Future? Really?

FUTURE has been a trending word for many years, with terms like Futurist, Futurism, and numerous variations. 'Future' is also appealing to the academic and research arena.

Can we (you, I, and others) predict the future in a real sense of the world?

• Palmists and astrologers offer predictions as a service (PaS) and gladly predict the future for humans, sometimes for pets, and business organizations like weather forecasts.

• The technology world has also included the word 'Future' in its business, product, and organizational vocabulary.

• Every big and small technology company/startup speaks in a 'future-friendly' language.

The word 'Future' has become a master key (solution) for every lock (problem).

• Academic institutions, being the creators of the future technology workforce, aptly embrace the trending word 'Future' into their academic administration.

What should we do?

This is an inconvenient question.

The answers are predictable yet full of uncertainty.

On a personal front, I recommend a 'Do it Now' policy.

I have explained the reason in the following sections.

What about the Present?

Artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, quantum computing, and many other appealing subjects have remained highly trending subjects for many years.

• What is trending in the present is also a driving force for working towards the future.

• This is a 'situationship' type of relationship that ambitious individuals have with an uncertain future.

• We may progressively term it an appreciation of future projects.

• Most people would call it a prediction of the future.

But can we add predictions as a service (PaS) in every space?

• In my humble opinion, we can only design our 'Future Past' now by doing the essential work now.

What we do is what we are capable of doing at the current time.

Nurture a 'School of NOW.'

If I had funding, I would start a 'School of Now' to undertake early steps in implementing the current ambitious projects.

• We don't have to build pressure by predicting a dreamy and unrealistic picture of the future.

The aim should be to take a cautious and realistic approach in pursuing practical research in the main trending subjects, such as artificial Intelligence, robotics, automation, ultra-high definition 3D imaging, AR, VR, supercomputing, and quantum computing.

• The list of trending topics may extend to more areas.

• Academicians and teaching staff members must be trained appropriately to accommodate theory and practice in a balanced curriculum.

• The learning modules must be imparted by adopting a holistic three-dimensional educational system structure and by connecting academics, research, and an entrepreneurial framework.

Bringing it altogether

FUTURE has been a trending keyword for many years, with terms like Futurist, Futurism, and numerous variations.

'Future' is also appealing to the academic and research arena.

• Topics of current interest include, but are not limited to, artificial Intelligence, robotics, automation, ultra-high definition 3D imaging, AR, VR, supercomputing, and quantum computing.

• Academicians and teaching staff members must be trained to accommodate theory and practice in a balanced curriculum.

A holistic three-dimensional educational system structure connecting academics, research, and an entrepreneurial framework now, may yield fruitful results to build a bright future.

• Do it now is the best strategy, except in some exceptional cases, such as in a catastrophic situation or a war scenario.

Nurture a 'School of NOW.'

Postscript

One of my alumni friends of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Shamik Kumar Bose, has recently accepted a position as 'Professor in Charge' of the 'School of Future' at the Techno India University, Kolkata.

I heartily congratulated Shamik on the new role.

The word 'Future' is timely and ambitious for the university to mobilize the faculty and student community, and attract new admissions. It is like playing the right music at the right time.

I would chat with Shamik in a special podcast episode on the Learning Times Podcast (if he agrees).

Initially posted on my LinkedIn short update a few days ago.

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Wednesday, August 06, 2025