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| The 27 habits of highly successful futurists |
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| Written by John Mahaffie | |
| Tuesday, 08 April 2008 | |
My thoughts on how to make foresight a habit, and to do it well[note: With these, I usually offer a link to a relevent post on my blog Foresight Culture, where you can read more about these principles and share your comments. There aren't really 27, I blew past number that a while ago]1. Decide what it means [link] 2. Pay it forward [link] 3. Talk to the frog [link] 4. Find the anti-you 5. Get out from behind the mouse [link] 6. Go visual [link] 7. Bring a camera [link] 8. See the world with different eyes [link] 9. Read outside the box 10. Switch on a second radar screen [link] 11. Assume you are not normal 12. Look at the story 13. Keep the future on the agenda [link] 14. Play the futurist in your organization 15. Help people be at play in the future [link] 16. Use data 17. Get away from data 18. Use lessons from the past [link] 19. Learn to communicate about the future 20. Get everyone's assumptions out [link] 21. Reject linearity 22. Listen to the dissidents and lone voices 23. Exaggerate for understanding [link] 24. Know you are exaggerating [link] 25. Go negative [link] 26. Globalize all questions [link] 27. It's ok to be wrong [link] 28. Don't just analyze, speculate 29. Don't hate the present [link] 30. Bring along a friend [link] 31. Never stop [link] This is an evolving list, and I'd be pleased to hear your suggestions and additions. |
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