Steve Fisher explores how to apply futures thinking to our personal lives and careers, creating a framework for anticipating change and developing adaptable strategies for professional development in an uncertain world.

• Traditional life trajectories are dissolving with people changing jobs 12 times on average during their working life
• Personal foresight follows a four-part process: scanning, scenarios, strategy, and action
• Effective scanning requires identifying key domains and building regular routines for spotting emerging changes
• Create at least three distinct personal scenarios with 5-10 year horizons
• Focus on developing adaptability and strategic optionality rather than rigid five-year plans
• Navigate super shifts like AI, demographic changes, and emerging technologies through personalized strategies
• Build personal foresight habits like future journaling, scenario conversations, and future self-dialogue
• Even 15-30 minutes weekly dedicated to foresight significantly improves your capacity to anticipate change

Take one hour this week for a personal foresight mini-retreat. Find a quiet space, bring a journal, and work through these questions: What changes am I noticing? What assumptions need questioning? What scenarios might unfold in my future? What capabilities serve me across multiple futures? What one action can I take this month to increase my options?

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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.

FIF Series EP 79 - Personal Foresight - Navigating Your Future