Mind candy are prompts to help you to keep up to date, develop strategic responses to trends and train your change muscle, making you more resilient and agile for the future. If you need help with developing these prompts, you can book a free appointment here. If you want me to speak at your event, contact me at ron@ronimmink.com
How to use the prompts
Become a trend watcher yourself. Use these prompts to explore their relevance, assess opportunities and threats, and analyse timelines and impacts on your organisation. Consider multiple possible futures across varying time horizons—1, 3, 5, and 10 years.
Scenario prompts 14 February 2025
Todays prompts are gene-editing horses, AI supercomputers, digital twinning, 4D printing, biohybrids, biomimicry, strategy, producing free fuel, and the observer effect (some light reading for the weekend).
Some light reading for the weekend.
Argentina’s gene-edited horses
https://theweek.com/science/argentina-gene-editing-polo-horses-crispr
Scientists in the polo-obsessed nation have produced world’s first genetically edited horses, designed to outrun champion mare whose DNA they (mostly) share
500,000 chips, nuclear energy to power one of world’s largest AI supercomputer
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/fluidstack-france-ai-supercomputer
Fluidstack to build 1GW AI supercomputer in France
From Guesswork to Certainty: How Digital Twins Are Changing the Game
https://www.burrus.com/2025/02/digital-twins-are-changing-the-game/
Unlike traditional simulations, digital twins are living models that evolve as their physical counterparts operate, providing actionable insights at every stage of the lifecycle. They don’t just mirror reality; they act as powerful tools to shape it, allowing businesses to anticipate disruptions and identify opportunities within their own operations.
Sofas that self-assemble when you heat them up? How 4D printing could transform manufacturing
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-sofas-4d.html
While 3D printing has captured global attention for its ability to create objects layer by layer, 4D printing adds the element of time.
Lab-grown ‘sushi roll’ muscle brings biohybrid prosthetic hands closer to reality
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/lab-grown-sushi-roll-muscle-gestures-human-muscles
This technology represents a significant advancement in biohybrid prosthetics and robotics.
Convergent evolution explained with 13 examples
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/convergent-evolution.html
Convergent evolution occurs when organisms that aren’t closely related evolve similar features or behaviours, often as solutions to the same problem.
The Power of Strategic Fit
https://hbr.org/2025/03/the-power-of-strategic-fit
There are seven strategic factors: the mental model, purpose and ambitions, stakeholder value creation, macro forces, markets and products, competitive advantages, and the operating model.
Sun-Powered Device Turns Air Into Fuel, No Fossil Fuels Required
https://scienceblog.com/sun-powered-device-turns-air-into-fuel-no-fossil-fuels-required/
A new technology that captures carbon dioxide from the air and transforms it into fuel using only sunlight could help reshape our approach to both climate change and energy production.
John Wheeler Saw the Tear in Reality
The past is not really the past. Time is not really time. We weave the fabric of the universe, he said, out of “billions upon billions of acts of observer-participancy. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/observer-effect-you-are-the-agent-of-collapsed-events/
