The Art of Foresight

Art therapy provided in Naarm / Melbourne Support for exhausted women seeking to move out of burnout, reclaim their vitality, and actually enjoy their lives again FOLDENMOVE in May Hi Reader, This month is looking a little different. Our May Connect Create Companion session is scheduled for the afternoon of Saturday 9 May. Instead of our usual gathering, I'd like to invite you to come support one of our community members that afternoon. The ever delightful Jess Gabrielli is delivering...

Art therapy provided in Naarm / Melbourne Support for exhausted women seeking to move out of burnout, reclaim their vitality, and actually enjoy their lives again Let me bring you up to speed Like most good futures projects, I have been shaped and changed by the work I've done with clients over the past years. It's time for those shifts to be reflected in my work and my brand. I'm saying goodbye to Wabi Sabi Futures, and hello to The Understory Art Therapy. Those of you who have been along...

My goodness, how time flies! It's been a hot minute since I wrote. There have been some big changes happening in the background that I'm preparing to share with you soon. But today I'm writing to let you know about the much-awaited return of my Laneway Learning series. That's right... my Futures x LEGO live session is happening in Melbourne next Monday! Are you also feeling the Melbourne winter blues? Got a bad case of the Mondays? I have just the thing! Next Monday 28 July, I’m teaming up...

Futures Sampler for Change Agents is back in March Experience five methods for inviting the future into the way you lead change Keen to dip your toe into foresight but not sure where to start? Seeking to sample a variety of approaches to figure out where futures can bolster the way you approach change? Looking to explore the future more systematically while also bringing your creative and playful self? Want to have more meaningful conversations about where we are headed, what future you are...

Foresight Infused Strategy is the Futures Book Club featured read for January! Future Infused Strategy: A how-to guide for using foresight in practice from Maree Conway “Conventional strategic planning processes have become tired, formulaic, and rarely produce truly innovative and futures ready strategy. This book takes you into the world of foresight infused strategy, with people at it's core and collaboration as its primary process. Using foresight approaches in your strategy development is...

Hey Reader, Is building your futures and foresight literacy part of your plan for 2024? The Futures Book Club is a low pressure, high recommendation, social way to learn about futures and foresight methods and mindset. And right now you can secure your membership at a staggeringly good deal - $AUD24 per year, or $AUD3 month to month. The window to join at this phenomenally low price is closing. From 1 Feb, prices will be increasing. Join before the price hike to get your membership fee locked...

Four Thousand Weeks is the Futures Book Club featured read for January! Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals - from Oliver Burkeman “We live in an age of impossible demands, infinite choice, relentless distraction and spiralling global crises. Yet most productivity advice, like other modern messages about time, makes things worse. It encourages the fantasy that we might one day “get everything done”, becoming the fully optimized, emotionally invincible masters of our time. The...

Almost a decade ago I was working in public health, discussing workforce strategy. We were trying to figure out how many of the different healthcare professionals - the many types of doctors, nurses, and allied health workers - that we would need to start studying that year to meet our future workforce needs. To work this out, we started by looking at the big, well established trends that we were already feeling the effect of, like the ageing workforce creating a spike in retirements, and the...

New course: Futures Sampler for Change Agents Experience five methods for inviting the future into the way you lead change Keen to dip your toe into foresight but not sure where to start? Ready to sample a variety of approaches to figure out where futures can integrate into your approach? Want to have meaningful conversations about where we are headed, what future you are trying to create, and what this all means for your actions in the present? Introducing the Futures Sampler 5 methods over...

Imaginable is the Futures Book Club featured read for October! Imaginable: How to see the future coming and feel ready for anything - by Jane McGonigal “With a gamer’s affinity for imagined worlds and the futurist’s gusto for embracing what comes next, Jane McGonigal urges us to place ourselves ten years hence, look around, imagine what might be, ask questions, run into walls, start anew. Imaginable is both argument for action and blueprint, an irresistible thought-experiment with practical,...