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Professor Peter Madden, OBE

Positive Futures and Ambiguous Utopias in Science Fiction

Are the visions of the future in science fiction overly dystopian?

Sep 3

Positive Futures and Ambiguous Utopias in Science Fiction

Sep 3

The Fictional Far Future City

Looking into the distant future, it can be hard to perceive and make sense of the kind of world we will inhabit. Using fiction and…

Aug 13

The Fictional Far Future City

Aug 13

Signals of the Future: from Banning AirBnB to Holographic Avatars

Every week, on a Friday, I blog on Linkedin about a signal of the future relating to urban living and the built environment. June’s future…

Jul 4

Signals of the Future: from Banning AirBnB to Holographic Avatars

Jul 4

Signals of the Future: from Connecting Citizens to Repurposing Department Stores

I had a break from writing my Friday Linkedin blog on futures insights for cities and the built environment. I have been completely…

Jun 6

Signals of the Future: from Connecting Citizens to Repurposing Department Stores

Jun 6

Futures Signals: From Prioritising Pedestrians to Zero-Emissions Flights

Regular readers know that I keep my eye out for seeds of possible futures, and then do a short blog every Friday lunchtime on something…

Jul 5, 2023

Futures Signals: From Prioritising Pedestrians to Zero-Emissions Flights

Jul 5, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Banning Flights to Dining in Space

Here’s last month’s clutch of signals of the future. I spot issues that might impact on how we build and live in cities in the future. Last…

Jun 5, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Banning Flights to Dining in Space

Jun 5, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Virtual Worlds to Cities Without Children

Belatedly posting April’s clutch of future signals of how our cities — and how we design and live in them — might change. These include…

May 11, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Virtual Worlds to Cities Without Children

May 11, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Augmented Shopping to Spatial Exclusion

A bumper set of signals of the future from the last month. I explore augmented reality shopping, designing community back-in to our cities…

Apr 6, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Augmented Shopping to Spatial Exclusion

Apr 6, 2023

Signals of the Future: from VIP Cyclists to Governing for Future Generations

Here’s the last month’s dose of future insights. From why bikes deserve the same infrastructure ambition as cars to why more nations should…

Feb 28, 2023

Signals of the Future: from VIP Cyclists to Governing for Future Generations

Feb 28, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Ikea Homes to Overweight Cars

This month’s crop of seeds of the future include flatpack houses, the growing size and weight of cars, why householders don’t value energy…

Jan 31, 2023

Signals of the Future: from Ikea Homes to Overweight Cars

Jan 31, 2023

Professor Peter Madden, OBE

Professor Peter Madden, OBE

Futures for cities, places, & real estate. PoP in Future Cities, Cardiff University; Founder, Vivid Futures www.vividfutures.co.uk @thepmadden

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