Jonathan Blanchard Smith
jblanchardsmith.bsky.social
Jonathan Blanchard Smith
@jblanchardsmith.bsky.social
Liberal internationalist. Foresight and Futures Thinking - Director and Fellow at SAMI Consulting. Chairman, Natural Resources Forum. Views my own.
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Whilst it may not solve all of the world’s problems, I think we can all agree that having more bakeries, libraries, structures with gargoyles, quaint cafés, museums, Ukraine flags, independent bookstores, and Oxford commas would be an important first step.
March 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Lawyers for Liz Truss have asked me to stop saying Liz Truss crashed the economy. I only said Liz Truss crashed the economy because Liz Truss did crash the economy. If she wanted me to not say Liz Truss crashed the economy, she shouldn’t have crashed the economy.
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January 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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“Migrants, illegal or legal, weren’t responsible for austerity. They weren’t responsible for Brexit. They weren’t responsible for Liz Truss’ failure. Because of populist policies in the ‘30s Hitler was elected. If we follow the same blaming of migrants we will go the same way”

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December 5, 2024 at 9:53 PM
To round off #cyberevolution2024, Annie Bailey and I will be giving the keynote on "Exploring the Future Landscape of #Cybersecurity" KapEuropa, Plateau space, 16h00 today!
www.kuppingercole.com/sessions/5790

#robubstdecisions #futuresthinking
Exploring the Future Landscape of Cybersecurity
Interactive Session! Examine the future of cybersecurity in real-time with foresight expert! ...
www.kuppingercole.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Thrilled to be back at #Cyberevolution2024, sharing insights from "Securing Tomorrow", a SAMI & KuppingerCole report. 8 recommendations for #CISOs to navigate the cybersecurity landscape of 2024-2033. Stop by to talk #foresight, and the future of #cybersecurity! #robustdecisions #futuresthinking
December 4, 2024 at 11:21 AM
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I love this.
November 24, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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Very pleased to share an update to our well-loved Futures Toolkit - a practical guide to thinking about the future. @nestauk.bsky.social friends described the last version as the VW of futures toolkits, so interested to see what comparison this one invites 😉 www.gov.uk/government/p...
Futures toolkit for policymakers and analysts
The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future.
www.gov.uk
July 11, 2024 at 4:08 PM