Contemplating Melting Icebergs in Sunny Florida

DATE: Nov. 30, 2016, on the road to Ft. Lauderdale FORECAST: Unseasonably warm MISSION: Attend the Companies vs. Climate Change Conference When I had first registered for the conference, way back in August, I had imagined a significantly different future than the one I was living in as I made the three-hour drive to Ft. […]

Imagining a World of Sustainable Abundance

  This is an example of story as tool for exploring the future.  Originally presented at TEDxNASA@Silicon Valley.   Today is January 29, 2055.   It’s a crisp sunny afternoon in Asheville North Carolina where we’re gathered at the home of Miguel Jose Rodriguez. Miguel turns 100 years old today. He’s sitting right over there. I know you […]