
What is a commonplace book?
A commonplace book is a personal collection of notes, quotes, observations, and information that … Read more

Alvin Toffler quotation
Science fiction is the sovereign prophylactic against future shock.

Book journaling
Book journaling is a practice of documenting your reading experience and reflections in a … Read more

Thought-terminating cliches
From this Guardian article. "the phrase describes a catchy platitude aimed at shutting down … Read more

Creativity subsumed by capitalist consumption
In this interview, Alex Tier suggests that for many of us, our creativity has … Read more

The Futures Cone
Science fiction authors and futurists don’t predict the future. They extrapolate based on current … Read more

Great Law of the Haudenosaunee quotation
The thickness of your skin shall be seven spans — which is to say … Read more

What is STEEP analysis?
A STEEP analysis is a look at how: Social Technological Economic Environmental and Political … Read more

Futures empathy
People tend to focus on the short term due to biases like presentism and … Read more