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 10 February 2025
Todays prompts are self healing asphalt, wearables, trends, the top 10 global risks, molecular computing, pig-organ transplant, smart glasses, drones, and citizen development.
Are you ready for the citizen development (r)evolution?
AI-powered self-healing asphalt: A step toward sustainable net-zero roads
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-02-ai-powered-asphalt-sustainable-net.html
Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a promising solution to the UK’s pothole problem, which is estimated to cost £143.5 million a year.
Researchers Develop Comfortable Materials That Generate Power When Worn
Researchers have demonstrated new, comfortable wearable technologies that generate electricity from human movement.
The META Trending Trends: 02025
https://zine.kleinkleinklein.com/p/meta-trends-2025
Talk to others, seek edges & narratives and pollinate & seed futures
Ranked: The Top 10 Global Risks That Will Define the Future
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-10-risks-defining-future/
In 2025 and beyond, the global risk landscape is being reshaped by rapid technological changes, environmental hazards, and growing geopolitical stress.
How the human brain inspired a new computing material
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/computing-materials-science-quantum-university-limerick
The researchers tracked tiny, molecular movements using precisely timed voltage pulses that capture each pose. They then mapped each pose or state to a distinct electrical signal, which created an extensive ‘molecular tour diary’ of different distinct memory state.
The science behind the first pig-organ transplant trial in humans
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00368-w
The first clinical trial testing whether pig kidneys can be safely transplanted into living people has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
What’s next for smart glasses
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/05/1110983/whats-next-for-smart-glasses/
AI agents, power struggles, and more apps from third-party developers: Here’s what’s coming in 2025 and beyond.
Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine
Under the pressure of war, the pace of innovation is quick.
Citizen Development Will Rewrite the IT Operating Model: A Deep Dive into Forrester’s Report
The future of IT is no longer confined to the walls of the IT department. According to Forrester’s groundbreaking report, Citizen Development Will Rewrite the IT Operating Model, the democratization of software development is reaching a tipping point.
