Join us as we speak with Samantha Matters – Co-Founder and Principal Futurist of Eras Foresight and Consulting Corp – about practicing foresight with purpose and care.
Samantha shares how her work is rooted in care, relationships, and responsiveness to complexity, and how Eras Foresight and Consulting Corp aims to do things differently from traditional consulting firms by working with clients to shape process together, rather than arriving at ready-made answers.
Together, we unpack what it means to co-create futures in ways that are participatory, rooted in community, and mindful of long-term transformation. From reframing change management to navigating uncertainty with humility and curiosity, this conversation offers insights into more carefull ways of building the future.
Timestamps
02:44 – Samantha’s Journey Towards and Discovery of Foresight
05:40 – Challenging the Academicization of Foresight as a Practice
07:35 – Embodying Expansiveness in Foresight through Eras Foresight & Consulting Corp
08:45 – Distinguishing between Careful vs. Carefull
10:55 – Starting Eras Foresight & Consulting Corp
13:49 – Resisting Urgency Culture; Mindfully Designing Life and Business
14:45 – Consulting with Clients towards Expansive Futures
17:20 – A Model to Understand Systemic Change by Eras Foresight & Consulting Corp
21:10 – Making Complex Topics Accessible and Intuitive
23:05 – Samantha’s Lessons Learned around Successful Co-Creation
27:45 – Using Somatic Coping Practices in Business
31:45 – Considering the Intersection of Personal and Collective Flourishing through our Visions of the Future
38:15 – Considering the Myth of Objectivity in Futures Work
39:55 – The Future of Eras Foresight & Consulting Corp and Samantha Matters
42:45 – How to Connect & What’s Next?