Last night, I travelled to the Royal Society of Arts in London to receive the title ‘Royal Designer for Industry’. I have a hunch that this accolade isn’t broadly known, so here’s a little background for those who may be unfamiliar: The title ‘Royal Designer for Industry’ (RDI) was created…

Over the last twenty years I’ve met a great number of futurists, futures designers, writers, strategists, foresight practitioners and more. They’re all wonderfully different but there are thematic traits in the ways they see the world and the ways they approach their work. Recently I’ve been trying to understand the…