This week we’ve been doing TPFs. Doing a TPF is a tool or app for the PFC brain — for reappraisal — for using cvs2bvs to escape from the box of our own thinking and to try to see other possible futures than the obvious one that simply matches our cvs past.
cvs2bvs, the Universal Brain Software, frees the brainuser to hop across parallel universes with tenpower. cvs2bvs does this by allowing the brainuser to switch from one parallel universe to another. From cvs .. x10 switch to … bvs.
A parallel universe is a possible future. At any particular moment you are heading to one possible future. But, you could escape from that possible future and head for a different possible future. We do this every day and every time we take a decision … or not!
At any particular moment in time (called NOW) it is usual to just go from our cvs and push it forward into the future, to defend the ‘rightness’ of our cvs. We simply go from cvc2cvs. But, there are many possible bvs futures, if only we could escape from our cvs … and go from cvs2bvs.
Usually, there is the most likely future which will turn out to be the logical decision you are most likely to take. In this brain app we call the most likely decision choice: cvs. We do this to draw attention to the fact that we may just be defending our past cvs. But, there are at least 3 other possible futures that we could consider if only we made the cvs2bvs effort to do so. Just to spell this out we’ll tag these three possible choices as follows: bvs #03, bvs #02 and bvs #01.
The TPF is the brain app for the PFC which shows that at any time you are faced with a decision there are always at least three possible futures from which to choose. You can do the TPF alone or it’s fun to do it with others. Click here again to take a second look at the 59 Second Course in Thinking …
Reviewing the TPF
When reviewing the use of the TPF think about these 5 principles:
- Other people may be able to see the future consequences of your decision more easily than yourself.
- It is important to know whether the future consequences are reversible or not.
- Immediate and long term futures may be opposite: the immediate future of a choice may be good and the long term future bad, or vice versa.
- You should look at the possible futures not only as they affect you but also as they affect other people as well.
- You can do a TPF to explore three possible futures before deciding which one you ought to start with.
DFQ #09: TPF Thought Experiments A or B:
TPF A: Just suppose a future in 2022 where your company marks its 1,000,000th client. What do you think could be its most popular product? (Do a 3-minute TPF)
TPF B: By 2022, in a possible future, your company has a client database of 250,000. Who are they? (Do a 3-minute TPF)
Choose either TPF A or TPF B and do the TPF here:
bvs #01
bvs #02
bvs #03
TPF B
BVS 1 – Worldwide researchers and other industry users, improved access and usefulness to the scientific community, focus on industry leading technology and research.
BVS 2 – Interstate educational facilities across all ranges including schools and universities as well as research facilities, ease of use and focus on education.
BVS 3 – Worldwide community groups and industry stakeholders, improved access and educational outreach to higher education and research levels, mix of focus on industry leading, education and research.
1. Private sector companies both in Australia and internationally (with a broad reach of consumers);
2. Not for profits and private sector companies in Australia and internationally (with a broad reach of consumers);
3. All virtual/online users to capture both Australian and international clients/consumers.
TPF B:
1. Farmers and their service providers operating nationally and internationally who are seeking to access independent information that can be integrated into their businesses.
2. Financial advisors, banks, and agribusiness investors who work with farmers or are looking to invest in agriculture.
3. Consumers, processors and food producers along the supply chain with an interest in food production and how the latest scientific developments could be used to their advantage in their own businesses.
TPF A
1. Data measuring/merging technology
2. User friendly and accessible Data warehouse
3. Seemless back office support
bvs #01 Veterinary program with only Australasian participants
bvs #02 Multidisciplinary program with Australasian participants
bvs #03 Multidisciplinary program with Australian & International participants
bvs #01 Established a method towards sustainable management practices
bvs #02 Method adopted by local industry
bvs #03 Method expanded and adapted by international role players
1. Good bulls guide and other apps for helping to choose the genetics of your herd.
2. In-field tests for diagnostics and surveillance of disease.
3. Devices to test milk quality for quality characteristics and potential disease.
1. Industry stakeholders. Reaching more farmers not just the active members of industry groups.
2. Other science institutions. Can we collaborate to share where we/they have superior equipment or experience.
3. A combination of 1 & 2. Imagine the gains if we work with others and have a greater reach when rolling out our discoveries.
TPF B;
BVS 1 – a global network of farmers utilising our developed technologies for on-farm application
BVS 2 – a global network of agronomists utilizing our developed technologies to assist decision making on millions of farms across the globe
BVS 3 – a set of strategic partners and farmers feeding farm data from weather, animal and plant health into a secured space to allow for big data analytics for X10 science outputs.
TPF A
bvs #01 improved access to information for all possible users
bvs #02 information that can be used with more versatility across a number of products
bvs #03 involvement and understanding of all staff at all levels in aims and direction