Forethought

The future is open. This is where the energy lies.

There is space to explore, to experiment, to build new languages and new forms of expression that reflect the complexity of the world we are in. Essays, reports and playbooks from the collective and our partners.

Latest essay27 · 08 · 26
A coastline in black and white
From The Great Rewiring

“What I have learned through this transformation is that the human mind is more resilient, more creative, more beautiful than I ever imagined. The more I collaborate with intelligence beyond myself, the more I discover what makes my own intelligence irreplaceable.”

Collective ConversationsTen short films with the founders

Kate and Matt, in conversation.

In the summer of 2025 our founders sat down to talk through the ideas shaping the studio’s thinking: agentic retail, foreshaping, uncertainty, AI, speed, brand and the return of the local. Ten short films, none longer than ten minutes.

  1. Ep 01Thriving in the ‘Do It For Me’ economy5 min
  2. Ep 02Foreshaping the future6 min
  3. Ep 03Embrace the uncertainty, part one2 min
  4. Ep 04Embrace the uncertainty, part two3 min
  5. Ep 05Lessons from a founder7 min
  6. Ep 06Exploring our AI journey8 min
  7. Ep 07Getting started with AI6 min
  8. Ep 08Don’t slow down, speed up10 min
  9. Ep 09Making the leap from good to great9 min
  10. Ep 10Localism is the new future of retail7 min
Essays, reports and playbooksFrom the collective and our partners
Perspective
The Great Rewiring: how human thought is evolving in the age of intelligence
Essay
Forethought, by emailOccasional and considered