Wicked Opportunities® Live!

Tackling Wicked Problems with You!

TFSX Co-Founders Frank Spencer and
Yvette Montero Salvatico host a monthly Live version of the Wicked Opportunities® Podcast.

ABOUT

The world is filled with Wicked Problems – incredibly complicated predicaments that don’t have simple solutions. However, the real problem isn’t our complex world, but rather our outdated mindsets. The way that we see the future directly impacts the actions that we take today, so a better world requires better visions. Join futurists Yvette Montero Salvatico and Frank Spencer each week as they use the Natural Foresight® Framework to reframe our Wicked Problems into the transformational ideas that they call Wicked Opportunities®.

UPCOMING EVENTS

526 NL WO Live May 29 (1)

Fake News

In today's digital age, we are bombarded with information, making it increasingly challenging to discern fact from fiction. This "infodemic" can lead to analysis paralysis, where an over-reliance on data and metrics hinders our ability to think critically and make informed decisions.

The drive to quantify everything often results in a neglect of qualitative factors, human context, and ethical considerations. When we become overly focused on data analysis, we may be more susceptible to misinformation because we lack the broader perspective needed to evaluate the validity and implications of the information we are processing. This over dependence on data and algorithms, without integrating human understanding, can perpetuate existing biases and create fragile systems that are not sustainable.

Are you ready to move away from the notion that more data will automatically lead to truth and instead embrace the power of collaboration, critical thinking, and human connection?

This month, TFSX invites you to explore a transformative shift from analysis paralysis to co-creative emergence, embracing complexity, promoting agency, and valuing diverse perspectives. By recognizing that we are part of an overall ecosystem, we can move beyond the desire to control the future through predictive analytics and instead work together to shape emerging realities.

Join Frank and Yvette for the Wicked Opportunities Live! to delve deeper into this inspiring vision and discover how you can become an active participant in shaping a more collaborative, human-centric future.

TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: May 29, 2025

COST: Free

623 NL WO Live June 26 (2)

Battling VUCA

The traditional approach to a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) environment has often involved attempts to eliminate uncertainty, simplify complexity, and overcome volatility and ambiguity. This relies on mindsets and systems built on ideas like strategic hindsight, efficiency, simplicity, certainty, and control. Recent events have highlighted that these existing systems are ineffective. Attempts to solve complex challenges with simple or temporary solutions often fail because they don't address underlying structures, values, and narratives.

The universe is, in its very nature, VUCA. Instead of battling it, we should consider embracing it.

Embrace the Long Now.

The Long Now is not about compressing time but stretching it. It's an idea of integrating the best of the past and the most vibrant aspirations for the future to inform decisions in the present. It means seeing the "now" not just as immediacy, but as a longer span, recognizing that our actions today have long-term effects and build upon the past. It is about a mindset that includes the past, present, and future together as one comprehensive timeframe.

Embracing the Long Now means leaning into the unknown, mystery, and emergence. It recognizes that complexity and uncertainty are not problems to be solved but inherent aspects of the universe. When embraced, this environment can lead to greater opportunities, generativity, resilience, and abundance. This shifts the focus from trying to control everything to being in a perpetual state of readiness for any future that unfolds.

Join Frank and Yvette June 26th for the Wicked Opportunities Livestream and explore how you can apply these insights to navigate and shape your future and contribute to a Long Now perspective today!

TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: June 26, 2025

COST: Free

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WO! Live July 2025

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TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: July 31, 2025

COST: Free

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WO! Live August 2025

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TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: August 28, 2025

COST: Free

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WO! Live September 2025

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TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: September 25, 2025

COST: Free

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WO! Live October 2025

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TIME: 12pm Eastern Time

DATE: October 30, 2025

COST: Free

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