Futures studies, futures research or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose o
Moore's law is an example of futurology; it is a statistical collection of past and present trends with the goal of accurately extrapolating future trends.
The original visualization of the Tableau Economique by Quesnay, 1759
The annual Dubai Future Forum conference (2024)
1932 Shell advertisement poster by the British surrealist painter Paul Nash
Futurism was an artistic and social movement that originated in Italy, and to a lesser extent in other countries, in the early 20th century. It emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, violence,
Futures studies
…A series of techno-optimistic newspaper articles and books were published between 1890 and 1914 in the US and Europe. After World War I the Italian Futurism movement led by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti glorified modernity. Soviet futurists, such as Vladimir Mayakovsky, David Burliuk, and Vasily Kamensky struggled…
Gino Severini, Dynamic Hieroglyphic of the Bal Tabarin (1912), oil on canvas with sequins, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Italian Futurists Luigi Russolo, Carlo Carrà, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Umberto Boccioni, and Gino Severini in front of Le Figaro, Paris (February 9, 1912)
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space (1913), bronze cast in 1931 or 1934, Museum of Modern Art, New York City
Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises (1910), oil on canvas, Museum of Modern Art, New York City