Planning for the Future Like a Futurist

<p dir="ltr">With all of the rapid technology changes that are emerging all around us, how can you better look to and prepare for the future?  Will AI render your work useless in the near future?  It takes the insights of a futurist to understand all of the potential and problems that the future really holds.  On today’s episode of The Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Craig Brown and Thom Singer welcome Futurist and Applied Foresight Consultant Simon Anderson. Simon works to help companies be more future-ready, and he shares eye-opening insights into what exactly the future holds and his top five tips for becoming more future-ready. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">What is a futurist?</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The title means different things to different people. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Generally speaking, a futurist studies the future and makes predictions based on current and emerging trends. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Futurists aim to navigate challenges and capitalize on opportunities created by rapid change. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Famous futurist Alvin Toffler made an impressive number of accurate predictions about the future. </p> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Three A thinking</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Attention, anticipation, and action are the three key points to an improved mindset and practice. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">With the three A’s, you can change how you think as well as how you do things. </p> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">By paying attention to the peripheral forces at work in your life, you can locate a preview of what might be important in the future. </p> </