Successful innovators always keep an eye on the future. Responding to changing circumstances can be seen as either an opportunity for those who are well prepared or as a great challenge for those rooted in past practices. So what does 'being prepared' look like? Most would agree that the one great certainty of a changing climate, is that we will all experience much greater levels of uncertainty in the future. Our current methods of predicting rainfall, temperatures, crop yields, extreme weather events, cyclones, wild fires, famines and floods will all become less reliable. We will be caught out more often as unexpected events or situations arise. Fortunately there are processes available for dealing with greater levels of uncertainty that can help guide how we plan and manage the places where we live, work and play.
