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What is a Futures Activist? Honouring History, Reimagining Practice
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    Pioneers share their vision for 2025: Digital Transformation
    Pioneers share their vision for 2025: Digital Transformation
    Pioneers share their vision for 2025: Regeneration
    Pioneers share their vision for 2025: Regeneration
    Humanise with Joanne Jørgensen
    Humanise with Joanne Jørgensen
    Imagination Meets Future Scenarios with Samar Younes: The Future Custodians
    Imagination Meets Future Scenarios with Samar Younes: The Future Custodians
    Futures to Enact: Towards Reimagining Advertising with Purpose Disruptors
    Futures to Enact: Towards Reimagining Advertising with Purpose Disruptors
    Hypercycle's Guide to Community-Centric Cultural Strategy and Trendcasting Versus Forecasting
    Hypercycle's Guide to Community-Centric Cultural Strategy and Trendcasting Versus Forecasting
    Hypercycle: Navigating Authenticity in a post Trend World
    Hypercycle: Navigating Authenticity in a post Trend World
    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    Pioneering the Zero Waste Fashion Revolution
    Pioneering the Zero Waste Fashion Revolution
    How Upcycled Fashion Platform Alterist is Disrupting The Fashion WORLD
    How Upcycled Fashion Platform Alterist is Disrupting The Fashion WORLD
    MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING AS THE FUTURE OF CONSCIOUS FASHION: IN CONVERSATION WITH DESIGNER IRINA DZHUS
    MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING AS THE FUTURE OF CONSCIOUS FASHION: IN CONVERSATION WITH DESIGNER IRINA DZHUS
    ACTIVELY TRANSFORMING OUR WASTE: IN CONVERSATION WITH LEMON JELLY
    ACTIVELY TRANSFORMING OUR WASTE: IN CONVERSATION WITH LEMON JELLY
    WHY + HOW CONSUMING TRENDS MUST CHANGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CÉCILE POIGNANT
    WHY + HOW CONSUMING TRENDS MUST CHANGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CÉCILE POIGNANT
    SPECULATIVE & INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN: IN CONVERSATION WITH TINA GORJANC
    SPECULATIVE & INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN: IN CONVERSATION WITH TINA GORJANC

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    The Future of Scent: a story of Primordial Reconnection
    The Future of Scent: a story of Primordial Reconnection
    Imagination Meets Future Scenarios with Samar Younes: The Future Custodians
    Imagination Meets Future Scenarios with Samar Younes: The Future Custodians
    For the Post-Individualist: Insights from History for Tomorrow
    For the Post-Individualist: Insights from History for Tomorrow
    Balancing AI Ethics and Creativity
    Balancing AI Ethics and Creativity
    Intro to Future Humanity Systems series #01: Making Good(s)
    Intro to Future Humanity Systems series #01: Making Good(s)
    The Human x AI Creativity Revolution
    The Human x AI Creativity Revolution
    Living in a Next Gen Material World
    Living in a Next Gen Material World
    Futures to Enact: Towards Reimagining Advertising with Purpose Disruptors
    Futures to Enact: Towards Reimagining Advertising with Purpose Disruptors
    The Hypercycle and Internet monoculture
    The Hypercycle and Internet monoculture
    Unleashed Expression and Strategic Joy
    Unleashed Expression and Strategic Joy
    Hypercycle's Guide to Community-Centric Cultural Strategy and Trendcasting Versus Forecasting
    Hypercycle's Guide to Community-Centric Cultural Strategy and Trendcasting Versus Forecasting
    The Great Slowdown: A Call for Mental Space
    The Great Slowdown: A Call for Mental Space
    Inspire Inclusion with the RSA & Freaks of Nurture
    Inspire Inclusion with the RSA & Freaks of Nurture
    Fashion’s cutting edge from a Quantum perspective
    Fashion’s cutting edge from a Quantum perspective
    Hypercycle: Navigating Authenticity in a post Trend World
    Hypercycle: Navigating Authenticity in a post Trend World
    The 4 Macro Trends we cant ignore in 2024
    The 4 Macro Trends we cant ignore in 2024
    Innovation through the lens of Quantum Beauty
    Innovation through the lens of Quantum Beauty
    Fashion at the intersection of AI, Robotics and Spatial Computing
    Fashion at the intersection of AI, Robotics and Spatial Computing
    10 lessons in 10 years of leading a future foresight consultancy
    10 lessons in 10 years of leading a future foresight consultancy
    Rewilding Forecasting .... Continued
    Rewilding Forecasting .... Continued
    Trend forecasting's reputation management problem + Why Trends are your friend
