Tag Archives: Future of Life Institute

Scenarios for 2030

Posted on 6 December, 2025 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, A major complication in preparing for the next few years is that there are so many hard-to-predict factors that could quickly surge in importance – each one of which could overturn our previous assumptions about how human experience … Continue reading →

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London Futurists in the Pub, in Bletchley

Posted on 30 October, 2023 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Sometimes the best insights about the future arise from conversations in a pub. That’s when we can reflect, in personal and creative ways, on some of the mind-stretching ideas that speakers or panellists have shared at an immediately … Continue reading →

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Better videos for a better future

Posted on 25 May, 2022 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, We’re all influenced by the images, narratives, and videos we encounter. Sometimes we’re consciously aware of the influence, but there’s often an “under the radar” connection that reprograms us subconsciously. In particular, when we encounter specific images, narratives, … Continue reading →

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There’s more to politics than next month’s election

Posted on 2 November, 2019 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Over the next few weeks, the UK is going to witness lots of heated discussions about political expediency. After all, politics, famously, is “the art of the possible”. With more information being shared online in real time than … Continue reading →

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