@ficklefutures.bsky.social
Humans? What Are They Good For?
"We’ve seen the headlines, and we’re all asking the same question: What are humans good for now that AI is coming?"
#HumansVsAI
#FutureOfWork
#AIImpact
#HumanSkills
#TechEthics
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
"We’ve seen the headlines, and we’re all asking the same question: What are humans good for now that AI is coming?"
#HumansVsAI
#FutureOfWork
#AIImpact
#HumanSkills
#TechEthics
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
February 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Humans? What Are They Good For?
"We’ve seen the headlines, and we’re all asking the same question: What are humans good for now that AI is coming?"
#HumansVsAI
#FutureOfWork
#AIImpact
#HumanSkills
#TechEthics
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
"We’ve seen the headlines, and we’re all asking the same question: What are humans good for now that AI is coming?"
#HumansVsAI
#FutureOfWork
#AIImpact
#HumanSkills
#TechEthics
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
Are you looking over your shoulder at your job, looking for the next round of layoffs. There is a heavy cloud of anxiety about our jobs being in danger of automation.
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
#jobsecurity #automation #AI #futureofwork #layoffs
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
#jobsecurity #automation #AI #futureofwork #layoffs
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Are you looking over your shoulder at your job, looking for the next round of layoffs. There is a heavy cloud of anxiety about our jobs being in danger of automation.
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
#jobsecurity #automation #AI #futureofwork #layoffs
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/humans-what-are-they-good-for
#jobsecurity #automation #AI #futureofwork #layoffs
Thank God for the Sinners!
"Mr. Ratsid stopped abruptly, paused briefly to consider, and spun to look up into Mr. Clem’s face."
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/thank-god-for-the-sinners-31b
#ThankGodForTheSinners
#WritingCommunity
#Literature
#ShortStories
#Fiction
"Mr. Ratsid stopped abruptly, paused briefly to consider, and spun to look up into Mr. Clem’s face."
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/thank-god-for-the-sinners-31b
#ThankGodForTheSinners
#WritingCommunity
#Literature
#ShortStories
#Fiction
February 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Thank God for the Sinners!
"Mr. Ratsid stopped abruptly, paused briefly to consider, and spun to look up into Mr. Clem’s face."
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/thank-god-for-the-sinners-31b
#ThankGodForTheSinners
#WritingCommunity
#Literature
#ShortStories
#Fiction
"Mr. Ratsid stopped abruptly, paused briefly to consider, and spun to look up into Mr. Clem’s face."
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/thank-god-for-the-sinners-31b
#ThankGodForTheSinners
#WritingCommunity
#Literature
#ShortStories
#Fiction
"this trust is in the strength of the cryptography to keep the records safe & private, and their ability to be exchanged for more commonly accepted currencies like dollars and pounds."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 AM
"this trust is in the strength of the cryptography to keep the records safe & private, and their ability to be exchanged for more commonly accepted currencies like dollars and pounds."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
"A “user” is, reductively, someone who uses. An “actor” is someone who acts on a system, or, even better, interacts with that system."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"A “user” is, reductively, someone who uses. An “actor” is someone who acts on a system, or, even better, interacts with that system."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
January 30, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What is Temporal Design Thinking?
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
"Follow the rhythm of the actor and how their needs and goals change both in context and over time."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/what-is-temporal-design-thinking-dd0845e7fc3c
#DesignThinking
#Innovation
#HumanCenteredDesign
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Visualizing Design In Time
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"We’re thinking, “great literature” (or at least “product brochure”), while the user’s reality is much closer to “billboard going by at 60 miles an hour."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/temporal-design-thinking-visualizing-design-in-time-94292a42578f
#DesignThinking
"Are we creating a new form of Alien Intelligence, one that may not be recognizably human in its nature?"
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 AM
"Are we creating a new form of Alien Intelligence, one that may not be recognizably human in its nature?"
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
"Are we creating a new form of Alien Intelligence, one that may not be recognizably human in its nature?"
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
"Are we creating a new form of Alien Intelligence, one that may not be recognizably human in its nature?"
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
#AI
#FutureOfAI
#TechEthics
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/should-the-a-in-ai-stand-for-artificial-or-alien-5c79e2f3af9c
"this trust is in the strength of the cryptography to keep the records safe & private, and their ability to be exchanged for more commonly accepted currencies like dollars and pounds."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"this trust is in the strength of the cryptography to keep the records safe & private, and their ability to be exchanged for more commonly accepted currencies like dollars and pounds."
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/60-seconds-into-the-future-cryptocurrency-75d7c03e4586
#fintech
"A “user” is, reductively, someone who uses. An “actor” is someone who acts on a system, or, even better, interacts with that system."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"A “user” is, reductively, someone who uses. An “actor” is someone who acts on a system, or, even better, interacts with that system."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/the-word-user-needs-to-be-canceled-from-design-language-50754c6b0f4a
#interactiondesign #systemthinking #designlanguage
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Creativity Under The Microscope
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
"A good design critique is meant to explore the design, find where it is working and where it could be improved."
#creativity
#designcritique
#creativeprocess
https://medium.com/@cranfordteague/creativity-under-the-microscope-583d7fd836a0
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Quitting Facebook is a lot like quitting smoking
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction
"FB long ago reached the point of disadvantages outweighing advantages, but, still I persisted."
https://medium.com/the-future-futurist/quitting-facebook-is-a-lot-like-quitting-smoking-a461aa4d382d
#QuittingFacebook
#DigitalDetox
#TechAddiction