You should read this if… you are a leader who recognises that better long‑term decisions start with better questions, not better forecasts. This article presents 50 carefully curated questions spanning technology, society, the environment, the economy, and politics, designed to challenge assumptions, surface blind spots, and expand how leaders think about change. Rather than offering predictions, it reframes futures thinking as a leadership discipline rooted in inquiry—helping organisations anticipate emerging risks, identify new opportunities, and engage more meaningfully with uncertainty by asking the questions that shape strategy, resilience, and long‑term impact.

You should read this if… you are a CEO or board member looking for a proven, structured way to move beyond short‑term planning and actively shape your organisation’s future. This article introduces Sohail Inayatullah’s Six Pillars of Futures Thinking—mapping, anticipating, timing, deepening, creating alternatives, and transforming—as a comprehensive framework for understanding change and designing preferred futures rather than defaulting to inherited or “used” ones. It explains how the six pillars help leaders recover strategic agency, challenge dominant assumptions, explore alternative pathways, and align action with long‑term transformation in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.

You should read this if… you are a CEO or board member who wants a clear, accessible way to engage your leadership teams in futures thinking without wading through academic complexity. This article introduces Icons of Futures Thinking as a set of five practical, visual frameworks—the Futures Triangle, Two × Two Matrix, Three Horizons, Four Archetypes, and the Futures Wheel—that make it easier to explore uncertainty, challenge assumptions, and discuss alternative futures. It explains how these icons provide a shared language for leaders to identify signals of change, explore plausible disruptions, and think beyond short‑term horizons, turning futures thinking from an abstract concept into a usable, repeatable capability for strategic decision‑making.

Key note presentation: 0900 Friday 02 June 2023, Doctors Health in Queensland “DHQ Forum: Doctors Unmasked: being human in medicine” Brisbane, Queensland.

Key note presentation: 0900 Friday 24 March 2023, Local Government Association of South Australia Communications Conference, Adelaide, South Australia.

Rather than solely striving for financial success, an increasing number of people recognise the importance of leisure time. How could this change in values alter our relationship to work and leisure? What role will AI and automation play? Its time to start thinking about this emerging change and its impact!

Foresight workshops: 18 & 19 January 2023, Leaders for IMPACT Network, Sydney, Australia.

Holacracy is a system of governance that seeks to replace the rigidity of a traditional command structure with a more flexible and adaptive system. Could it be the future of work?

Universal Basic Income is a system where all citizens of a country or state receive an income from the government to meet their basic needs. What could futures that include Universal Basic Income look like? How could it be funded?

As artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to evolve, so too will the role of robots in charity fundraising. Can we expect to see more human-robot teams in our futures?

Direct-to-avatar (D2A) is a new business model that allows companies to sell their goods directly to avatars or digital twins of customers in the virtual world. Could it become a reality?

A leased standard of living could exist where people pay one monthly subscription to receive all the goods and services they need - housing, food, entertainment and transport. Could this work appear?

Social ranking systems - part of our futures, or unlikely to happen? Have we already made the decisions that pre-empt a social ranking system?

Participatory budgeting - reality or fantasy? How could citizen lead decision making change the way you operate your for-purpose organisation?