We spend our time thinking about, living in, and helping our clients prepare for the future. But what do we mean by future? SAMI’s origins, as a joint venture between…
Author: Jonathan Blanchard Smith
Getting your message across
Regular readers will have seen our blogs about Cyberevolution, the European conference for Chief Information Security Officers. We held workshops and panel discussions on the future of digital life and…
Getting to Artificial General Intelligence
Sometimes, rarely, something comes along which just has to be included in scenario building. Not a matter of “I like that” but “this is so significant it has to be…
Looking to the future – some themes for 2024
Futurists dislike short-term thinking. It doesn’t play well with our models, emphasises blips over trends, and gets in the way of dealing with the big issues in favour of dealing…
Going public: Cyberevolution, SAFIRE, and scenarios
Regular readers of this blog will remember our pride at the publication of the European Commission’s SAFIRE project. SAMI’s participation included the development of 44 discrete scenarios – four global…
Flying taxis crash into reality
In “The Fifth Element”, Korben Dallas is visited by a flying street food stall at his apartment window. Only one of any number of flying cars – including the one…