Tag Archives: Transvision

Three opportunities to meet offline

Dear Futurists, One side-effect of Covid is that all of us have learned how to benefit from online meetings. I regard the set of online webinars hosted by London Futurists since March 2020 as a veritable treasure trove. People located … Continue reading

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Anticipating combinations (again)

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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Accelerating the 2nd Copernican Revolution

Dear Futurists, Before Copernicus, it was generally believed that everything revolved around the Earth. The Sun was, in that conception, just another heavenly sphere (albeit with some special qualities). But then Copernicus boldly placed the Sun at the centre of … Continue reading

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Anticipating a sea-change in public attitude

Dear Futurists, What changes the world? Sometimes an individual person can change the world. Consider Napoleon, Margaret Thatcher, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Martin Luther King, Catherine the Great, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Sometimes an invention changes the world. Consider the printing … Continue reading

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Moral Revolutions and Hacking Darwin

Dear Futurists, I’ve been struck that many of you have taken the time to write to me, expressing thanks for the string of recent online London Futurists events, and sharing your thoughts about potential future projects. Some of you have … Continue reading

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The future of food… and lots more

Dear Futurists, 1.) Soylent and the future of food One of the draft Abundance goals for the UK for 2035 concerns the future of food. The goal: Consumption of meat from slaughtered animals will be cut by at least 90% The … Continue reading

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London Futurists news, 17 June 2019

Dear Futurists, 1.) Full schedule for TransVision 2019 released It’s just 18 days until TransVision 2019, Humanity+ @ London. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking to the 22 speakers about the ideas they’ll each be sharing at the … Continue reading

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Last few days of early bird prices for TransVision 2019

Dear Futurists 1.) TransVision 2019 There are just a few days remaining of early bird pricing for the event TransVision 2019: Humanity+ @ London. A remarkable set of speakers have kindly agreed to take part and are confirmed: This video … Continue reading

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Opportunity with the Millennium Project, and more

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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London Futurists news, 30 Aug 2018

Dear Futurists, The future seems to be hotting up – I see more and more interest in serious discussions about how to anticipate and shape our future. Here’s a few things that have caught my attention. As usual, feel free … Continue reading

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