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Futures Framework

BookIntroduction

Wayfinding (Who this book is for)

We work with a lot of clients who are struggling with what to do about the future. They feel overwhelmed.  They are tired. They aren't doubting the truth of the Gospel or the reliability of the Scripture as their plumbline - it's the world around them that they don't know how…
Ali & Nick
November 22, 2020
BookIntersections

Emerging Patterns

A framework is a set of rules or principles that you use to define a decision making process. It identifies boundaries so that you can find a place to start. The Futures Framework is exactly the same, only using a vision of the future to frame a starting place instead…
Ali & Nick
November 22, 2020
BookIntroduction

Asking Better Questions

We’ve learned that asking better questions is the best place to start when applying the futures framework. Asking good questions is hard!  Our brains are programmed to find a good enough solution right away and act upon it. However, when facing the toughest problems, we need to build a deeper…
Ali & Nick
November 20, 2020
BookIntroduction

The Future Belongs to the Curious

Did you grow up reminded that “curiosity killed the cat?” Don’t stick your nose where it doesn’t belong, the proverb reminds us - it can be dangerous. Augustine even wrote in the Confessions that God "fashioned hell for the inquisitive." We’re quick to remind children of the (potential) dangers of…
Ali & Nick
November 20, 2020
BookIntroduction

So… what comes next?

What if, instead of keeping up with change, you could get ahead of it? It’s an incredible thought, in times like these, where it feels like change is moving far too fast to keep up with. The rate of technology change is astonishing - and we can barely keep our…
Ali & Nick
November 10, 2020