futuremastery blog

How to foresee the future? All too often, it feels like trying to navigate through a perpetually changing labyrinth, crossed by lines of force that are like invisible Ariadne's threads.

Three years ago, when we launched FutureMastery, our project was rooted in a conviction—that we were standing at ...

Two hundred years ago, at the heart of revolutionary times that would ultimately transform Europe, Dickens wrote one of his most famous novels: "A Tale of Two Cities".

Its predicament (symbolized by its striking opening: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"): a world marked with st...

Five years ago, in the wake of the COVID pandemic, the World Economic Forum (WEF) advocated for a "Great Reset": a radical transformation of our societies, leading to the disappearance of property in an ‘as a service economy’, heavily controlled by a combination of ‘enlightened’ global leaders from ...

As anticipated, 2024 has been a pivotal year, with over 50% of the world’s population selecting their leaders and shaping strategies for the years to come. Against the backdrop of geopolitical tensions, a latent financial crisis, and the risk of conflicts escalating to extremes (Ukraine, the Middle ...

Every religion has its apocalypse. But we often forget: the apocalypse isn’t the end. It’s a ‘revelation.’ Literally, the moment when truth is unveiled—a transition toward renewal.

A transition that may be dramatic, certainly. Leaving the world devastated and forcing us to move through stages of gr...

“This too shall pass.”

Each of us, at one point or another, has likely encountered this timeless saying of personal growth—and had to make it our own, even amid the pain of loss, failure, or illness. Even the darkest hardships eventually come to an end. As the old adage goes: time heals all.

Yet, ...

“Everyone has a plan,” said Mike Tyson, “until they get punched in the face.”

How do we resist the brutal blows of destiny? Until it happens, it’s difficult to predict. Strength of character cannot be judged by one's intentions, and perhaps not even by one's convictions, even the most deeply held o...

Each of us has experienced it: it's not the moments of happiness that define us. It's the moments when we’ve faced adversity.

When we’ve had to fight, struggle to stay afloat, resist the temptation to despair, and ultimately triumph over obstacles, emerging stronger.

In the 1950s, Viktor Frankl (1...

"What does not kill us makes us stronger." Nietzsche’s quote has always been seen as a triumph of will. Paradoxically, we often forget one key thing: we still have to avoid getting killed...

Civilizations, like humans, are mortal.

How many great names, once shining in the firmament, have now crumb...

Crises have this in common: millenarian theories thrive.

It's a natural tendency of the human mind—when faced with a troubled world, the fear of loss outweighs the will to win.

This sometimes sparks extreme social movements, as seen in periods of chaotic transition. We witnessed this during the fa...

"Do you know what time it is?"

Over the past few months, this meme has gained popularity in the US, particularly among Republican circles that decry the continuous erosion of the Western middle class’s standard of living, the decline of traditional values, and the rise of insecurity and chaos.

An ...

“If you want a picture of the future,” George Orwell wrote in 1984, “imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever.”

Nearly 80 years after the publication of 1984, is the world so different from the one imagined by the writer, haunted by the threat of totalitarianism?

Admittedly, the comparison ...

Is there a meaning to history?

Can we discern recurring patterns over centuries, giving us a sense of the direction of things to come? More importantly, can we derive from these patterns insights into the threats and opportunities awaiting businesses and individuals, gaining practical guidance on h...