“There appears to have been a profound shift, beginning in the 1970s, from investment in technologies associated with the possibility of alternative futures to investment technologies that furthered labor discipline and social control” — David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules, 2015
#quote #technology
#quote #technology
August 31, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“There appears to have been a profound shift, beginning in the 1970s, from investment in technologies associated with the possibility of alternative futures to investment technologies that furthered labor discipline and social control” — David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules, 2015
#quote #technology
#quote #technology
The Future-ish book is a great resource for both university classrooms & professional development in companies & orgs. Six #CaseStudies plus intros to #FutureStudies, #Forecasting & #Foresight, #DesignThinking, & #AlternativeFutures.
More on book, workshops, events:
www.future-ish.com/p/book.html
More on book, workshops, events:
www.future-ish.com/p/book.html
November 19, 2024 at 4:55 AM
The Future-ish book is a great resource for both university classrooms & professional development in companies & orgs. Six #CaseStudies plus intros to #FutureStudies, #Forecasting & #Foresight, #DesignThinking, & #AlternativeFutures.
More on book, workshops, events:
www.future-ish.com/p/book.html
More on book, workshops, events:
www.future-ish.com/p/book.html
I'm not familiar with any articles but have any #utopianstudies or #dystopianstudies scholars out there been writing/reading on For All Mankind? It looks like our kind of mediascape! #alternativefutures #reimaginedhistories #scifianalysis
Is there any good articles/essays analyzing For All Mankind season 4's depiction of strikes and labor movements? I'm working on a piece and want to see other folks writing on that topic.
April 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I'm not familiar with any articles but have any #utopianstudies or #dystopianstudies scholars out there been writing/reading on For All Mankind? It looks like our kind of mediascape! #alternativefutures #reimaginedhistories #scifianalysis
By imagining alternative futures, we can build resilience for tomorrow. Learn to build your own alternative future scenarios with IFTF Scenario Building Training starting September. bit.ly/4eXOFvs
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
August 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
By imagining alternative futures, we can build resilience for tomorrow. Learn to build your own alternative future scenarios with IFTF Scenario Building Training starting September. bit.ly/4eXOFvs
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
Ενώ η ΕΕ κυνηγά κέρδη, οι εργάτες χτίζουν platform cooperatives. 72 ποδηλατιστές στην CoopCycle. Το Fairbnb δίνει τα κέρδη στις κοινότητες. Ανοιχτή τεχνολογία, δημοκρατικός έλεγχος. Αυτή είναι η λύση. #PlatformCooperatives #SolidarityEconomy #DigitalCommons #Workers #AlternativeFutures
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Ενώ η ΕΕ κυνηγά κέρδη, οι εργάτες χτίζουν platform cooperatives. 72 ποδηλατιστές στην CoopCycle. Το Fairbnb δίνει τα κέρδη στις κοινότητες. Ανοιχτή τεχνολογία, δημοκρατικός έλεγχος. Αυτή είναι η λύση. #PlatformCooperatives #SolidarityEconomy #DigitalCommons #Workers #AlternativeFutures
come to better understandings of #futures and promoting #futuresliteracy. The role of futurists is not to predict, but to describe possible and #anticipate #alternativefutures, create new #futuresimages, and to promote hashtag#grassroots participation. @sohailfutures.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
come to better understandings of #futures and promoting #futuresliteracy. The role of futurists is not to predict, but to describe possible and #anticipate #alternativefutures, create new #futuresimages, and to promote hashtag#grassroots participation. @sohailfutures.bsky.social
constrains #young people’s ability to #envision #alternativefutures, while hashtag#healing processes can catalyze agency, optimism, & #systemsthinking? Find out in this amazing article by the equally amazing Steven Lichty! Utilizing #Kenyan youth & the Kumekucha Quest programme as a case study, the
July 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
constrains #young people’s ability to #envision #alternativefutures, while hashtag#healing processes can catalyze agency, optimism, & #systemsthinking? Find out in this amazing article by the equally amazing Steven Lichty! Utilizing #Kenyan youth & the Kumekucha Quest programme as a case study, the
🔐 The next encryption war is here: COTS comms leak lives, PQC & QKD reshape security, AI drives SIGINT. By 2030, secure lines improve but the race intensifies.
Winners: those with quantum-safe tech + comms discipline. 👉
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#QuantumSecurity #Ukraine #NATO
Winners: those with quantum-safe tech + comms discipline. 👉
Contact Aurion Nexus to collaborate.
#QuantumSecurity #Ukraine #NATO
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September 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🔐 The next encryption war is here: COTS comms leak lives, PQC & QKD reshape security, AI drives SIGINT. By 2030, secure lines improve but the race intensifies.
Winners: those with quantum-safe tech + comms discipline. 👉
Contact Aurion Nexus to collaborate.
#QuantumSecurity #Ukraine #NATO
Winners: those with quantum-safe tech + comms discipline. 👉
Contact Aurion Nexus to collaborate.
#QuantumSecurity #Ukraine #NATO
Decency: AlternativeFutures
"Decency’s probably more resilient than even the most practiced cynicism."
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Or, find it in my PureSchmaltz Substack Library: davidschmaltz.substack.com/p/decency-al...
"Decency’s probably more resilient than even the most practiced cynicism."
