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Let's get speculative - the September Book of the Month is here!
Futures Book Club |
The Manual of Design Fiction is our featured read for September!The definitive book on design fiction from the originators of the practice, providing a compelling mindset and toolkit for any person or organization grappling with the future and its implications. This has been a much anticipated read in the Club, and with the recent announcement of a new print run we have finally been able to feature it! My only regret is not picking up a copy of the 2023 Work Kit of Design Fiction at the same time... New reads stick around a while. This book will be discussed in October, November & December. Meanwhile in the Club, there’s still time to read and discuss previously featured books: Thinking About the Future by Andy Hines & Peter Bishop Thinking about the Future distills the expertise of three dozen senior foresight professionals into a set of essential guidelines for carrying out successful strategic foresight. Presented in a highly scannable yet personable style, each guideline includes an explanation and rationale, key steps, a case example, and resources for further study. You can join a discussion in September, October or November An Incomplete Guide to the Future by Willis Harman The industrialised world is undergoing a metamorphosis to a transindustrial society, of which the essential characteristics can already be discerned. We may be the first society in history to be able to identify such a fundamental transformation while it is yet in process - and so to act to reduce the social disruption that accompanies it... We are in the early stages, [Harman] believes, of a change much more far-reaching than the Industrial Revolution. It is a metamorphosis that will transform every institution, every profession, every aspect of modern society. There's time for you to join a discussion in October You're welcome to read along on your own, but if you'd like to:
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Playing with the Future
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Ready to stretch your thinking? I'll help you discover creative ways to sense what's changing and shape the future
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