Listen to Jerry Glenn, Ted Gordon and Paul Saffo from the Millennium Project speak about the newly released set of COVID scenarios for the American Red Cross.

Sohail speaks about, science and spirit, the connection between environment and conciousness, slowing down and the symbolic security of the face mask during the time of COVID-19. His guidance is to chose frames wisely when thinking about the future beyond COVID.

Rowena speaks about how COVID-19 is allowing us to view our cultural and societal cracks. She also observes how the futures tool of scenarios has been quickly and broadly taken up and used by leadership in Australia to help navigate this time.

Rob encourages us to pause and look at this unique opportunity that could never be planned, to think about what the world ‘could’ look like. He personally is looking for examples of leadership and signals of change in our global structures.

Deb talks about this as the perfect time to use futures thinking in all levels of education. She also discusses the new language and identification that is arising and their impacts, from ‘essential’, to ‘global citizen’.

Kieran speaks about the importance of making sure reinvention is still part of our stories, and his use of Jim Dator’s ‘Four Archetypes’ to help clients make sense of, and respond well and capitalise on opportunities from the disruption.

Paul talks through his publicly available COVID-19 scenarios for organisational strategy. He also speaks about some of potential changes for working visas to Australia, from skilled migrants, to partner visas to permanent residency.

Bridgette speaks about her interest in the unintended consequences of the pandemic, including to her pet projects such as the ‘future of work’, and her day to day existence as a Senior Lecturer at a University who has moved completely online.

Peter Bishop speaks about how a new era is possible, though not guaranteed; this historical moment breaks the frame, opening up the possibility for innovation, or we might snap back to how we were before.

John reminds us that futures are still plural, and the importance of holding the space for possibilities. One of the most immediate things each of us can do, is pay careful attention to the language we use to navigate this time.