And because I have just plugged one book, it only makes sense to plug one that is already published and available. This is the Drivers of Change card set the Foresight & Innovation team has just released. The launch was on March 27th and drew industry and friends alike. The cards focus on the often splintered categories and drivers of change: social, technology, economic, environment, and political. The cards attempt to project, but not predict, what the world might be like in 2050 by taking a look at the leading drivers of change that will affect our future. Each card depicts a factoid and rhetorical question on one face, backed up by a brief indication of the breadth and depth of the content on the other face.

The set was devised by the Foresight & Innovation team at Arup, a group tasked with exploring emerging trends and how they impact upon business of Arup and its clients.