Practical Futures

Practical Futures

Home
Technology Frontiers
Industry Futures
About

Business Sci-Fi for leaders building strategic creativity

Join change-makers from market-leading companies developing strategic imagination and futures thinking through product sci-fi workouts. Transform how you think about tomorrow in 10 minutes a week.
READ THE LATEST
Most Popular
View all

AI & Machine Intelligence

View all
Your voice needs a security update
The break room is busy with soft overlays, and system feeds ghosting across every surface as if the air itself was recording. - Your voice needs a…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Ping me when the walls are transparent
The calming white noise of a gentle blizzard smoothly takes over the break room. Display-wrapped walls ripple when his settings override the default…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
The data is ready for you
Holo patient queues drift gently above the reception desk, rearranging themselves as appointment priorities shift. Soft diagnostic chimes merge…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Your supply chain says no
The morning shift supervisors watch the predictable dance of industrial automation. Most mornings, the show directs itself. This is not most mornings.
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Have you tried grit grinding?
The career counsellor swipes through the glowing lattice of her experience topology, spinning nodes and connections with the casual precision of someone…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Today’s solutions won’t solve tomorrow’s problems. Get your leadership future-ready in 10 minutes a week.

Immersive & Extended Reality

View all
I layered you over my stream
The venue is packed with fans and shimmering with energy. All around them, holos stretch and warp across the crowd, advertising drinks, merch, or…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Ping me when the walls are transparent
The calming white noise of a gentle blizzard smoothly takes over the break room. Display-wrapped walls ripple when his settings override the default…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Imagination transfer complete
Removing the headset, reality floods back, and the office walls adjust softly to daylight frequency, grounding him firmly back in the present. …
 • 
Pawel Halicki
The fire won’t start without you
Noticing strangers hurriedly unpacking heavy gear and checking their watches by the reception area, a rush of adrenaline tells him a surprise fire drill…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Thanks for virtualising this for us
The teacher's room is so organised and tidy that she would definitely mistake it for autodécor if they were on a call. Behind the glass privatised for…
 • 
Pawel Halicki

Sustainable Cities & Infrastructure

View all
Turn on the sunscreen
The transport opens with a hiss, after a gentle stop in the shaded spot right at the sand. Thank you for choosing the beach-bound mobility network. The…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Who approved this weather?
Their director storms into the monitoring room, glancing at the screens. - Who approved this weather? This model hasn’t been cleared yet! Her analyst…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
These flowers pay for my parking
- Thanks for stopping by. I'm still not sure why I had those soil sensors shipped to your house. - Force of habit? He smirks. - You wish. - You can…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
We can reschedule rush hours
- And with that, dear friends… The presenter pauses dramatically, glancing around the auditorium for added effect. - We can reschedule rush hours. Do I…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Your drones can't smell the plants?
Late-night deliveries trace neon lines across the sky. She sits beside her brother on the rooftop sofa, their silence punctuated by the whir of pruning…
 • 
Pawel Halicki

Autonomous & Robotic Systems

View all
Your supply chain says no
The morning shift supervisors watch the predictable dance of industrial automation. Most mornings, the show directs itself. This is not most mornings.
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Our deadline requested an enthusiasm extension
Entering their team space, he immediately senses the mood shift. Yesterday's energetic ceiling projections now pulse calmly, nudging everyone into…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
The fire won’t start without you
Noticing strangers hurriedly unpacking heavy gear and checking their watches by the reception area, a rush of adrenaline tells him a surprise fire drill…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
Where will we keep our robot?
After the third poke, she finally pulls off her headset and glares at him across the couch. - Hmm? - Have you seen those new humanoid household robots I…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
All teams uploaded and ready to roll!
- Thanks for your update. Great stuff. OK, who’s left? The meeting is doing this on purpose. It’s obviously aware that he’s the last one left to speak…
 • 
Pawel Halicki
© 2025 Pawel Halicki
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture