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Could Social Distancing Be With Us Until 2021?

The Horizons Tracker

Scenario planning. The researchers simulated a number of different scenarios to try and gauge the impact different approaches to social distancing might have, both in terms of the number of people requiring inpatient and critical care, and those who ultimately die of the virus.

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Reimagining the Boardroom for an Age of Virtual Reality and AI

Harvard Business Review

Boards challenge their executives to get with the digital age — but many haven’t followed their own good advice. It would be an antidote to the insularity that so many boards are criticized for, and a useful complement to the simulations and war-game tools that help with scenario planning and anticipating competitors’ moves.

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How to Think Like a Futurist

Strategy Driven

Futurists use tools that systematize these recommendations including scenario planning, environmental scanning, Delphi surveying, and individual software programs like Fibres, Futures Platform, and Athena. My final piece of advice in thinking like a futurist is to be proactive.