The first part of this blog explored the context – ‘what if’ the pandemic is contained, OR it continues (with mutations, policy failures, medical gaps etc)? And then, ‘what if’…
Tag: scenarios
Pandemic-3.0 – from crisis to transformation
At terrifying speed the Covid-19 global pandemic has brought a multitude of deaths, the lock-down of half the world’s population, and the decimation of its economy. The material facts of…
What do you do when a “wildcard” hits? Thoughts from a futurist
We’ve all read loads of prognostications about how the coronavirus outbreak will change the world – or not. But it got us thinking more generally about “wildcards” and what to…
What will a post-virus world look like?
At the time of writing Europe is the epicentre of the Coronavirus pandemic with daily death rate climbing in Italy, Spain and the UK. Based on the news from China,…
Brexit: Scenarios for a future UK-EU trade deal
With the Conservatives winning an overall majority it now seems likely that Boris Johnson will achieve his objective of “getting Brexit done”, and the UK will presumably leave the EU…
‘The Beautiful Ones’: Writing about the future: a conversation between O.M. Faure and David Lye
‘The Beautiful Ones’ trilogy comprising Chosen, Torn and United, was published on 15 June by O.M. Faure, a Principal of SAMI Consulting. Since publication it has become #1 in Dystopian Fiction, #1 in Action Adventure Travel,…