Jamais Cascio

Selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of their Top 100 Global Thinkers, Jamais Cascio has explored the intersection of environment, technology, and culture for over 25 years, specializing in the creation and exploration of plausible future scenarios. In 2018, he created the “BANI” framework for understanding a chaotic world; this model is now in use by businesses, academics, and governments around the world. His 2025 book Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World That Doesn’t Make Sense digs into the meaning and uses of the BANI framework. In 2010, he was named a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future, and continues to work with them on a wide array of projects. Cascio's work has appeared across media, from academic journals and books to film documentaries and television science shows, and he speaks globally about future possibilities. In early 2009, he released his first book, Hacking the Earth: Understanding the Consequences of Geoengineering. He was invited the following year to present on the subject at the U.S. National Academies of Science. In 2017, the University of Advancing Technology awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his ongoing work to build a better future.