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January 2026 • The Intentional Evolution Experiment “We are moving from unconscious evolution through natural selection to conscious evolution by choice.” — Barbara Marx Hubbard Every January begins with an impulse to change. But what if the real work isn’t in changing at all? What if it is instead in becoming conscious of how we already are? We live in an age of acceleration (faster information, faster innovation, faster exhaustion). Yet amid all this movement, something deeper is stirring: a quiet call…

Trend cards aren’t just nice extras for a workshop. They are tools for collective sense-making, tools that challenge assumptions, democratize foresight, and expand the boundaries of what’s possible. Drawing from a worldview grounded in participatory and transformational futures, this post shows how these cards can shift conversations — and catalyze action — across teams, organizations, and communities.

This episode of Creating Foresight-Fueled Action, titled “Beyond the Few and Powerful: You Can Build the Future Too!”, features influential futures thinker and collaborator at Radar, Keely Adler.  The conversation is the final installment of the series, “Foresight Needs an Intervention”, addressing the bifurcation occurring in the field of foresight.  Keely and Frank explore radical alternatives to the traditional, top-down structure of futures work, contrasting “Keynote Futuring,” characterized as colonization and reinforcing existing power structures, with the human-scaled, participatory approach…

If you’ve learned about foresight (or the field of futures studies) recently, you’re likely wondering how to start socializing it to the broader organization. You recognize that there’s disruption and opportunity just on the horizon and you want to capitalize on that information without interrupting the flow of everyday business. Sadly, the future is not on everyone’s radar (except if you’re talking risk, or certainty). You’ll need creative ways to inspire the team to consider the pull of the future…

Futures Wheels are simple. In the center of the tool is the issue to be explored, surrounded by a series of concentric circles that increase in time further away from the subject. The exercise begins with identifying immediate consequences that result from the initial issue. Each ring that follows is further out in time and includes consequences of the ones before, like ripples from a pebble in a lake.

For our next installment of Creating Foresight-Fueled Action, get ready for an incredibly thought-provoking panel discussion featuring the brilliant minds of amalia deloney, Jen Briselli, and Michelle Shevin.  This conversation dives deep into the urgent question of where the field of foresight is headed, challenging its traditional linear, mechanistic, and often “one and done” approaches. We explore how Strategic Foresight has historically leaned toward maintaining the status quo for powerful institutions, sometimes missing a clear values framework or vision for…

When it comes to transforming systems, Adam Kahane has had a front row view. As a key scenario facilitator in the Mont Fleur negotiations that ended apartheid in South Africa, and “The Future of Colombia” peace negotiations that brought together rebels (National Liberation Army), resistance leaders (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia/FARC), and various paramilitary factions to transform the country, Kahane learned just how crucial it is to have new stories to create a new reality.  In this interview for our…

An exclusive look into transforming learning through future thinking, featuring insights from Dr. Lana Hiasat. Are you ready for the future of higher education? In a world defined by rapid change and uncertainty, the ability to anticipate and navigate potential futures is no longer a luxury – it’s essential. We sat down with Dr. Lana Hiasat, a Certified Foresight Trainer and academic leader, to understand her journey and how foresight is reshaping classrooms today. Discovering the Power of Foresight Dr.…

It begins with a stark and unambiguous assertion: Foresight and Futures Thinking needs an intervention. Founder, Field Catalyst, and Ecosystem Coordinator Michelle Shevin states that much of the futures thinking seen in institutions like intelligence agencies and multinational corporations “starts with a lie”. She argues for de-centering traditional practices where “Warning signs become sites for new business development” and “Urgent issues are recast as terrain for potential industrial complexes”. Instead, she calls for recognizing the centrality of relationship and love…

In a world of rapid change, it’s easy to get caught up in trends and technologies, but the future is ultimately about people. Human-centered foresight puts people at the heart of the process, empowering them to shape their own destinies and create a better world. Humans are organic – we are living, breathing, and often messy. The Ask a Futurist project highlights the importance of human-centered foresight, emphasizing that organizations need people who can adapt to and capitalize on change.…