Compass August 2025 - Futures of Creativity

This issue examines the process of creativity and its evolution alongside technological breakthroughs and social shifts. Christina Bagatavicius identifies six new conditions for collective creativity in an increasingly anti-social century. Zoe Scaman introduces the Noetic Spiral as a framework for navigating new creative rhythms and the power of rest. Dré Labre discusses how AI will reshape the creative industry and the rise of the first AI-native generation. Lucy Ziegler explores the mystery and possibilities of AI-assisted creation as a solopreneur and designer. Valerie Jardon argues that a scientific revolution is transforming creativity into a measurable and transformable process. Lourdes Rodríguez Rodríguez explores embodied futures as a way of engaging the whole self in imagining tomorrow. John V. Willshire and Dr. Robert Phillips introduce Three Future Frames (3FF) as an abductive framework for futures through design. Jenn Chan reflects on foresight as a deeply personal and political practice of responsibility and care. Ziyan Hossain Calla Lee and Fran Quintero Rawlings introduce grief-informed futures as a pathway to deeper foresight. Samar Younes presents quantum narrative foresight to sense futures through cultural patterns beyond binary outcomes. Eva Tomas Casado discusses poetry as a visceral invitation into the futures and a space for sensemaking. Additional content features Maricel Lawrence on Purdue Global’s foresight journey and Leah Zaidi on how to build brave new worlds.