Patreon CEO Jack Conte explains how the current internet algorithms are killing the traditional “follower” for creators, threatening their creative freedom and livelihoods. The internet started as a platform that democratized creative distribution. You could upload your work to platforms like YouTube and immediately have it accessible to millions of people. After that came the “subscribe” button, which enabled creators to go beyond reach. Now they could build a following and find their true fans that would support them to build a creative business. But with the rise of platform-focused algorit ..read more

My Wildest Prediction is a podcast series from Euronews Business where we dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries. In this episode, Tom Goodwin talks with Nikolas Badminton, Chief Futurist and Think Tank leader at Futurist.com, about the future of futurism. Check out the original article at Euronews. Nikolas Badminton’s work is the antithesis of mindfulness. He is a futurist and “hope engineer,” renowned for delivering talks globally and mentoring high-level executives and government officials for over three decades. Why do people say we are living in a simulation ..read more

Thank you for attending Nikolas Badminton’s futurist keynote at the Insights Association’s 2024 Annual Conference, April 8-10 in Atlanta. We hope that you were inspired and amazed at the incredible futures that are just a few short years away. Here Nikolas provides a resource for you to start scanning for signals, exploring new trends and building scenarios to bolster your strategic thinking and to start HOPE ENGINEERING. Foresight creates incredible value in your business This is your opportunity to kickstart your futures exploration. You’re here most likely because Nikolas Badminton has ha ..read more

Welcome to Futurist.com. This is where world-renowned futurist speaker Nikolas Badminton and the Futurist Think Tank share signals, trends and ideas of how our world is and might change. This page has been prepared by Nikolas Badminton, as an ongoing reference on the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI), for Community Futures Pan West 2024.  These references are not extensive, however they act as a great starting point and ongoing reference to expert opinion as the AI space accelerates. Please note: These references will take you to 3rd party websites and expert contact / profile pages ..read more

We are sharing this incredible futures project as part using the UK’s  Open Government Licence v3.0. The original post can be seen here. ____________________________ Using experimental methods to reimagine decision-making for the freshwater system, post 2043 How can we find and develop ideas that are truly different to the status quo? It’s a question that many policymakers ask themselves, either to seek new ways to improve policy outcomes or to plan for the unexpected. Typically, we find that the answer lies in stretching imaginations and widening perspectives. This blog looks at how ..read more

Welcome to Futurist.com. This is where world-renowned futurist speaker Nikolas Badminton and the Futurist Think Tank share signals, trends and ideas of how our world is and might change. This page has been prepared by Nikolas Badminton, as an ongoing reference on the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI), for Community Futures Pan West in British Columbia.  These references are not extensive, however they act as a great starting point and ongoing reference to expert opinion as the AI space accelerates. Please note: These references will take you to 3rd party websites and expert contact ..read more

We are sharing this incredible futures project as part using the UK’s  Open Government Licence v3.0. The original post can be seen here. ____________________________ Using experimental methods to reimagine decision-making for the freshwater system, post 2043 How can we find and develop ideas that are truly different to the status quo? It’s a question that many policymakers ask themselves, either to seek new ways to improve policy outcomes or to plan for the unexpected. Typically, we find that the answer lies in stretching imaginations and widening perspectives. This blog looks at how we u ..read more

Nikolas Badminton is a futurist speaker that loves working with clients to develop custom keynotes that help their attendees get a Futurist’s Mindset and see the megatrends and industry trends that highlight how their world will change. At the beginning of the process, even before they reach out to him, we see a real challenge – what is a futurist and what do they do? It seems that so many people call themselves futurists and it seems that hyperbole-driven keynotes and wild claims may be the order of the day. We’re not sure if that is useful, entertaining or even needed at our events. The trut ..read more

I’ve been attracted to counter and subcultures since my early teenage years – the 1980s.  Punk, post-punk, hardcore, Hip Hop culture (b-boys, graffiti, turntablism, rap), skateboarding, surfing – whatever takes us away from the uniform square of normal, accepted UK life. At university I hung out with the bands and comedians as they rolled through and spent my time digging in old and new record stores for jazz, funk, trip hop (not a fan of the phrase but think Mo Wax, Ninja Tune, Wall of Sound) and DJing wildly strange electronic / industrial music in the student union. I had my crew of we ..read more

The years of promotion that futures thinking and foresight can supercharge your strategic thinking has worked. We are seeing it everywhere with all sorts of futurists – from the tech evangelists to the light touch of the Pop Futurists and the systemic rigor of the academic community. While this is great in terms of recognition, it has also led to the oversimplification of what great futures work is. So, it’s time to explore the democratization of future thinking and foresight. Like any useful intellectual discipline, the learning and application of foresight in a way that does not take into co ..read more