Exponential Thinking for Exponential Times
The Emperor, The Red Queen & Loki: A Futurist's Guide to Exponential Change
In this talk, futurist alchemist Charlotte Kemp uses the ancient story of the emperor and the chessboard, the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland, and a mischievous nod to Loki the trickster to explain why linear thinking keeps failing us, and what exponential and quantum thinking actually look like in practice.
Craft a Conscious Manifesto
What does it actually take to design a future worth living in?
How do you tell the difference between a manifesto that expands human possibility and one that narrows it?
In this webinar, futurist Charlotte Kemp breaks down what a manifesto really is, introduces two lenses for evaluating any manifesto (expansive vs. restrictive), walks through the Futures Cone as a tool for imagining what’s possible, plausible, probable, and preferred, and closes with a practical 8-stage framework for drafting your own conscious, personal manifesto.
Futures Alchemy - Transforming the Future
How Alchemy Shapes Strategic Foresight
The ancient alchemists believed that everything held the potential to become something greater. Today, we face extraordinary global complexity and accelerating change, and we need that same belief.
In this provocative and imaginative session, futurist Charlotte Kemp reveals how the seven classic stages of alchemy offer a powerful model for preparing ourselves, our teams, and our organisations for the futures we want to create.
The Dematerialisation of Money
Once upon a time, money had weight. It could be held, stored, guarded. Today, it moves as signals, fingerprints, and distributed ledgers. In this brief philosophical exploration, Charlotte Kemp reflects on the dematerialisation of money, from shells and stones to paper, plastic, QR codes, and blockchain, and asks what shifts alongside it. If money is no longer physical, what else becomes fluid?
Rather than offering solutions, this video opens space for deeper inquiry into the nature of wealth, economy, and value creation in a digital age.
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