Futuring

That modern societies deal with pieces better than wholes is not news. That we make many problems worse because we see, understand, and act on them in pieces is also well known. The thought that complex and swampy issues cannot be dealt with in pieces and that they must be seen, thought through, and handled systemically is now commonplace.

The most frequently asked question posed to futurists is “How do you tell what is going to happen in the future?”

Here are a few of the most common techniques for anticipating, forecasting, and assessing future events.