This post distinguishes management, strategic planning and foresight. It suggests how the “long view” and global perspective of futurists, which is at the core of foresight, also benefits management and strategic planning.
This is clearly about monitoring and sharing key information. The T.I.P.S. Tracking process involves a collaborative approach to this important idea.
This book, co-authored by Implications Wheel Facilitator Hayim Herring with a chapter contributed by Jim Schreier, is gathering great reviews like this one, is on Exploring the Future and contains references to both the Implications Wheel, with an example, and …
Futurists are best known for generating, perceiving and envisioning alternatives to the expected outcomes of today’s events. A futurist provides the foresight and practical insights that help a variety of clients to understand the trends, developments and ideas that could …
Interesting article that addresses hesitancy to think about the future.
One of two excellent articles related directly to a key part of our T.I.P.S. Tracking process.
This is a key, early question asked about any trends, innovation, paradigm shift, or issue that are “interrogated” as part of the T.I.P.S. Tracking process. Very good points in this article. It will become part of our training.
We started exploring the implications of this Pizza Vending machine five years ago. We used this several times as a key demonstration exploration in facilitator training. An updated search on this topic in 2019 seemed to suggest this innovation has …
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Thanks to our software architect, Daniel Nelson, for spotting this. As he notes, this validation of our “30-second rule.” Article Link
One of the many reasons why organizations need T.I.P.S. Tracking and T.I.P.S. Teams! Article Link