Dystopias are everywhere. Utopias rarely help. Protopias are harder to find. If we want balanced thinking, we need exposure to grounded, hopeful futures. Not fantasy. Not fear.

Have we ever faced a moment like this? We’re in almost the perfect storm, geopolitical unrest, technological uncertainty, particularly brought in on steroids by AI.

Can ‘authentic leadership’ become an excuse for bad behaviour? Chris Hirst thinks it sometimes does. In this clip Chris challenges the way authenticity is often used in leadership conversations, particularly when leaders use it to justify behaviour that damages trust, culture, or performance.

Have you ever noticed how certain beliefs can quietly narrow the way you approach problems? Ideology does not just shape belief, it narrows how we think about problems. Flexibility is what keeps thinking alive. #Ideology, #CognitiveFlexibility, #Leadership

How would you define protopia? Kevin Kelly defines protopia as being a state that is better today than yesterday, although it might be only a little better. Futurist Monika Bielskyte says that protopias are proactive prototyping of hope for futures.

Coming January 2026. @futuremindsets.bsky.social @scottallender.bsky.social #themindseteconomy #mindset

Is technology changing how we think, without us even noticing? The next generation is not just growing up with technology, they are being shaped by it in ways that are still unfolding. Attention, learning, memory, even how ideas are formed, all of it is shifting.

Images of the future motivate. They unite people around shared goals. They energise teams. But in most organisations, vision statements are vague and inherited. Not lived. Not co-created. What would it take to make vision tangible?

📣 NEW EPISODE - How to Create Hope with Sarah Housley What if the biggest risk in the age of AI isn’t losing jobs, but losing our ability to imagine the future? As AI advances, large numbers of people feel less agency, not more. So how do we reclaim the ability to imagine and design better futures?

What are humans for in a world where machines can think? Listen to The Mindset Economy podcast. Available NOW wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe NOW wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3pFMH4k... YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCdD...

The Flock camera saga continues in Troy. As one suspect caught by the license plate readers has just been convicted of manslaughter, the city faces a lawsuit between its elected officials. cbs6albany.com/news/local/t...

Sign this petition to call for the fox to be featured on the UK £10 note, representing Britain’s most iconic species ➡️ buff.ly/yjmlPTS Here's a throwback to when Artistic Director Rebecca was gardening when this little creature came to help!

The Knicks are on a 12-0 run 💨 New York leads by 7 in Game 1!

You accidentally stole a magical object that shouldn’t exist. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BS8KV8S2 #StolenOath #WitchyRomance #ShifterDrama #MayaDaniels #MagicAndBetrayal

Putin admits he launched the Ukraine invasion to prevent EU membership and says he plans similar action against Armenia.

Footage has emerged of a "homecoming" party for a unit within Israeli forces that featured a display their annihilation of southern Lebanon's villages on a large screen. The screening was met cheers and laughter from the crowd, which included soldier from the unit and their family members & friends

I thought fedi would appreciate this. #90s

CANMNT 🇨🇦 SQUAD PICKS 🙋‍♂️ KJ, Wheels & Jordan were unanimous in picking midfielders... except Jordan also chose Jacob Shaffelburg ahead of JRR or Promise David 👆 So does the Maritime Messi have a spot in Jesse Marsch's final squad? 👀

West Ham 1-0 Leeds - Valentín Castellanos 67' Fucking Leeds

What's wrong with "entitled"? That's a perfect legal, moral, practical description of people's claims to these benefits. Even the people also entitled to the wealth their deceased parents earned are entitled to their own social security, government services.

The REAL issue with the “Sharpie” cabinet meeting. Episode 53 - Available 4/1 wherever you get your podcasts! #Trump #Sharpie #cognitivefunctions #lies #podcast #TrumpHasDementia

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Yeah y'all... Idk. 😭😭

"the recording oozes planetary wellness and guilt-free serenity for its inhabitants; something that we could do with more of. It's a fine ambient debut" www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/mosaici... Companion Playlist.: www.submithub.com/link/slow-am... #ambient #electroacoustic #fieldrecordings

The way Lawrence Jones talks about the Iranian regime he could just as easily be talking about the United States. Who is the bad faith actor? Trump hasn't been honest with the American public. We have openly double crossed Iran more than once.

TV, film, toy, and computer-related cereals from the #1980s. I'm tired, time for me to give it up for tonight. See you all for more retro content tomorrow - if my account isn't closed down, that is! (If it is, just search for #RetroJames and I'll set up a new account)

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#koolaidman #retrogaming #videogames #gaminghistory #nostalgia #retro #oldgames #weirdgames #gamingtok #classicgames #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #viral #didyouknow #gamingfacts #90sgaming #80sgaming #arcade #cursedgames

Buses and trams are at a standstill in Dublin city centre as fuel protests continue into the night. Traffic is unable to pass the protesters, who are currently blocking the line at O’Connell Bridge jrnl.ie/7006004

‘Havertz causing havoc’ 👑 (Arsenal Official) #Arsenal #COYG #AFC #Gunners #EPL #PremierLeague #ARSBUR

📺 Visualizando el swing de Wenceel Pérez utilizando tecnología de seguimiento de bate.