    Trend forecasting's reputation management problem + Why Trends are your friend
    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    The Long Tether, Acedia and Our 'Bizarro' epoch
    The Long Tether, Acedia and Our 'Bizarro' epoch
    The Octopus Godfather of VR, Assembly for the Future, Extensions of Self and more
    The Octopus Godfather of VR, Assembly for the Future, Extensions of Self and more
    Systematising Hindsight to make the future better
    Systematising Hindsight to make the future better
    ChatGPT for future trend forecasting
    ChatGPT for future trend forecasting
    Interspecies Harmony
    Interspecies Harmony
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    Apple’s headset, Synthetic Optimism and Inconvenient Futures
    Apple’s headset, Synthetic Optimism and Inconvenient Futures
    Modular Fashion Futures, The Fashion Factory of The Future and Space age fashion
    Modular Fashion Futures, The Fashion Factory of The Future and Space age fashion
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    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    Building a Circular Future with Paul Foulkes Arellano
    The Long Tether, Acedia and Our 'Bizarro' epoch
    The Long Tether, Acedia and Our 'Bizarro' epoch
    The Octopus Godfather of VR, Assembly for the Future, Extensions of Self and more
    The Octopus Godfather of VR, Assembly for the Future, Extensions of Self and more
    Systematising Hindsight to make the future better
    Systematising Hindsight to make the future better
    ChatGPT for future trend forecasting
    ChatGPT for future trend forecasting
    Interspecies Harmony
    Interspecies Harmony
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    How Design & Language can revive forgotten climate knowledge to craft better futures with Isabel Lea
    Apple’s headset, Synthetic Optimism and Inconvenient Futures
    Apple’s headset, Synthetic Optimism and Inconvenient Futures
    Modular Fashion Futures, The Fashion Factory of The Future and Space age fashion
    Modular Fashion Futures, The Fashion Factory of The Future and Space age fashion
    Future Human: Identity as a raw material in the digital age
    Future Human: Identity as a raw material in the digital age
    Pioneering the Zero Waste Fashion Revolution
    Pioneering the Zero Waste Fashion Revolution
    Climate Vision 2050: Green is the New Black
    Climate Vision 2050: Green is the New Black
    The challenges of pricing our work as future foresight professionals and creatives
    The challenges of pricing our work as future foresight professionals and creatives
    Creative Responses to climate change and Optimism
    Creative Responses to climate change and Optimism
    Shared Actualisation, Future Visioning, Consciousness and AI
    Shared Actualisation, Future Visioning, Consciousness and AI
    Designing with AI, The Future of Fashion is circular, A generation sick of being sold perfection and Upcycled Fashion as healing
    Designing with AI, The Future of Fashion is circular, A generation sick of being sold perfection and Upcycled Fashion as healing
    How Upcycled Fashion Platform Alterist is Disrupting The Fashion WORLD
    How Upcycled Fashion Platform Alterist is Disrupting The Fashion WORLD

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    The 🔥 inside me: New metrics for validating future trends
    The 🔥 inside me: New metrics for validating future trends
    The 7 essential steps to forecasting the future like a Futurist
    The 7 essential steps to forecasting the future like a Futurist
    OUR FUTURE: the Forecaster as tomorrow's griot
    OUR FUTURE: the Forecaster as tomorrow's griot
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: from greenwashing, wearables, VR healing to disease surveillance and digital twins
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: from greenwashing, wearables, VR healing to disease surveillance and digital twins
    CARE FUTURES 2032: Profiling the care economy and society in 10 years
    CARE FUTURES 2032: Profiling the care economy and society in 10 years
    THE FUTURE TENSE PODCAST: ‘Fashion’s fast future’
    THE FUTURE TENSE PODCAST: ‘Fashion’s fast future’
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From supporting Ukrainian designerS, smart fitness, digital beauty to an NFT fragrance and Metaverse Fashion Week
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From supporting Ukrainian designerS, smart fitness, digital beauty to an NFT fragrance and Metaverse Fashion Week
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From mindful retail experiences to the new bio economy, the future of food in 2028 to shoppable NFTs and scam culture.
