About using physical prototyping, design, immersion and other tools to make futures thinking accessible.

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About
Scott is the founder of Changeist and the principal voice behind the writing and research. He
brings over 20 years’ experience studying the development of technology and tracking
social and cultural change. His core work centers on developing and exploring speculative
futures to help organizations make sense of emerging trends and uncover unexpected
opportunities. He splits time between private consulting for design and creative groups,
government agencies and NGOs, innovation scouting, field research, speaking and writing.
Before founding Changeist, Scott served as director of research applications and futurist at
Social Technologies, a foresight and innovation company, leading visioning around
consumer lifestyles, social values and emerging technology. Prior to this, he spent a decade
leading start-up research and consulting teams for international technology research firms,
including founding and managing research teams at Jupiter Communications in New York
City, Current Analysis in Washington, DC, and heading the Yankee Group's EMEA Internet
research from London. He has consulted to global organizations such as UNICEF, Nokia,
Ford, Honda, Herman Miller, P&G, Barilla, Target, Cisco, British Telecom, Telefónica, NASA,
and The Economist Group, and led field research in China, Japan, India, Turkey, Poland,
Mexico, and across Western Europe and North America.
He guest lectures on foresight and design at various institutions, and writes for Current
Intelligence and Quartz. He is also co-developer and lead instructor for the Futures Institute
at the Duke University TIP program.
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“The affordances of the environment are what it offers the animal,
what it provides or furnishes, either for good or ill.”
-James J. Gibson
“The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception (1979)
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5. Ethnographic Futures Research coined in
1970s by Stanford professor Robert Textor.
“An adaptation of the spirit & method of cultural
anthropology & ethnography to the needs &
constraints of futures research.”
Image: Flickr/kendoman26
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32. Take aways
• Match modalities to mindsets
• “Data plus...” model
• Always have a strong foundation.
• Insights>Narrative>Experience>Refine>
Prototype>React>Return
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33. Scott Smith
Changeist, LLC
www.changeist.com
@changeist
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