Tag Archives: Rohit Talwar

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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The future of the future

Posted on 23 May, 2025 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, The future is changing. Compared to years gone past, the kinds of conversations we futurists need to catalyse have become more urgent, and also more diverse. In fields as wide as politics, technology, psychology, and philosophy, we can … Continue reading →

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Priorities for 2025 and beyond

Posted on 19 December, 2024 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, What should we do less in 2025, to allow ourselves more time and energy to increase our focus on other matters that we decide deserve more of our attention? Here, by the word “we”, I mean each of … Continue reading →

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Accelerating AI and accelerating events

Posted on 17 December, 2022 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, It’s becoming clear to many members of the public that various AI models released in the last few months have striking new capabilities. I’ve seen comments on social media that people are finding that, at times, at least … Continue reading →

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AGI: the best opportunities and the worst threats?

Posted on 31 March, 2022 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, Our event this Saturday provides a window into the fascinating – and sometimes provocative – insights arising from the recent survey “The Rise and Implications of AGI”. As a reminder, the survey was jointly organised by Fast Future, … Continue reading →

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Anticipating combinations (again)

Posted on 27 October, 2021 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, If we just use a single tool to explore future possibilities, we’re likely to blinker ourselves. No one description – no one analytical framework – can do full justice to the rich complexity of what might lie ahead. … Continue reading →

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Beyond wishful thinking

Posted on 17 July, 2020 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, We’ve grown used to the dramatic contributions made by startups toward building a better world. The story is familiar. A small group of passionate people cluster together, driven by a conviction that they have something special to offer … Continue reading →

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Opportunity with the Millennium Project, and more

Posted on 16 October, 2018 by David Wood

Dear Futurists, 1.) Opportunity: Chair of the UK Node of the Millennium Project London Futurists and the Millennium Project are looking to identify suitable candidates to step into the role of Chair of the UK Node of the Millennium Project. The Millennium Project (MP) was set up in 1996 with … Continue reading →

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