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Review: A New History of the Future in 100 Objects

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Tom Cheesewright on 15th October 2020.

A New History of the Future in 100 Objects plots out our current path sixty years into the future, and the opportunities and challenges along the way

#AskAFuturist: What have you been most wrong about in the past?

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Tom Cheesewright on 8th April 2020.

James Saye asked, “What have you been most wrong about in the past?” Answer? Lots, but always for the same reason: I got ‘what’ right but ‘when’ wrong.

#AskAFuturist: Will we ever have driverless cars?

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Tom Cheesewright on 17th January 2020.

Answering a sceptic on Twitter as part of my #AskAFuturist series, I explain whether we will ever have driverless cars, and why he’s right to be sceptical

Why High Frequency Change doesn’t affect everything

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Tom Cheesewright on 14th January 2020.

We feel like change happens faster now but many things remain unchanged for decades. Why? Here are some reasons that high frequency change doesn’t affect everything.

Five trends for the 2020s

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Tom Cheesewright on 30th December 2019.

What are the trends for the 2020s that will define sustainable success for your career and your company? Futurist Tom Cheesewright picks his top five.

3D printing might still change everything

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Tom Cheesewright on 30th May 2019.

3D printing still offers the potential for a revolution in the way we design, manufacture and buy goods. But it’s not going to happen very soon.

Predicting the future is all about time

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Tom Cheesewright on 14th May 2019.

Predicting what is going to happen is easy. The hard part is predicting when it is going to happen. This is the challenge of futurism.

Let’s play Fear of the Future BINGO!

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Tom Cheesewright on 1st May 2019.

We all fear the future. But it’s inbumbent on us to confront those fears with rationality and intelligence, nor fear and ignorance.

Don’t get caught staring at the third horizon

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Tom Cheesewright on 5th March 2019.

The three horizons model is a great way to think about change. But ignoring the way the landscape changes through those horizons can blind us to risk.