“What the 2026 CiL Huddle Revealed About the Future of Libraries” Now Available at Computers in Libraries "What the 2026 CIL Huddle Revealed About the Future of Libraries" Now Available at Computers in Libraries The 2026 Computers in Libraries huddle explored the future of libraries, revealing concerns about funding, censorship, and AI. Participants envisioned libraries adapting to a fragmented information environment, potentially becoming spaces for validating and protecting knowledge. The discussion also touched on broader societal issues, such as surveillance, social fragmentation, and the enduring importance of trusted human institutions. 🔗 Read the full article about the Computers in Libraries 2026 Huddle insights at Computers in Libraries…

Explore what the 2026 CiL Huddle reveals about the future of libraries—from AI and censorship to trust and knowledge protection. Read the full piece in Computers in Libraries 🏛️🤖📚 #2026CiLHuddle #FutureOfLibraries #ScenarioPlanning

Too many confident AI predictions right now.

When you believe there's only one possible future, you:
❌ Stop preparing for alternatives
❌ Make brittle decisions
❌ Miss opportunities in unexpected futures

Plan for multiple futures.

#ScenarioPlanning

Design books

Designing Futures: Speculation, Critique, Innovation by by Benedikt Gross and Eileen Mandir

#Booksky #books #design #designbooks #scenarioplanning #futures

A4 Trigger: When a “Pre-Emptive Strike” Becomes a Global Control-Surface Event - Israel-US Attack on Iran By Alexander Taylor Clayton Avalon Evergreen LLC Doc ID: AE-WHSM-UPDATE-2026-02-28-A4 • Version: v1.0 (public draft) • Status: Rapid situation update

Early Feb 28 (~1:30am ET): reported US–Israel strikes on Iran. In WHSM terms this is an A4 “global accent” event—a time-compression shock that re-couples rails across security, finance, logistics, energy, identity/mobility, and narrative.
#Geopolitics
#SystemsThinking
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Classic wisdom from Howard Marks

Since the future is unknowable, build robust portfolios that can handle various scenarios rather than betting on specific outcomes.

#InvestingWisdom #Marks #Preparation #ScenarioPlanning #Uncertainty

“Moving to Agentic AI” Just published at Enterprise AI World. Read Dan’s latest analysis Moving to Agentic AI Intelligent agents are not new. In its April 15, 1995, issue, Datamation published my 1–3-year forecast. Agents, I predicted, would automate repetitive tasks, help with email, and coach us on managing time wisely. Sound familiar? I went on to predict agents would customize user interfaces, manage workflows, and make restaurant reservations. By 2000, agents would “begin to understand context.” Socially aware agents would orchestrate interactions, including interorganizational workflows such as supply chain and payment management. Of course, this did not happen by 2000, but the emergence of Robotic Process Automation, or RPA, the lowest rung of the agent hierarchy, began.

Scenario planning isn’t about predicting the future—it’s about being ready for whatever future shows up. AI + foresight help leaders stress-test decisions and turn uncertainty into strategic advantage. 🔍🤖 #ScenarioPlanning #AI #Strategy

Your Mission Is Bigger Than Programs Nonprofit mission alignment goes beyond programs. Staff, donors, and community are part of the mission — and ignoring them fuels dysfunction.

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This keeps it practical, skips jargon, and sticks to clear language professionals actually use. No fluff, just actionable steps.

#StrategicForesight #ScenarioPlanning #FutureThinking #StrategicThinking #RiskManagement #StrategicAnalysis #BusinessStrategy #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureTrends […]

Intelligence Too Cheap to Meter: Sam Altman’s Vision for the AI-Powered Future Intelligence Too Cheap to Meter: Sam Altman's Vision for the AI-Powered Future Sam Altman's recent town hall with AI builders offered more than just product updates and roadmap hints—it provided a window into how OpenAI is thinking about the fundamental reshaping of work, creativity, and human capacity in an age of abundant intelligence. As someone who has spent decades exploring how organizations prepare for uncertainty through scenario planning, I find Altman's framing particularly instructive, not for what it predicts, but for the uncertainties it reveals and the strategic choices it forces us to confront.

Serious Insights analysis: Will AI supercharge engineering or replace it? 💻 Sam Altman envisions "massively deflationary" intelligence. Learn why the "Ideas Bottleneck" is the new strategic frontier for businesses. 🏢✨

#AIStrategy #TechTrends #OpenAI #ScenarioPlanning #TechNews

Participatory scenario planning By Maike Hamann, Tanja Hichert and Nadia Sitas Within the many different ways of developing scenarios, what are useful general procedures for participatory processes? What resources are required? W…

Interested in understanding more about the three phases for participatory #scenarioplanning? Check out the great 2022 i2Insights contribution by Maike Hamann, Tanja Hichert & Nadia Sitas at i2insights.org/2022/12/06/p...

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Focus on what you can actually act on, not every unknown. Tech companies use this to stay ahead of disruptions.

