“Foresight turns out to be a critical adaptive strategy for times of great stress.” TurnsStressStrategyCriticalForesightAdaptive Author:Jamais Cascio
“Cloud computing offers individuals access to data and applications from nearly any point of access to the Internet, offers businesses a whole new way to cut costs for technical infrastructure, and offers big computer companies a potentially giant market for hardware and services.” WayWholeBigsIndividualCompanyCuttingInternetCostOffersComputerCloudsAccessDataGiantsApplicationNew WaysInfrastructureComputingHardwareCloud Computing Author:Jamais Cascio
“Human civilization has been changing the Earths environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts.” HumansHas BeensEarthWaterEnvironmentWindCivilizationCreatingPatternsDesertCyclesDroughtDamsDeforestationHuman CivilizationUrbanization Author:Jamais Cascio
“A good scenario doesn't make a good science fiction story - but it's a setting within which a good science fiction story might be told.” StoriesMightFictionScience FictionSettingSettingsScenariosGood ScienceFiction Stories Author:Jamais Cascio
“Everything we think about regarding sustainability - from energy to agriculture to manufacturing to population - has a water footprint. Almost all of the water on Earth is salt water, and the remaining freshwater supplies are split between agricultural use and human use - as well as maintaining the existing natural environment.” ThinkingHumansWellsUseEarthEnergyWaterNaturalEnvironmentPopulationSustainabilitySaltSplitsAgricultureMaintainingManufacturingSuppliesFootprintNatural EnvironmentSalt Water Author:Jamais Cascio
“Trying to do what your competitors are doing but basically a little bit better is probably not going to be the winning strategy. The problem is finding what your competitors wouldnt even consider doing.” TryingLittlesProblemWinningBitsFindingsLittle BitStrategyCompetitors Author:Jamais Cascio
“Even if we were to stop putting out greenhouse gases right now, we'd still face decades of warming.” IfsStillsFacesRight NowDecadesGreenhousesGreenhouse Gases Author:Jamais Cascio
“Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort.” ThinkingHardEffortPracticeHard WorkGet Better Author:Jamais Cascio
“As useful as websites and journals are, there's real value in books, too.” BookRealValuesJournalWebsiteReal Value Author:Jamais Cascio