Given that we are the only creatures (that we know of) that can tell stories about ourselves; and given that we live totally, inescapably in the stories we tell; and given that stories of any kind …
Perhaps uniquely among living creatures, we have the capacity to sense beyond the particular details of the situation in which we’re living. We can see its limits, and perhaps more importantl…
It’s a small shift, but a potentially profound one. What if you choose to see what you’re in the middle of right now from the point of view of a year ahead? Or ten years? Or a hundred? …
This is a free article from SCENARIO 03:2017. If you are not a current subscriber to SCENARIO or a member of The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, then subscribe or get in touch with us here. You may have seen the video. On a TV screen in the background, we see former US president George W. Bush talking and making faces. A […]
There is a lot to take in in our world right now. And there are a lot of ways to do it. You can read articles posted by your Facebook friends, or by the journalists you follow on Twitter. You can watch cable news with your morning oatmeal. Which makes it
The US Military Is Making Biodegradable Ammo That Turns Into Flowers
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report states that military munitions have contaminated around 60,700 km2 (15 million acres) of land. To combat this, the DoD is looking to create training ammunition out of biodegradable material that can also hold bioengineered seeds.
How not to live an ordinary life. - Brains on Fire
I grew up in a small town. So growing up, my world was very small. We never went on vacations because my dad was a workaholic. He was always at work. My mom drove, but not far. Just to the store or...
Around the start of the 20th century, a number of French artists, including Jean-Marc Côté, depicted their visions of the future in the form of illustrated postcards. They imagined life…
Taking responsibility for language | On living and working
The impact of the US election result (and the EU referendum in the UK) is, of course, not limited just to changing who gets to pull the levers of power. In both cases the political result is accomp…
Finding Your Story, Your Purpose & Your Compass - Ian Sanders - SoundCloud
Ian Sanders is a creative consultant & business storyteller who looks at the world of business and work differently. He helps organisations better nail and communicate what they do, what they stand for, and fires people up about their own work lives.
Why Experientialism Is The New Materialism - James Wallman - SoundCloud
James has written for, and his opinions have appeared in, many of the world’s leading publications, from the New York Times to the Sunday Times, the Financial Times, and Wired. He has appeared on some of the world’s leading current affairs TV programmes, including ABC's The Drum, MSNBC's The Cycle and the BBC's Newsnight.