#Mindcandy 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 January 2025
Todays prompts are 25 predictions for 2025, micro reactors, nano electronics, think 2040, CRISPR babies, fungal fuel cells, extreme construction technology, anticipatory thinking and digital super powers.
Think 2040. Future frame your value proposition.
25 Predictions for 2025
https://www.digitalnative.tech/p/25-predictions-for-2025
AI, IP, TikTok, Databricks, Waymo, space, defence, re.shoring, robotics, hardware and digital cloning.
Nuclear startup Deep Fission plans to bury micro-reactors to power data centers
Now a nuclear startup wants to bury a small reactor underground, using depth as a substitute for the tons of concrete required to safeguard aboveground reactors. Space is next.
Ultrathin conductor surpasses copper for more energy-efficient nanoelectronics
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-ultrathin-conductor-surpasses-copper-energy.html
Niobium phosphide became a better conductor than copper at film thicknesses below 5 nanometers, even when operating at room temperature.
Why this futurist believes entrepreneurs need think to 2040 to succeed when launching a startup
Speaking my language. You need to future frame your business model.
CRISPR Baby 2.0? Controversial Simulation Touts Benefits of Gene Editing Embryos
Bring up germline editing, and most scientists cringe. Editing reproductive cells or embryos tinkers with DNA far beyond just the patient—any changes, either beneficial or harmful, pass down through generations.
3D-printed fungal fuel cell offers biodegradable power solution
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-01-3d-fungal-fuel-cell-biodegradable.html
A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery.
Auto electric underwater bulldozer works 23 feet deep, plans 164-foot dive
https://interestingengineering.com/ces-2025/underwater-electric-bulldozer-japan-ces
Japanese manufacturing giant Komatsu has showcased its innovative designs in extreme construction technology by unveiling an all-electric underwater bulldozer at the ongoing CES 2025.
Winning in 2025: The Secrets of Teams Using Predictive Analytics
https://www.burrus.com/2025/01/winning-in-2025-the-secrets-of-teams-using-predictive-analytics/
The shift from reactionary thinking to anticipatory thinking brings with it the power to transform your team, your business, your industry overall, and most importantly, your problem solving process.
Predicting the “digital superpowers” we could have by 2030
https://bigthink.com/the-future/predicting-the-digital-superpowers-we-could-have-by-2030/
Context-aware AI agents will bring “digital superpowers” into our daily experiences by 2030. The convergence of AI and body-worn devices, like AI-powered glasses, will likely enable these new abilities.
