At the moment we’re all trying to come to terms with the profound short-term personal and business consequences of Covid-19 but we also have to think about how it will…
Category: Foresight
Predicting the future
Predicting the future is not easy, there is more chance of getting it wrong than getting it right, so much is unknown or uncertain. Nevertheless we have an unquenchable thirst…
2019 Review
Well, what a year! In our December review last year we said “2018 feels as if it has been so exceptional” – but it was nothing like as exceptional as…
Climate Crisis – Implications for the Fossil Fuel Industry
Assuming, perhaps optimistically, that governments really do get a grip on “zero-carbon” policies and that the costs of renewable energy continue to fall significantly, where does that leave the traditional…
Climate Emergency – Transport Initiatives
In 2016, the transport sector contributed 27% of total EU-28 greenhouse gas emissions. Transport emissions fell from 2008 to 2013, but have since climbed and are close to the 2007…
Space hotels and Androids: Samsung’s KX50 project
Foresight is a difficult subject. Scenarios should be grounded in fact, drawing the lessons of today and yesterday out into the future in ways which are genuinely useful and thought-provoking.…