Peter Schwartz, the futurist behind Minority Report, explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.
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It’s very easy to imagine how things might go wrong, but it’s much harder to imagine how things might go right.
“Futurists“ are those who study the future so that the people alive today can make better decisions for tomorrow.
It is impossible to get all of the predictions right. The point of futurism, however, is to envision multiple scenarios in which we can test our decisions so that we are ready for whatever actually occurs.
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About Peter Schwartz:
Peter Schwartz is an internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, specializing in scenario planning and working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. As Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning for Salesforce, he manages the organization’s ongoing strategic conversation.
Peter was co-founder and chairman of Global Business Network. He is the author of several works. His first book, The Art of the Long View, is considered a seminal publication on scenario planning. Peter has also served as a script consultant on the films “The Minority Report,“ “Deep Impact,“ “Sneakers,“ and “War Games.“ He received a B.S. in aeronautical engineering and astronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York.
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