Since the new year must bring some new predictions here are nine areas that I think will see important milestones or changes in public sentiment in 2013.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Communications & Technology
A Very Futurist Christmas: Top Products for 2012
For a futurist, this period of gift-giving is a great time to canvas cutting edge products to see how the technological trends we like to observe are making their way into mainstream use.… Continue Reading
Can Digital Democracy Work?
What we’re seeing now is recognition that we have entered a transitional period in which the very foundations of civic participation and collective construction of identity have been set free from their historical limitations. From this point we can begin to conceive of new forms of ‘democracy’ that seek to incorporate plurality not only of perspective but also social form and function.… Continue Reading
Digital Diplomacy and the Ethics of Future Politics
Thoughts from a digital diplomacy conference discussing how information from social media sources is gathered, verified and used; who are the main actors in the UK and abroad; and what the future of foreign service look like over the next few decades.… Continue Reading
The Best of Future Conscience 2009 – 2012
To recognise three years of writing the blog I’m highlighting some of my favourite posts, the ones that I would hope everybody who visits would read (and share!) and that highlight the tone and purpose of the blog the best.… Continue Reading
Buzz Aldrin, Curiosity on Mars, and the Privatisation of Space
Listening to Buzz Aldrin speak so passionately about space exploration and the new frontiers for humanity brought up some important questions about how much we want to commercialise future endeavours in this arena. Should we allow the privatisation of space?… Continue Reading