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What are weak signals?
A weak signal is a small, early hint that something might be changing. Learning to see them is the first step to thinking about the future.
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Foresight concepts and practices explained simply, with examples from Peru. For anyone who wants to train their curiosity and think long term, no expertise needed.
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Signals and trends: how they differ
Signals are the beginning; trends are the pattern that appears when many signals point in the same direction.
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Foresight for beginners
Foresight does not try to guess the future. It explores several possible futures to make better decisions in the present.
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How to spot signals of change around you
Spotting signals is a habit, not a talent. This guide suggests where to look and which questions to ask to train your eye.
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The futures cone: possible, plausible, probable and preferable
The futures cone is a visual tool to organize the futures we imagine, from the possible to the ones we prefer.
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Future scenarios: what they are and how to build them
A scenario is a coherent story of what the future could look like. It does not aim to be right: it helps you prepare for several possibilities at once.
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Backcasting: designing the path from the future you want
Backcasting starts from a desired future and walks back to the present, to find out which steps it takes to get there.
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Megatrends: the big forces shaping the future
Megatrends are broad, slow changes that affect almost everything. Knowing them helps you make sense of the signals you see every day.
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Long-term thinking: how to practice it every day
Thinking long term means bringing the people and places of decades from now into today's decisions. It can be trained with simple habits.
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Three horizons: seeing change as it happens
The three horizons show that the future already lives alongside the present: what is declining, what is in transition and what is starting to emerge.
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Futures thinking in the classroom: activities to imagine futures
Thinking about the future is learned by practicing. These activities work at school or university and need no special materials.
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Foresight and futures thinking glossary
The most common foresight terms, explained in one or two sentences.
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Practice with real signals
With Mirai you capture what is changing in your neighborhood, read it through three questions and connect it with other perspectives.