Find the rest of this Story on my PureSchmaltz Blog: www.projectcommunity.com/PureSchmaltz...
Or, find it in my PureSchmaltz Substack Library: davidschmaltz.substack.com/p/decency-al...
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Decency: AlternativeFutures
"Decency’s probably more resilient than even the most practiced cynicism."
Find the rest of this Story on my PureSchmaltz Blog: www.projectcommunity.com/PureSchmaltz...
Or, find it in my PureSchmaltz Substack Library: davidschmaltz.substack.com/p/decency-al...
"Decency’s probably more resilient than even the most practiced cynicism."
Find the rest of this Story on my PureSchmaltz Blog: www.projectcommunity.com/PureSchmaltz...
Or, find it in my PureSchmaltz Substack Library: davidschmaltz.substack.com/p/decency-al...
Rest of this session envisions #alternativefutures; are socio-ecological-technological approaches the answer to #resilience & #sustainability?
November 25, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Rest of this session envisions #alternativefutures; are socio-ecological-technological approaches the answer to #resilience & #sustainability?
Imagine if compassion was a central tenet of our educational, societal and political systems …
#alternativefutures
#alternativefutures
December 11, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Imagine if compassion was a central tenet of our educational, societal and political systems …
#alternativefutures
#alternativefutures
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By: David Schmaltz on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
By: David Schmaltz on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Decency: AlternativeFutures
This Decency Story considers the likely resilience of Decency.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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By: David Schmaltz on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
By: David Schmaltz on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Project of the Week: Geoffrey Schwartz’s Kumu map is a systems atlas of thinkers, movements & campaigns experimenting with new models. Not just ties, but links of meaning — tracing pathways of change & showing where alternatives converge.
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#systemschange #alternativefutures
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#systemschange #alternativefutures
August 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Project of the Week: Geoffrey Schwartz’s Kumu map is a systems atlas of thinkers, movements & campaigns experimenting with new models. Not just ties, but links of meaning — tracing pathways of change & showing where alternatives converge.
buff.ly/GpYKOCG
#systemschange #alternativefutures
buff.ly/GpYKOCG
#systemschange #alternativefutures
engage with #uncertainty. This shift in #teaching moves beyond transmitting established #knowledge to helping students critically examine assumptions and actively construct #alternativefutures. #designforesight @itsanisah.bsky.social @sohailfutures.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
engage with #uncertainty. This shift in #teaching moves beyond transmitting established #knowledge to helping students critically examine assumptions and actively construct #alternativefutures. #designforesight @itsanisah.bsky.social @sohailfutures.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social
methods, to analyze the status quo of extreme heat governance in Sydney and map #alternativefutures for extreme heat governance. #futuresstudies #climatechange #urbanstudies #cityfutures @sohailfutures.bsky.social @ivanafutures.bsky.social @itsanisah.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
methods, to analyze the status quo of extreme heat governance in Sydney and map #alternativefutures for extreme heat governance. #futuresstudies #climatechange #urbanstudies #cityfutures @sohailfutures.bsky.social @ivanafutures.bsky.social @itsanisah.bsky.social @rem59.bsky.social
jfsdigital.org/articles-and... How can we better explore #alternativefutures and #generational #mindsets and explore the possible and preferred #futures for #Pakistan? Find out in this fantastic essay by Khabir Kamran! See how he analyzes the changes in the #social mind-set of its generations
Pakistan’s Generational Mind-Sets and Alternative Futures * Journal of Futures Studies
Essay Download PDF Khabir Kamran Chief Engineer, Public Sector Organization Pakistan, Infrastructure Projects Expert Abstract This essay explores the possible and preferred futures for Pakistan throug...
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January 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
jfsdigital.org/articles-and... How can we better explore #alternativefutures and #generational #mindsets and explore the possible and preferred #futures for #Pakistan? Find out in this fantastic essay by Khabir Kamran! See how he analyzes the changes in the #social mind-set of its generations
Join our campaign to reimagine the future! Together we can build a green, fair and peaceful future that puts people and the planet before profit and growth. #AlternativeFutures https://act.gp/3NpQDpy
March 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Join our campaign to reimagine the future! Together we can build a green, fair and peaceful future that puts people and the planet before profit and growth. #AlternativeFutures https://act.gp/3NpQDpy
"People eat mostly local organic food -more grain, veg, fruit and nuts, less meat, fish and dairy. Farmers supported with regenerative methods protecting biodiversity. More community supported agriculture like community farm here in Cloughjordan." #AlternativeFutures
March 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"People eat mostly local organic food -more grain, veg, fruit and nuts, less meat, fish and dairy. Farmers supported with regenerative methods protecting biodiversity. More community supported agriculture like community farm here in Cloughjordan." #AlternativeFutures
Ban on import of food linked to deforestation, rights abuses. Refill systems not disposable packaging. All ads to contain independent people-and-planet impact information. #AlternativeFutures
March 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ban on import of food linked to deforestation, rights abuses. Refill systems not disposable packaging. All ads to contain independent people-and-planet impact information. #AlternativeFutures
Strict restrictions against for-profits having any political influence. Advertising has obligatory "health warnings" about environmental impact. Progressive taxation. #AlternativeFutures
March 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Strict restrictions against for-profits having any political influence. Advertising has obligatory "health warnings" about environmental impact. Progressive taxation. #AlternativeFutures