Insights · April 24th, 2026
Futurists and foresight professionals come armed with years of experience, nuanced mental models, and erudite explanations of what comes next. However, everyone needs to think ahead of what comes next.
It takes just ‘5 Minutes to Future‘
Here is a simple mental shortcut to thinking about our futures.
Step 1: Pick a signal that you think could change the world (this needs an open mind)
Step 2: Write down 3 positives and 3 negatives about its emergence
Step 3: Consider what if… it affects
- the world – people and communities
- our industry – the impact we are trying to have
- the work we do – the tasks we need to do
When you do that regularly then you are building the ability to imagine new worlds, anticipate change and build empathy for the people in our world.
If you want to go one step further after doing this then identify one thing we need to start doing and one thing we need to stop doing because of that.
Together we can look ahead to better and more hopeful futures.
About Nikolas Badminton
Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer at futurist.com. He’s a world-renowned futurist keynote speaker, consultant, author, media producer, and executive advisor that has spoken to, and worked with, over 500 of the world’s most impactful organizations and governments.
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