderdale FORECAST: Unseasonably warm MISSION: Attend the Companies vs. Climate Change Conference When I had first registered for the conference, way back in August, I had imagined a significantly different future than the one I was living in as I made the three-hour drive to Ft. […]
This is a beautiful ode to the importance of considering our actions in protecting the earth. Celebrate Earth day. Watch this video SORRY Go hug your favorite tree and then commit to do your part to make sure we don’t have to tell future generations SORRY!
This is an example of story as tool for exploring the future. Originally presented at TEDxNASA@Silicon Valley. Today is January 29, 2055. It’s a crisp sunny afternoon in Asheville North Carolina where we’re gathered at the home of Miguel Jose Rodriguez. Miguel turns 100 years old today. He’s sitting right over there. I know you […]
