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What’s Next, and What’s After That: Navigating Through Hyperchange
In a time of cascading disruptions, nonprofit leaders need to look beyond immediate risks to also focus on the second and third order effects shaping their world.
Artificial Intelligence Futures for the Arab Region
The pace and nature of AI’s advancement will be distinctive to the countries and people of the Arab region. The purpose of this report is to explore what that could look like and what the implications of different choices and priorities could be.
In a Turbulent Present, Think About Futures
We’re not in typical times. Leaders in every type of organization, particularly social enterprises, are in the throes of hyper-change in their operating environment.
Reflections on the UN Summit of the Future
Hundreds of civil society organizations were represented at the proceedings in New York — an unprecedented level of non-state actor engagement on futures issues within the UN format.
The Metaverse and the Future of the Arab Region: Public Policy Choices and Actions
In Arab countries and globally, the technologies and use cases of the Metaverse will be a source of new jobs and major shifts in industries operate, enablers of major improvements in societal wellbeing, and a source of significant wealth creation.
Strategic foresight is helping create Arab futures
How leaders can identify pathways of actions to create what’s next
The imperative of exploring future consequences
We need to look at emerging trends while they’re nascent, not after they’ve scaled
Time to adapt how we adapt to change
Do you run your organization the way agile software developers run their teams? It’s time that you do.
"The Road to 2050: An Assessment of Arab Regional Possibilities”
Steven Kenney will be part of a discussion on major trends shaping the future of the Arab world
How to Help Your Team Take Flight
The key is authentic everybody-in collaboration on considering the “alternative futures” for the organization.
Land Electric Mobility in the Arab Region: Options and Opportunities
A fundamental and irreversible shift in the paradigm of transportation is underway. In the Arab region, alternative future pathways for the emergence of new mobility paradigms present significant opportunities.
Next Generation Foresight Practitioners at MEI Futures Forum
A talk with three changemakers who show how strategic foresight has measurable, practical impact, shaping decisions and actions of leaders today to create positive futures
Don’t Have What You Need? Great!
Leaning into constraints when they’re a reality can spark creativity that can be a game changer.
Look Beyond Before You Look Within
Don’t wind up fixated on your limitations instead of inspired by the possibilities.
An Inner Sense of Captaincy
Looking at ourselves and how we consider the voyage that is our work
Long-Range Strategy? Yes, and … What Have You Done for Me Lately?
Successful organizations know that a long-term perspective vs. results tomorrow is a false choice.
The Past is Not the Only Prologue
Great leaders leverage their experience but augment it with open-minded thinking.
Strategic Foresight at Autodesk
A global software company looks beyond the horizon and beyond itself.
COVID-19 and Future Conflict
This week I moderated a great group of panelists discussing what they anticipate as they look over the horizon.
Executive Core Qualifications for the Future
Professional development isn’t only about learning new things. It’s also about seeing things we already know are important in new ways.