How to see the future (podcast interview with Glen Hiemstra)

How to think like a futurist.

Glen Hiemstra, founder of futurist.com, explains what he looks at when spotting trends and how to see the future. In this 30-minute podcast interview, Glen discusses the 3-part filter he uses to judge the future likelihood of a particular development.

The podcast is part of the Popular Mechanics longer series How Your World Works. There you can access the full interview on iTunes, titled “How to tell the future.”

Featured Image Source: “The Tube Train”, linocut by Cyril Power (1934)

Author: Gerd Leonhard

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