#Mindcandy are scenario prompts to help companies formulate strategy. Find out more here.
Scenario prompts 19 June 2025
The scenario prompt for today is how to build resilience with scenario planning. That is why I invented mindcandy. Prompts such betavoltaic batteries which would suggest abundant energy or AI cloning persona which impact market research (and marketing). All will impact your business model eventually.
The other prompts are kirigami-inspired neuroprobes, nanofiber mats that purify water, material science (nano, metallics and magnetics) and you are the upgrade.
How to Build a Resilient Marketing Strategy with Scenario Planning
https://prophet.com/2025/04/how-to-build-a-resilient-marketing-strategy-with-scenario-planning/
Scenario planning works. While marketing leaders and CMOs can’t predict the future, they can, and must, prepare for a range of potential outcomes.
I Cloned 2,000 Hacker News Users to Predict Viral Posts
https://every.to/also-true-for-humans/i-cloned-2-000-hacker-news-users-to-predict-viral-posts
My AI experiment hit 60 percent accuracy—not perfect, but enough to change how we think about market research
World’s First Hybrid Betavoltaic Cell Promises Decades of Power Without Charging
Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough by creating the world’s first next-generation betavoltaic cell. This advanced power source was made by directly connecting a radioactive isotope electrode to a perovskite absorber layer, a cutting-edge material known for its efficiency.
Scientists create novel 3D neuroprobes based on kirigami-inspired folds
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-scientists-3d-neuroprobes-based-kirigami.html
Each is narrower than a human hair, fitted with multiple electrodes, and capable of simultaneously recording electrical signals from different layers of the brain.
New ‘Floating Blankets’ Use Sunlight To Purify Water
https://studyfinds.org/floating-blankets-sunlight-purify-water/
Researchers developed copper-doped titanium dioxide nanofiber mats that float on water and use natural sunlight, not UV lamps, to break down pollutants.
Ultra-Thin Magnetic Metal Could Supercharge AI And Spintronic
https://scienceblog.com/ultra-thin-magnetic-metal-could-supercharge-ai-and-spintronic/
Scientists have discovered how to turn a normally non-magnetic metal into a magnetic powerhouse by making it incredibly thin—just two atoms thick.
You are the upgrade
You can order my latest book about books about AI, “You are the upgrade, augmented natural intelligence as the only way forward” here.
Data, acceleration, and the future of intelligence: Lessons from 25 core books (and links to 114 other books) about AI, technology abstraction, and consciousness.
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