Doing this helps you reduce risks, make quicker decisions, and build flexible plans. Start seeing results in a week.

#StrategicForesight #ScenarioPlanning #FutureThinking […]

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Real example: A telecom company redirected funds to rural broadband after trends showed it would outperform city 5G in three out of four future scenarios.

#StrategicForesight #ScenarioPlanning #FutureThinking #StrategicDecisionMaking #StrategicAnalysis #RiskManagement #BusinessStrategy […]

You'll react faster to market changes, lead more industry shifts, and reduce risks by planning ahead.

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You move from reacting to planning. You get a live strategy map, a portfolio of experiments, and faster decisions. This cuts risk while catching new opportunities. #StrategicForesight #Antifragility #ScenarioPlanning #Strategy #StrategicThinking #RiskManagement #Business #Leadership […]

Risk Management & Export Strategy
#TradeRisk #ExportStrategy #SMERisk #DecisionMaking #GlobalBusiness #ScenarioPlanning #TradeCapability

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Classic wisdom from Ray Dalio

#InvestingWisdom #Dalio #PredictionFutility #Diversification #ScenarioPlanning

If your strategy looks smart but feels fragile, the problem isn’t intelligence. It’s how insight gets filtered before decisions are made. I work with teams to close that gap using the Executive Intelligence Framework. #Leadership #ScenarioPlanning

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Investment insights from Howard Marks

Since the future is unknowable, build robust portfolios that can handle various scenarios rather than betting on specific outcomes.

#InvestingWisdom #Marks #Preparation #ScenarioPlanning #Uncertainty

We return energized, grateful, and with deep respect for Mexico’s talent and commitment to innovation in planning and governance. A huge thank you to our hosts, partners, and every participant who shared their time, insights, and imagination.

#Foresight #ScenarioPlanning #XSP

How to Make Scenario Planning Stick Learn how to use scenario planning to envision and prepare for potential threats and business opportunities.

How to Make #ScenarioPlanning Stick sloanreview.mit.edu/article/scen... via @mitpress.bsky.social #OrgDev #CHRO #CPO #HRBP

10 Essential Leadership Skills You Need to Master for Career Growth Master the top 10 leadership skills to grow your career with influence, strategy, accountability, integrity, and high-trust teams. A practical, modern leadership roadmap for long-term success.

Don't panic when the market flips. Adaptive leaders plan for the unknown using Scenario Planning. Stress-test your strategy against multiple 'worlds' to build flexibility and toughness: plutuscoaching.com/10-essential... #AdaptiveLeadership #ScenarioPlanning #RiskManagement

🔭 Scenario Planning Cuts Through Uncertainty

The future isn’t a straight line. Mapping multiple scenarios helps you spot risks 🔥, find opportunities 🧭, and build strategies that hold up in any future.

❓Has your strategy faced more than one “what if”?

#ScenarioPlanning #Strategy #RiskManagement

“The Future of AI Isn’t What You Think” from Foxit Featuring a Daniel W. Rasmus Interview "The Future of AI Isn’t What You Think" from Foxit Featuring Daniel W. Rasmus I had an opportunity to chat with Charles Verhey, Group Manager, Digital Media Production & Web Content • Marketing at Foxit, to explore the future of AI. Here's our YouTube conversation, followed by an overview. Foxit Daniel W. Rasmus Interview Overview AI keeps getting sold as if it has one destiny: an inevitable curve up and to the right. That story may be comforting, but it is also wrong. The futures of AI are multiple, contested, and highly dependent on forces beyond the technology itself—governance, energy, geopolitics, economics, and culture.

AI doesn’t have one destiny, it has many contested futures. 🤖✨ New post explores AI as an uncertainty field, why straight-line forecasts fail, and how scenario planning builds resilience across possible worlds. #AI #ScenarioPlanning #FutureOfWork

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Investment insights from Howard Marks

Since the future is unknowable, build robust portfolios that can handle various scenarios rather than betting on specific outcomes.

#InvestingWisdom #Marks #Preparation #ScenarioPlanning #Uncertainty

Strategic Foresight is a structured approach to exploring multiple possible futures to help organizations make better decisions today and prepare for tomorrow.

#P2PConference #StrategicForesight #FutureThinking #ScenarioPlanning #Innovation #DecisionMaking

Scenario Planning & Foresight Conference 

Warwick Business School | 15-16 Dec 2025 

Navigate uncertainty with leading experts including Dr Paul Schoemaker & Prof Ted Fuller. 

Expert talks | Case studies | Strategic tools 

Register now: https://f.mtr.cool/vglxxtogku

#ScenarioPlanning #Strategy

Long Now The Long Now Foundation fosters long-term thinking. Our work encourages imagination at the timescale of civilization — the next and last 10,000 years — a timespan we call the long now.

The Long Now Foundation

asks us to expand our temporal badnwidth.

longnow.org

#duration #designthinking #scenarioplanning #longnow