What will the future be like?
The Schaltzeit Futures Oracle has the answers!
All nonsense?
Surely that statement about the future is wrong!
What makes you say that?
Can we even falsify or confirm something that doesn't yet exist in the present because it lies in the future?
Nobody can predict the future. Statements about the future can be neither true nor false.
But that doesn't mean engaging with the future has to be a blind game of chance. We apply various futures studies methods to address questions about the future in a meaningful, well-founded, and transparent way.
Do I need an oracle, or can it go?
Even though the future can't be predicted, it's understandable that people often wish – especially in uncertain times – for statements about the future that are certain and provide orientation. But are there other ways to gain orientation, even without absolutely certain statements about the future? Futures studies offers a broad spectrum of methods for exactly that. The art lies in finding the right method for your question about the future.
Which approach to the future suits me? What kind of statements about the future do I need?
Depending on the question and context, very different approaches can help.
Is it about motivating, inspiring images of the future? Is a solid data foundation essential? Should experts be consulted, or is it about democratically involving diverse stakeholders and their visions of the future? Does the strategy department urgently need implications that guide action?
The art lies in finding the right method for your question about the future. Book a workshop for you and your team so that together we can find a meaningful way of dealing with the uncertainties of the future.