Alchemy of Ideas
Where imagination meets strategy.
From panels to podcasts and think pieces, this space captures the sparks of insight and creativity that are shaping Fly Futures work.
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Reimagine what's possible through blogs, podcasts, and visionary insights.
The Future Laboratory Podcast
Listen to this inspiring interview describes a future world where Augmented Futures becomes an embedded part of education, helping children actively design their paths rather than simply reacting to circumstances.
Black Girls Bond Article
This contribution for BLACK GIRLS BOND® discusses how tech advancements can serve our collective liberation.
ABRCMS 2025 Closing Keynote
Watch a heartwarming moment with the 2000+ person audience at ABRCMS following a talk on the journey in STEM and creation of the Futures ALCHEMY method, which received a standing ovation.
Introducing Quantum Futures
Born from student insight and lived experience, this piece explores how futures thinking can serve as a tool of empowerment and introduces the concept of Quantum Futures, which emerges from a simple premise: the future is not fixed or singular. It is plural and relational—shaped by imagination, values, and actions. .
Esomar North America Opening Keynote
We are living through profound disruption that is redefining our relationship with the future. This keynote unveils Futures Alchemy, a dynamic, human-centered framework for transforming uncertainty into imagination capital and bold visions of what’s possible. Blending cognitive science with a powerful personal story, insight professionals were invited to break through fear-driven narratives, spark creativity, and embrace inspiration-fueled innovation to lead, adapt, and thrive.
Futures ALCHEMY for Netflix's Queer Eye
This commencement-style address delivered at a college send-off event for graduating seniors at Digital Pioneers Academy, a Washington, DC–based public charter school. The event was held as part of Netflix’s Queer Eye, which was honoring one of DPA’s teachers. Remarks focused on imagination, agency, and navigating uncertainty at the threshold of adulthood, encouraging students to see themselves as active shapers of the futures they want to inhabit.
ESSENCE Festival Panel
Watch this Global Economic Forum panel on the future of work and AI. This session explore the transformative power of AI in creating opportunities for businesses and people of color. This discussion addressed critical questions, including how to market AI effectively, train the workforce, and uncover strategies for leveraging AI to foster equity and inclusion in the future of work. Other panelists: Isa Watson, Software Entrepreneur, Data Scientist & Research Chemist; Renee King, Founder of Fund Black Founders
Augmented Futures
"Augmented Futures: Where Imagination, Liberation, and Technology Converge to Unlock Better Tomorrows"
This substack post explores how education, workforce development, self-empowerment, and community engagement can be transformed through the power of futures thinking.
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