Today is #WorldHungerDay. The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission, which includes OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, proposes a global #foodsystems to help address #hunger, improve nutrition, and tackle climate and biodiversity crises. Learn more here: onehealthtrust.org/publications...

#Nëtanyahu: "I’ll say this: we face delegitimization in much of the world — but not in #India. In #India, there is an absolutely crazy love for #Israël, truly crazy. I think I have more followers from India than from anywhere else"

jacket physics.. I think i set it up pretty gooood

AI is advancing so quickly that we're being forced to ask a new question: At what point does a machine begin to feel like a mind? Dr. Michael Graziano explores consciousness, psychology, and the future of AI. youtu.be/9zkjToQRdZM #AI #Consciousness

The supervised injection facility on Merchants Quay is restoring some dignity to the lives of people going through addiction, and saving lives. The pilot has been successful. We need to expand the opening hours, open more centres, and support other forms of drug use. @pidgeondublin.bsky.social

Surveillance video captured the moment a car crashed into a home in St. Louis County on Tuesday. Police said the driver suffered minor injuries.

Why aren’t we excited about the future anymore? Perhaps because we’re still living inside old future visions created decades ago. What would it look like to design new ones? Hear more as hosts Jean Gomes and Scott Allender talk to Sarah Housley on The Mindset Economy podcast.

This isn’t about fear. This is about awareness. Because when you start paying attention… you start seeing patterns you can’t unsee. 🎧 Listen & Watch Available on YouTube (9 AM CT Tuesdays) and midnight on all podcast platforms Apple Podcasts • Spotify • Web Player

🍁 GOAL | Jacen Russell Rowe Toulouse FC vs. AS Monaco, Ligue 1 April 25th, 2026 #CanMNT 🎥 Toulouse FC

Check your email from #HCEA President Schmitt to volunteer! We’re kicking off #LeadersThatLearn, and we need YOU. We’re looking for hosts to help elected officials see the real story behind the numbers & how their decisions affect our students & schools. #HCPSS #HoCoMD #HowardCountyMD #laborday

Shinsaibashi Intersection Osaka Japan #Japan #Nippon

Millions of kids are going to lose health care so that billionaires like Trump’s Secretary of Education will get a tax cut. So I asked her to explain how that is ok.

👏 Fantastic job by Annarein Kerbert, LUMC, + Julian Pohl, Charité, at today's #networking session at #EASLCongress 👉 Is #alcohol-related #hepatitis in ACLF its own beast? 👉 Is systemic #inflammation the puppet master pulling #ACLF’s strings in booze-related hepatitis? Chair @rajivjalan.bsky.social

#CMMSpotlight | In March 2023, satellites detected a #methane super-emitter event at the Cerrejón open-pit mine in #Colombia 🇨🇴 🛰️ This event emitted 3700kg of methane per hour – the climate equivalent of 98,000 cars on the road simultaneously 🚙💨 Wilmar Suarez explains👇

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IT'S LIVE. IT'S LIVE. IT'S LIVE. 🎉🎙️🏔️ S3E12 is out now 🎉 Ursula Brendling took me up Kirkstone Pass above Ambleside, and as promised, we went slowly! 🎧 Stream from your usual platforms Tag a friend who needs a nudge to take that first step. You know who they are.

Just putting my best foot forward. #feet #frenchtip #toes #paypig #humanatm #meatyfeet

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Ladies and gentlemen, I bring to you the world's most powerful man #trump #maga #usa #politics

🇱🇧🇮🇱 Incoming Hezbollah rockets are still being intercepted by Israeli air defenses.

Thank you to everyone in Mitchell County for the great conversations today in Osage! A successful campaign, and a successful State Auditor's office, requires going everywhere and hearing directly from you. We are hitting the road to make sure your priorities are heard, no matter where you live.

These snipers can be pretty annoying - Decksplorers #indiegames #game #deckbuilding #deckbuilder #cardgame #steam #indiedev #indiegame #SoloDev #MadeWithUnity

idk but I’m convinced an all inclusive vacation somewhere warm and tropical would fix my problems… or at the very least move them to next month.

Special Teams 🤝 Special Players! Jaxxon Brashear, Rookie from the uOttawa Gee-Gees with an open field tackle💥 🗓️: Elks vs. Lions LIVE NOW 📺: CFL+ #CFLGameDay

Yep. I really don't like the first line of my MM romance A Seasonal Reunion. Bad Boy Danny definitely wants me to change it & he's not wrong! 😎 #mmromance #firstline

live musste abgebrochen werden Ich bringe gerade meine Videos hierher – falls du neu bist, willkommen! 👋

Detienen al presunto autor de la muerte de un jornalero de 27 años en Caspe (Zaragoza) ▪️El hombre había huido tras el crimen. La Guardia Civil ha dado con él después de horas de búsqueda por los montes cercanos 🎙️Jaime Cabeza | @rtvearagon.bsky.social

#thunder #spurs #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/article/bhwjm8g7

Unicam news 1074 dell’ 8 aprile 2026 📌 Potete vedete la puntata integrale qui 👉 youtu.be/HQDLRIBQ_sU #unicam #universitacamerino #news #tg #notizie #ateneo