As a business futurist, I’m constantly fascinated by the possibilities that lie ahead, that’s why on 1st March each year I’m thrilled to pause and celebrate World Futures Day, a day dedicated to envisioning and shaping our collective futures.

Today, let’s take a moment to appreciate the incredible journey humanity is on and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.

The Roaring 2020’s has been challenging, polarising and extreme. COVID sent us hurtling off track from our imagined futures.

Conversations and planning now too often get stuck on mitigating concerns and solving perceived but not necessarily real problems.

Loud polarised voices of negativity and doom and gloom seem to dominate our headlines and permeate our thoughts.

We are fixated on finding the RIGHT and only answer to everything, and have lost sight of the joy of being human, that there is more than one right answer, the trick is too find the one that suits you the best and leave others to do the same.

Since life’s inception we have tried to lift ourselves higher by inventing technologies that assist us to do what we humanly do, better, easier or swifter.

We are truly living in the greatest renaissance of all humanities existence, where all things are possible and there is so much more for us to still achieve.

The world of possibilities we create today, is the legacy we leave for the millennium of generations ahead.

We have in the last few decades crossed the threshold from inventing technological interventions that replace human muscle and brute force, to now also inventing technologies supplementing and enhancing human thinking and knowledge.

We will forever more cocreate alongside machines, AI and whatever else is ahead.

But what do we want technology to do for us and how do we best live in this new world we will imagine into existence?

This is the time when humans need to bravely decide what we want to be and do in the future and then utilise human wisdom and invent technologies to help us achieve it.

Remember, the future isn’t something that just happens to us – it’s something we create.

Every decision we make, every action we take, shapes our tomorrow.

So, today, let’s celebrate the power of imagination and the importance of shaping a future that’s bright, sustainable, inclusive, and brimming with opportunities for all.

As we celebrate World Futures Day, I’m curious to know – what does your ideal future look like?

What human and technological advancements are you most excited about?

How do you envision these changes enhancing our lives and our world?

Share your thoughts and let’s dream about the future together!

🌍🚀 Happy World Futures Day! 🚀🌍