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The future as an object?

by Andrew Maynard | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog

What can we learn from thinking of the future as an object? In April 2020 I was poised to give a talk at TEDxASU … then coronavirus hit! The talk was inspired by the origins of my book Future Rising, and explored how thinking about the future provides unique insights...
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