We are living through a time of extraordinary technological advance, political turmoil and social upheaval. How can business leaders navigate these waves of disruption and uncertainty? How can citizens and politicians learn how to get ahead of perpetual change? By adopting The Future Habit and building it into their way of thinking, operating and seeing the world.

In fostering The Future Habit, business leaders can develop the muscle memory to deal confidently with the future and give themselves a competitive advantage over those stuck in a status quo mindset.

The Future Habit is a practical and provocative guide for building the one capability every organisation, team and leader needs: a disciplined habit of working with the future. Drawing on cognitive science, applied foresight and decades of strategic experience, the book introduces an actionable framework for developing 'the future edge' - a repeatable process of anticipating, adapting to and shaping emerging realities.

Unlike most books that treat foresight as trendspotting or speculative fiction, The Future Habit insists on one thing: the future is not something we predict; it's something we practice. It offers a methodical approach to working with the future in real-world contexts - through scenario work, predictions, pre-mortems, narrative exploration and the integration of AI.

The authors have spent years embedding foresight in companies at the forefront of the tech revolution and use this experience to ensure that The Future Habit is a practical book that will make a positive difference to all readers who follow its lessons.

About the Author

Nicklas Berild Lundblad is a technology policy expert, researcher and strategist with over twenty years of leadership experience at the intersection of law, informatics and public policy. In these roles he has been a trusted adviser to some of the most senior executives in AI and technology. He has served as Head of Global Policy at DeepMind and VP of Public Policy at Stripe and held senior roles at Google. He holds a PhD in Informatics, an LLM in ICT Law and a BA in Philosophy. This is his second major book.

David Skelton is a writer, strategic adviser and former technology executive with a background in policy, regulation and strategy. He has built foresight teams, shaped regulatory frameworks in highly complex industries and advised senior leaders on long-range planning. He has written two widely praised books outlining the factors that have caused dramatic change in British politics and society. The New Statesman described him as 'one of our... most prescient social and political writers'.

Book Information
ISBN 9781785909375
Author David Skelton
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Biteback Publishing
Publisher Biteback Publishing