IFTF: Future Now

The Evolution of the Quantified Self

May 01, 2018 By Bradley Kreit

In 2007, journalist Gary Wolf launched Quantified Self, a blog and meet-up group dedicated to what was then a niche phenomenon: people meticulously...

eSports Gets a "New Mindset" for 2026

Apr 26, 2018 By Alexander Goldman

The rumors, it turned out, were true. The Shock were wearing “Mindsets,” neuro-sensor devices that measure signals of focus, anger, and concern as...

Thoughts from the Authors

Apr 19, 2018 By Barry Pousman

Douglas Rushkoff, David Pescovitz, and Jake Dunagan discuss "The Biology of Disinformation: Memes, Media Viruses, and Cultural...

Citizen Sensing

Apr 18, 2018 By Carla Sinclair

When the Fukushima 9.0 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear radiation disaster hit Japan in March 2011, survivors were desperate to know how...

The Centaur Revolution

Apr 16, 2018 By Kevin Kelly

Intelligence is a symphony of different cognitive instruments, with each instrument producing a different kind of sound, a different type of thinking....

Designing a 21st Century Community College for Working Learners

Apr 12, 2018 By Ben Hamamoto and Sara Skvirsky

Community college has always been about being open and accessible. It's meant to be a place where anyone can go to get the skills they need to move up...

Making Miku

Apr 10, 2018 By Ben Hamamoto

Japanese pop star Hatsune Miku has never written a song; she relies on thousands of songwriters.

News From the Future #2

Apr 05, 2018

An issue from the Archives: November 17, 2017.

Take to the Cyber Streets!

Apr 04, 2018 By Sam Gregory

Traditional approaches to activist organizing are increasingly under threat. From street protests to legally-constituted non-profits and NGOs, all...

Foresight Studio goes on the road to Bern, Switzerland!

Apr 03, 2018 By Neela Lazkani

In response to popular demand, we will host an inaugural European Foresight Practitioner Training: July 10-12,...

Back to the Future?

Mar 30, 2018 By Marina Gorbis

Over the course of nearly 300 years, we have developed a set of technologies, practices, needs, ideologies, and institutions that value, support, and...

Legends In VR

Mar 27, 2018 By Quinault Childs

Over the past months, IFTF researchers Quinault Quinault Childs and Toshi Hoo of the Emerging Media Lab (EML) have been involved in advising an...

News From the Future #1

Mar 12, 2018 By Mark Frauenfelder

News from the Future is a monthly newsletter about the latest research at Institute for the Future and beyond. This October 2017 issue includes "How...

“The current form of inequality has not existed for one hundred years"

Mar 09, 2018 By Jean Hagan

Changes in the concept of work will radically change the whole society, says future researcher Marina...

Better Than Being There

Mar 07, 2018 By Bob Johansen

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality will provide new opportunities to communicate more effectively, productively, and...

FUTURE NOW - When Everything is Media

Feb 28, 2018 By Ben Hamamoto

During this 50th Anniversary year for IFTF, we look ahead to the next decade, we are on the verge of a new set of technological advances that will...

The Promise and Problems of Chat Apps in Journalism

Feb 26, 2018 By Samuel Woolley

IFTF's latest research for Google News Lab reveals the increasing reliance on chat apps for sharing information means journalists have new challenges...

Loconomics Strikes Partnership with California Community College

Feb 23, 2018 By Jean Hagan

Positive Platforms Design Jam Fellowship Winner Helps Prepare Students for the Future of Work

Get Fit for Tomorrow's Work + Learn Economy

Feb 16, 2018 By Mark Frauenfelder

IFTF Launches Future Skills Initiative ... The work + learn economy is transforming before our eyes. Machines are doing jobs no one expected they'd be...