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From mindful retail experiences to the new bio economy, the future of food in 2028 to shoppable NFTs and scam culture.
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: From Dopamine dressing, emotional clothing, eco therapy to mycelium cities
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: From Dopamine dressing, emotional clothing, eco therapy to mycelium cities
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM THERAPEUTIC SELF HEALING GARMENTS, VIRTUAL RED CARPET FASHION TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF DREAM-HACKING
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM THERAPEUTIC SELF HEALING GARMENTS, VIRTUAL RED CARPET FASHION TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF DREAM-HACKING
    REWILDING FUTURE TREND FORECASTING
    REWILDING FUTURE TREND FORECASTING
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM FASHION AND WELLBEING TO INCLUSIVE AIR TRAVEL, DEGROWTH & COP26
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM FASHION AND WELLBEING TO INCLUSIVE AIR TRAVEL, DEGROWTH & COP26
    POSITIVE DISRUPTION: THE FUTURE OF ACTIVISM
    POSITIVE DISRUPTION: THE FUTURE OF ACTIVISM
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM ANTIBACTERIAL BACKPACKS TO MICRO FASHION FACTORIES IN CITIES
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM ANTIBACTERIAL BACKPACKS TO MICRO FASHION FACTORIES IN CITIES
    2041 Fashion tribe: The Rewilding Egalitarians
    2041 Fashion tribe: The Rewilding Egalitarians
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM AI HUMANOID ROBOTS, TO AIRBAG BACKPACKS & SPACE TOURISM’S ETHICAL PROBLEM
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM AI HUMANOID ROBOTS, TO AIRBAG BACKPACKS & SPACE TOURISM’S ETHICAL PROBLEM
    FUTURE FORECASTERS ARE MYTH CHASERS/ MAKERS/ SPREADERS
    FUTURE FORECASTERS ARE MYTH CHASERS/ MAKERS/ SPREADERS
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM GROUND BREAKING FOOTWEAR TO DESIGN APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM GROUND BREAKING FOOTWEAR TO DESIGN APPROACHES THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
    STITCHING A LIFE: THE POWER OF CRAFTIVISM
    STITCHING A LIFE: THE POWER OF CRAFTIVISM
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM SMARTPHONE ZOMBIES, DIGITAL COUTURE, SUSTAINABLE INTERIORS TO TECHNOLOGICAL HEALTH
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM SMARTPHONE ZOMBIES, DIGITAL COUTURE, SUSTAINABLE INTERIORS TO TECHNOLOGICAL HEALTH
    VALUES, WELLBEING & DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT: THE ENDURING POWER OF DRESS CODES
    VALUES, WELLBEING & DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT: THE ENDURING POWER OF DRESS CODES
    Slow Fashion Forecasting & the end of the Hypercycle
    Slow Fashion Forecasting & the end of the Hypercycle
    2040: THE FUTURE OF DRESS CODES
    2040: THE FUTURE OF DRESS CODES
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD, SURVEILLANCE, INNOVATIVE BIO-MATERIALS TO DIGITAL FASHION
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: FROM OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD, SURVEILLANCE, INNOVATIVE BIO-MATERIALS TO DIGITAL FASHION
    OUR INVISIBLE FRIEND: HOW THE MICROBIOME & BACTERIA ARE REVOLUTIONISING DESIGN
    OUR INVISIBLE FRIEND: HOW THE MICROBIOME & BACTERIA ARE REVOLUTIONISING DESIGN
    WHY TRENDS ARE YOUR FRIEND - MY ESSAY FOR EXTINCTION REBELLION
    WHY TRENDS ARE YOUR FRIEND - MY ESSAY FOR EXTINCTION REBELLION
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    SYNTROPIC WELLNESS
    SYNTROPIC WELLNESS
    REWILDING FUTURE VISION
    REWILDING FUTURE VISION
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From innovative sportswear, thought provoking lectures, photosynthetic skin to vertical farming
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From innovative sportswear, thought provoking lectures, photosynthetic skin to vertical farming
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: Focusing on resilience
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: Focusing on resilience
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: from decolonising fashion to the future of food and wellness
