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Chapter 1

Future Agency: Mission Imagination

What is futures thinking?


The world feels a bit messy, and the future horizon looks cloudy. But if we want a brighter tomorrow, we need to get better at imagining happier futures.

You have been selected as part of the Future Agency’s secret research unit. Your mission is to imagine better futures. Welcome to the Future Agency!

Mission 1

Access pass

You have been selected as part of the Future Agency’s research unit. Before you can begin your secret mission, you must verify your access pass to enter Meeting Room 34, where the mission briefing will commence. Complete the test and activate your access pass.

Take the test and verify your access pass

What do you think about the following statements?

Choose the ones you agree with.

How others answered

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I often think about the future.
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I have a positive attitude toward the future.
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The future is scary.
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I can influence my own future.
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I can influence the future of the world.

Who influences what you think about the future?

Choose three options.

How others answered

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No one
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Family
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School
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Friends
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Social media
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Movies
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Science
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Media

Would you like to influence the direction of the world more?

Choose one option.

How others answered

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Absolutely, and I plan to!
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I’d like to, but it’s really hard to change things.
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Not really interested.
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I’m not sure, nothing will change anyway.

What methods could you use to influence the future?

Choose one option.

Based on your answers you are

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The briefing begins

Great! Your research pass has been verified. You can now grab a cup of coffee and settle comfortably in your chair, as the research team briefing is about to begin.

The three rules of future studies:

  1. The future cannot ne predicted
  2. The future is not predetermined
  3. The future can be influenced

Megatrend

Megatrends are large-scale global forces of change that affect everyone, everywhere. Megatrends move slowly, and their direction of development is clear.

Trend

A trend is a change that occurs over a long period of time in a specific, clearly visible direction.

Weak signal

A weak signal is an event or phenomenon that can be seen as the first indication of a change or a new development trend.

Black Swan

A Black Swan refers to an unlikely event or occurrence that can change the direction of megatrends or trends, or create something entirely unpredictable in advance. These events are rare and have a profound impact, often altering the course of history or future developments in unexpected ways.

Continue to the mission 2

Calibrating the Future Compass

Congratulations! The orientation is now complete, and all that remains is calibrating the Future Compass.

Then, you’ll be ready to make a time leap toward alternative futures!

Mission 2

Calibrating the Future Compass

How is the future determined?

The future is predetermined
The future is open to possibilities

Who is responsible for shaping the future?

I am responsible
Others are responsible

How others answered

The future is predetermined
Others are responsible
I am responsible
The future is open to possibilities

Chapter One Completed

You’ve successfully taken on the secret mission and now master the basics of future thinking.

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