This great article by Lamisha Serf-Walls discusses 5 Reasons Imagination Is More Important Than Reality. Originally posted on Huffington Post, she argues that our dreams are made of imagination, and for dreams to become reality, we have to imagine them. Is it important to be in the here and now? Or is it more worthwhile…
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It’s so encouraging to see a building for children win an award from architecture’s most prestigious body, the RIBA. In fact, three of the four finalists were educational buildings. Children Village shows that functional buildings for children can still be well-designed and inspiring. Children Village, a new school complex on the edge of the rainforest…
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There’s nothing more exciting than seeing where our imaginations can take us. We applaud TIME‘s annual celebration of ideas and creativity and what they might mean for the future. Inventions come from dreaming things up that didn’t exist before. Whether it’s something ingenious, useful, or just for fun, it’s all about imagination and those championing…
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We’ve talked a lot and often about AI and its emergence into the world of work, and how we’ll co-exist with it. This article from TechRadar looks particularly at the idea of using AI to augment our current processes. Fascinatingly, Isaac Asimov imagined this concept in the 1940s, detailed in his novels. With technology’s rapid…
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While making is enjoying a space in the limelight against the distant nature of the digital, its work isn’t done. This article from The New York Times looks at the importance of making as more than a hobby. Learning to get creative in the classroom is essential to solving real world problems. Creating in the…
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Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominating the conversation around future work for some time, and understandably so. However, as with any change and development, it’s worth taking in all angles on the issue. We’ve been reading this great piece from Wired on why the ‘rise of the machines’ might not mean that the…
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While we must take the implications of technological advancement seriously, we can still get excited about the possible benefits. By its very definition, empathy is about putting oneself in another’s shoes, so what better than virtual reality, “the ultimate empathy machine”? In this article from Futurity, Alex Shashkevich, Stanford University, is exploring new research into how technology…
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A fun example of lateral thinking with a serious message. Something that looks like a gimmick has an obvious purpose – to clean up litter – alongside a couple of more subtle ones about our behaviour. Seeing the consequences from another perspective might have us eating crow indeed. As you enter Puy du Fou, a historical theme…
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But “was he right?” Is the question being asked by Rafi Letzter in LiveScience. We hear a lot about the unstoppable nature of scientific advancement, but are we ready for it? There’s an argument being made, and not just by science fiction films, for caution. Before we accept the rise of the superhumans, it’s essential that…
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We are none of us unaware of the social and developmental issues that surround us. This inequality hits even harder when the disparity is extreme and local in a community. Some of the most affluent live alongside the most disadvantaged, and you don’t have to go far to see it. This article from ArtsFwd is the…
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Who better to get business insights from than those who created the future that’s shaken up our present, possibly for good? Taskrabbit, Stripe and LinkedIn were the upstarts that changed the game, and here they talk to Quartz about where the trend will go. Traditional business will continue to be challenged, and not just by…
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