The New Retirement: Becoming More Valuable at 80 Than You Were at 50
Demographic shifts and AI are quietly dismantling one of the 20th century’s most limiting ideas — that human productivity has an expiration date By Futurist Thomas Frey The Idea That Outlived Its Usefulness Retirement as we know it was invented in 1889, when...
Seven Deadly Sins of the Future: The 2026 Update
Two years deeper into the danger zone — and the stakes have never been higher By Futurist Thomas Frey Two years ago, I wrote about seven looming dangers I called the Seven Deadly Sins of the Future. At the time, they felt like warnings about what was coming. Today,...
Creating A Framework For Becoming The Future You That You’re Hoping To Meet
Why your next career won’t be chosen — it will be designed There’s a thought experiment I like to run with audiences: imagine your future self, ten years from now, walks into the room. Are you proud of them? Do you recognize them? More importantly — did...
The Rise of the One-Person Company
The fastest-growing company in America may no longer be a company at all. One person, powered by AI, is becoming a formidable economic force. How AI, automation, and shrinking overhead are turning solo operators into full-fledged businesses By Futurist Thomas Frey A...