FIF Series EP 35 - Designing Distinct and Compelling Futures

The designing phase of the Spectrum Foresight Method helps us build usable, realistic scenarios that acknowledge how different groups experience the same future differently.

• Traditional scenario planning methods oversimplify by forcing futures into singular narratives
• Multiple futures exist simultaneously - what's transformation for one group is collapse for another
• Spectrum Foresight designs layered, coexisting realities within the same world
• The AI example: thriving startups, adapting professionals, and struggling content creators all in one future
• Spectrum-Layered Analysis (SLA) examines futures across seven dimensions from visible events to underlying archetypes
• Mapped scenarios help test strategies against different possibilities and develop adaptive approaches
• Challenge yourself to design multiple overlapping experiences within the same world

In our next episode, we'll explore how to move from scenario design to real-world action, applying foresight to decision-making, innovation, and strategy.

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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.