With everything happening all at once all over the world…do you feel that you’re surprised by anything anymore?
 
Are unknown unknowns still possible when human imagination has reached the limits of what we can imagine or when we need to turn to AI to help us imagine what’s next?
 
Have we all just become comfortably uncertain?
 
In this monster, 241-page issue of Compass magazine, published by the Association of Professional Futurists (APF), we explore the topic of Wild Cards, Black Swans and Dragon Kings. Futurists from around the world share their insights about surprises, disruptions, and uncertainty and what these might mean for the organizations for which professional futurists are helping to navigate the futures.
 
And that’s just for starters. This issue features a wide range of other thought-provoking articles that will enhance your thinking as a professional futurist, from foresight provocations to signals studios to considering reforms in foresight education.
 
Thank You: Thank you to Stephen Dupont, editor, and Harmanjot Kaur, design director, for leading the development of this issue. 
 
Upcoming Issues: The cover themes for the next issues of Compass will be Future of Cities and Organizational/Corporate Foresight. Want to contribute an article? Send your idea to Compass@APF.org.
 
Let Us Know What You Think: If you would like to write the editor a letter or a comment about this or previous issues of Compass, please send these to Compass@APF.org. Keep comments to 600 words or less.
 
Become an APF member! Compass is just one of the many benefits of belonging to the APF, which include networking with professional futurists globally, continuous learning (and unlearning) through thought-provoking content, professional development programs, and much more. Join at APF.org.
 
Thank you to all of our contributors to this issue: Jenn Chan, Akash Das, Katy Cooper, Michael Rosetek, Rick Botelho, Steven Fisher, Maya Frost, Jesse Damiani, Richard David Hames, Roger Spitz, Jack Uldrich, John Threat, Albéric Maillet, Riel Miller, Jim Dator, Eva Oloumi, Sohail Inayatullah, Ivana Milojević, Eman, Ebed Alkadi, Suzanne Stein, Gül Beyza Kocamış, Doris Viljoen, Kuo-Hua Chen, Manoj Kothari, Vinit Soneji, Simon Fuglsang Østergaard, Giovanna Noronha, Autonette McLaughlin, Yuna Lee, Darwin Sy Antipolo, Yelena Muzykina, Dana Klisanin, Manasi Kumbhat, Jim Murray, Richard Slaughter, Lavonne Leong, Betty Sue Flowers, Peter Hayward.