Resource Library — Dubai Future Foundation

Book & Play Club

We are featuring these books to inspire you to read, reflect, and engage with the authors in our newly launched Book Club, debuting at the 2025 Edition. A limited number of signed copies will also be available.

Maggie Jackson’s Uncertain is a guide to thriving in chaotic times by turning not-knowing into an advantage. Blending science with real-world stories—from labs to AI—she shows how embracing doubt sharpens thinking, fuels creativity and teamwork, and builds resilience. Uncertainty isn’t a flaw; it’s a trainable skill for clarity and innovation

Breaking Bias is your invitation to embark on a journey that will radically change your experience and show you how you can help reshape our world. It’s a comprehensive and readable guide for anyone who wants to understand and unlearn conscious and unconscious biases.

This book demystifies the process of Futures Thinking into a language that’s practical and useful for both designers and strategists. You’ll learn about Strategic Foresight for using ideas about the future to anticipate and prepare for change; explore Speculative Design to deal with the relationship between science, technology, and humans; and Design Fiction to explore and critique possible futures.

A chilling dual-voice thriller set in Gallup, New Mexico, where a serial killer preys on Native victims while hiding behind a façade of normalcy. As the body count rises, embattled detective and forensic photographer Rita Todacheene—haunted by the ghosts of the dead and distrusted by her colleagues—must decide whether to walk away from police work or confront the killer only she can stop.

Adam Kahane shows that true collaboration isn’t about harmony or agreement but about working with those we may dislike, distrust, or oppose. Drawing on experiences tackling democracy, jobs, and climate change, he offers a new model of collaboration—one that embraces conflict, experimentation, and genuine co-creation to achieve what matters most.

Set off West Africa’s coast after the Atlantic’s deadly rise, survivors crowd into five towering high-rises where the elite rule from above and the poor languish below the waves. But in the depths, those once left to drown have been revived by an ancient power—and they are coming back for revenge.

PODCASTS

Reports & Reflection

Can foresight 'save the world'?

The Forum this year took a turn away from the sciences and towards the humanities.

The blind spot in foresight and futurism

Ipsos recently joined with the Global Futures Society to survey its members and learn more about how foresight professionals see the world.

The Provocation of Predictions

I have just returned from the Dubai Future Forum – the world’s most dedicated convening of futurists. It would be impossible to do it full justice on paper.

Dubai Future Forum 2024 Rewind

Sessions: Day 1

Sessions: Day 2

Podcasts

Recorded live at the Dubai Future Forum 2024, these podcasts feature honest and thoughtful conversations with speakers and guests who shared their ideas about the future.

Podcasts By

Podcast by Luke Robert Mason as he speaks with leading scientists, technologists, artists, and philosophers shaping our possible tomorrows. From bold predictions to critical questions, this podcast dives into the ideas that could redefine our future
🎙️ The episodes below were recorded live at the Dubai Future Forum 2024.