What are the top 10 trends for the next ten years? Download the report here.
Events
The future of communities: Live signals and sensemaking panel
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
4:00 to 5:00 PM Central (Chicago)
4:00 to 5:00 PM Central (Chicago)
🌟 Join the Economist & Top-50 Futurist, Rebecca Ryan 🌟Together with her expert panel of signal-spotters, you'll discuss the pivotal signals shaping the future of local governments and communities.
🔍 Be a step ahead. Understand what's happening today that will define tomorrow.
Panelists include:
- Ann Gergen, Association of Government Risk Pools
- Dr. Charlie Grantham, NEXT Generation Consulting
- Dr. Creston Burse, Futurist, Ellucian
- Don MacPherson, host of 12 Geniuses podcast
- Dr. Mark Funkhouser. Funkhouser & Associates and former Mayor of Kansas City
- Michèle Thibeau, on her own behalf as a Certified Reinvention Associate
- Sara Bixby, former Deputy Director at Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
Past Event:
Position Yourself for the Future: The Top Ten Trends with Rebecca Ryan & Co.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
Imagine a world a decade from now. How prepared are you to thrive? Join Rebecca Ryan, an economist and top-50 professional futurist, for an exclusive session on: "Ten Trends You'll Face in the Next Ten Years."
Past Event:
Futures Friday: You, Futurist + Foresight Module 2.3
Friday, October 22, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
[ 2.3 ] In this session we will practice the art of signal hunting and sensemaking. This session will wrap up Module 2.
[ Module 2 ] Sensing: How to spot what’s coming and get ahead of the herd. What's on your radar? What signals are you picking up about what is changing and what that might mean for your life, e.g., your family, your work, your community? In this module, we help you get set up to answer this question. We begin by introducing you to strategic foresight, followed by helping you define a domain for your research and practicing signal hunting and sensemaking.
Pre-reading will be sent via confirmation email following registration. Only registered participants will be able to access the event recording post-event!
Past Event:
Futures Friday: You, Futurist + Foresight Module 2.2
Friday, October 8, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
[ 2.2 ] There are four-phases to the strategic foresight process and different ways to apply them. In this segment, we will learn how to define the domain for a strategic foresight project.
[ Module 2 ] Sensing: How to spot what’s coming and get ahead of the herd. What's on your radar? What signals are you picking up about what is changing and what that might mean for your life, e.g., your family, your work, your community? In this module, we help you get set up to answer this question. We begin by introducing you to strategic foresight, followed by helping you define a domain for your research and practicing signal hunting and sensemaking.
Pre-reading will be sent via confirmation email following registration. Only registered participants will be able to access the event recording post-event!
Past Event:
Futures Fridays: Signals and Sensemaking
Friday, September 10, 2021
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
12:00 to 1:00 PM Central (Chicago)
Signals of the future are all around us. Join Rebecca Ryan + Friends to kick off our fall Futures Friday series with one of our most popular live events, Signals and Sensemaking.
