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Warning: If You Don’t Master This Mindset, AI Might Replace You - Anticipatory Thinking
Donna DuPont is a futurist, systems thinker, and Founder of Purple Compass. With 25+ years of experience in healthcare, defense, and emergency management, she helps leaders build future literacy and navigate uncertainty. Her work has earned 7 government awards and global recognition.
📌 What We Cover:
Why boredom is a signal, not a flaw
The “Futures Triangle” tool to map your future
How belief systems shape opportunity
Making peace with uncertainty
Human skills AI can’t replace
The mindset shift that can change your life
🛠️ Practical Takeaways:
- A simple tool to rethink your future
- Why imagination is the new strategy
- How to spot weak signals and ride emerging trends
- Daily habits to become future-ready
00:00 Introduction
00:50 Meet Donna DuPont
03:01 Understanding the Anticipatory Mindset
05:49 Donna's Journey into Futures and Foresight
08:08 Challenges in Adopting the Anticipatory Mindset
12:29 Practical Tools for Building the Mindset
23:02 The Role of AI in Anticipation
29:21 Final Thoughts and Personal Insights
36:06 Conclusion and Contact Information
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Host: Paddy Dhanda
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Guest: Donna Dupont
Donna Dupont, Founder and Chief Strategist of Purple Compass, is an award-winning designer and futurist with over 25 years of experience collaborating with leaders. She helps organizations build future literacy, navigate uncertainty, and drive impactful change. Combining systems thinking with strategic foresight, she empowers leaders to mitigate risks, enhance preparedness, and seize opportunities for innovation, transformation and resilience. Recognized with seven government awards, Donna’s work spans critical areas like climate change, health security, and emergency management, with her futures research earning accolades from the Canadian Defence and Security Network and the Association of Professional Futurists.
🌐 Learn more: purplecompass.ca
Published on 4 months ago