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: from decolonising fashion to the future of food and wellness
    THE PROBLEM WITH FASHION TRENDS: why we need to change the fashion forecasting model
    THE PROBLEM WITH FASHION TRENDS: why we need to change the fashion forecasting model
    “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”: THE POWER & VALUE OF IMAGERY
    “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS”: THE POWER & VALUE OF IMAGERY
    TRASH IS BEAUTIFUL
    TRASH IS BEAUTIFUL
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: What taking action towards a preferable future looks like
    HAPPINESS FUTURES: What taking action towards a preferable future looks like
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From inclusivity, sustainability to deep Fakes
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From inclusivity, sustainability to deep Fakes
    DECOLONISING AFRO AESTHETICS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
    DECOLONISING AFRO AESTHETICS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: Futuring projects for a thriving world
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: Futuring projects for a thriving world
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From sustainability to inclusivity, building the future of design
    THE NOT SO WEEKLY EDIT: From sustainability to inclusivity, building the future of design
    FASHION AS THERAPY
    FASHION AS THERAPY
    MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING AS THE FUTURE OF CONSCIOUS FASHION: IN CONVERSATION WITH DESIGNER IRINA DZHUS
    MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CLOTHING AS THE FUTURE OF CONSCIOUS FASHION: IN CONVERSATION WITH DESIGNER IRINA DZHUS
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    ACTIVELY TRANSFORMING OUR WASTE: IN CONVERSATION WITH LEMON JELLY
    ACTIVELY TRANSFORMING OUR WASTE: IN CONVERSATION WITH LEMON JELLY
    CYBERDELIC UTOPIA
    CYBERDELIC UTOPIA
    WHY + HOW CONSUMING TRENDS MUST CHANGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CÉCILE POIGNANT
    WHY + HOW CONSUMING TRENDS MUST CHANGE: IN CONVERSATION WITH CÉCILE POIGNANT
    SPECULATIVE & INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN: IN CONVERSATION WITH TINA GORJANC
    SPECULATIVE & INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGN: IN CONVERSATION WITH TINA GORJANC
    The Not So Weekly Edit - May 2019
    The Not So Weekly Edit - May 2019
    HOW I BECAME A FUTURIST
    HOW I BECAME A FUTURIST
    Responsible by Design: Sustainable Trend Forecasting for the Circular Economy
    Responsible by Design: Sustainable Trend Forecasting for the Circular Economy
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The Not so Weekly Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    Texprint 2017
    Texprint 2017
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    Smeared Lips
    Smeared Lips
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    It's Earth Day
    It's Earth Day
    The Weekly Edit
    The Weekly Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    RESPONSIBLE BY DESIGN: Living in a material world
    RESPONSIBLE BY DESIGN: Living in a material world
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    Responsible by Design: A beginner's guide to fashion sustainability
    Responsible by Design: A beginner's guide to fashion sustainability
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    Moto Racing: More than a Fashion trend
    Moto Racing: More than a Fashion trend
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    Fash-Art by Kathryn Carter
    Fash-Art by Kathryn Carter
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
    The WEEKLY Edit
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    Narcissism: the new normal?
    Narcissism: the new normal?
    90s Nostalgia Part II
    90s Nostalgia Part II
    90s Nostalgia Part I
    90s Nostalgia Part I
    NEXT GEN FEMINISM: The Empowered Woman
    NEXT GEN FEMINISM: The Empowered Woman
    Vision 2016: 90'S Rave fashion
    Vision 2016: 90'S Rave fashion
    Vision 2016: Girl Gang MACRO TREND
    Vision 2016: Girl Gang MACRO TREND