• Can we really manage the future?
• It is impossible to foresee the future, but dangerous not to try
• How you can better understand the futures researchers
• Futures research between brilliance and charlatanry

This speech provides a "mental letter case" for the subject of the future. The audience is provided with an overview of the world of futures research and, above all, a simple method with which they can evaluate the news and reports they hear about future developments critically, but in an opportunity oriented way.

Futures researchers are increasingly turning away from clear forecasts and are taking refuge in non-committal scenarios. But people need knowledge as an orientation for the future. Anyone can develop their own scenarios about tomorrow’s weather, what they need is forecasts on which they can orientate their decisions. The "Eltville Model" with the five futures glasses provides guidance on how to deal with the future in your daily life and work.