The Geometry of Foresight: Are we Thinking Outside the Box?
As more and more people engage in generative AI on the job, it’s interesting to see a new generation of tools being adopted into workflows and working styles. Although there are still major discrepancies among users and consistency of use, it seems that going forward, Chat GPT will be a go-to for many professionals. Within specific fields, there have always been specific tools to get the job done. The foresight field is no different. Futurists are keen on AI as much as any other profession these days but most still fall back on an array of established methods. This post seeks to unpack a quirky observation: many well-known futurist tools align to geometric shapes and concepts. This compelling fact beholds new insights as to what futurists think and may help better understand the role futurists play in business and society. Foresight, or futures studies, is a multidisciplinary field that draws on numerous skills. It is fair to say mathematics is one of the many fields of study which ha...
