How to think like a futurist with Jennifer Lo on Creative Confidence Podcast

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Futuring is about preparation, not prediction. We can make better decisions today by thinking a little bit further ahead—something IDEO's Jennifer Lo calls tangible futuring. In the latest episode of the Creative Confidence Podcast, she shares how to think like a futurist, along with practical tips and advice. We cover: ➕ The 3 building blocks of a futuring practice ➕ A practical approach to spotting signals and trends ➕ How to bring futures thinking into your team’s everyday work ➕ Artifacts and storytelling to make the future tangible Podcast + recap: https://bit.ly/46b71WX Want to hear more? Good! We have another episode with Jennifer coming out soon. She'll answer questions from our community on the connection between futuring and strategy, getting buy in from the C-suite, organizational design, and more. Subscribe to the Creative Confidence Podcast to hear it first: ideou.com/podcast

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Theodoros Matakiadis

Father | Leading disruptive innovation for future growth in agriculture. | Strategic Management | Innovation Development | Portfolio Management | People Leading | Future thinking

1mo

Love the graph shared in the blog-post.

I particularly liked the tip to create "articles not abstracts" when helping the organization consider future possibilities.

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Mike Feinson

I help organizations build alignment, resolve complex challenges, and foster innovation | Strategy Facilitator | Coach | Speaker

1mo

Great episode Jennifer Lo and fun hearing you on this podcast. Love the emphasis that it’s not about prediction - it’s about being more prepared for what may come.

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