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Futures Friday Live with Rebecca Ryan July 31, 2026
Rebecca covers a new company that could be the end of futurists like her, plus:
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Shout-out to Pope Leo
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Mailbag - “How do I deal with all these data center haters?”
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What she’s working on: a “Next is Now” webinar series with CDM...
Signal of the Week: XIV
Pope Leo XIV — the first American pope — released his first encyclical last month, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” It’s the most significant moral statement on AI from any glob...
Futures Friday Live with Rebecca Ryan - How is the U.S. Business Community Approaching the Future?
Thank you to everyone who tuned into Futures Friday today! Enjoy the replay along with these resources:
- Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives’ Horizon 2035 outlines 11 forces and trends likely to impact Chambers and the busines...
Futures Friday Live with Rebecca Ryan - The Housing Edition
What was in the bipartisan “21st Century Road to Housing” bill, and why do these things matter?
In this episode of Futures Friday Live, economist and top-50 professional futurist Rebecca Ryan breaks down America’s housing crisis - zonin...
Signal of the Week: 86
One of the things I appreciate about Americans is our general sense of optimism:
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We are massive consumers of self-help books. “I can improve my life!”
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We start more businesses and nonprofits than nearly any other country. “I have...
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