FIF Series EP 63 - World Building - Part 2 - Mapping Your Future Through Trends, Drivers & Systems

We dive into world building as part of the Spectrum Foresight method, exploring how to map future possibilities using supershifts, trends, drivers and complex systems. Understanding the deep, sweeping changes reshaping our societies at a fundamental level provides strategic depth for long-term planning.

• Supershifts are powerful transformative forces like digital transformation and climate consciousness that drive significant changes
• Trends are visible indicators and surface-level manifestations of deeper supershifts
• Drivers are the underlying factors pushing change forward, including technological advancements, cultural values, and economic pressures
• Systems mapping visualizes how supershifts, trends and drivers interact, revealing opportunities and risks
• Balance complexity with clarity when creating systems maps and incorporate diverse perspectives
• Practical exercise: identify one supershift impacting your industry, list trends stemming from it and key drivers

Next episode will focus on designing physical and digital infrastructures that reflect these mapped elements. Keep connecting those dots, imagining vivid future worlds, and as always, think forward.

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🎧 Listen Now On:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-forward-conversations-with-futurists-innovators-and-big-thinkers/id1736144515

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IOn8PZCMMC04uixlATqoO

Web: https://thinkforward.buzzsprout.com/

Thank you for joining me on this ongoing journey into the future. Until next time, stay curious, and always think forward.