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Rapid Response: 2024 is the most significant time in human history (Encore)

Sep 10, 2024

Ari Wallach, a futurist and host of the PBS docuseries "A Brief History of the Future," discusses the critical importance of long-term thinking in an era fraught with global challenges. He emphasizes our biological inclination toward short-term focus, urging leaders to embrace their moral responsibilities as core business metrics. Wallach also explores the concept of "futuring" and how AI can be seen as "immortal algorithms" in shaping our future. His insights inspire listeners to make decisions that will positively impact generations to come.

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Quick takeaways

The concept of futuring encourages individuals and leaders to actively engage with long-term implications for a sustainable and thriving future.

Addressing the negativity bias and focusing on positive storytelling can reshape perceptions of the future toward more optimistic and constructive outcomes.

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Understanding Futuring as a Verb

The concept of futuring is framed not as an abstract noun, but as an active verb that shapes human interaction and decision-making. To envision a thriving future for humanity, individuals must engage consistently with what that future could look like, taking on their roles as parents, professionals, and community members. By focusing on long-term implications rather than short-term gains, people can become more proactive in creating the world they want to see. This approach encourages them to consider the effects of their everyday choices, ultimately aligning their actions with a vision for a sustainable future.

Focus Beyond the Dashboard

01:00

Future Self Seen as Stranger

01:02

Intro

2min

Envisioning Our Future: The Role of Long-Term Thinking

18min

Navigating Growth and Cultural Synchronicity

4min

Visions of the Future: Ideology and Technology

5min

Embracing Futuring: Practices for Future Generations

4min

Empowering Businesses for a Better Future

3min

We are biologically wired to focus on the near-term, and that’s often a good thing. But in this moment — with global conflict, fast-evolving tech, and climate change dominating our present — we need to also prioritize long-term impacts. Futurist Ari Wallach joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to dive into our biological and business motivations around what he calls “futuring.” Host of the new PBS docuseries, A Brief History of the Future, Wallach shares lessons from the longest-standing corporations on Earth, why he views AI as “immortal algorithms,” and how business leaders must embrace the moral imperative of their business as a core KPI.

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