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.
Links:
Facing the Age of Chaos (2020): the first public presentation of the BANI concept
https://medium.com/@cascio/facing-the-age-of-chaos-b00687b1f51d
Human Responses to a BANI World (2022): initial exploration of responses to BANI
https://medium.com/@cascio/human-responses-to-a-bani-world-fb3a296e9cac
The BANI Election (2024): a look at the 2024 US Presidential election from a BANI perspective
https://medium.com/@cascio/the-bani-election-01fd3bd3219c
BANI 2025: An Overview (2025): the latest description of BANI and Positive BANI
https://medium.com/@cascio/bani-2025-an-overview-575d92026fe1
“Jamais Cascio – The BANI Framework” interview on The Innovation Show with Aidan McCullen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wy_3H-edsk&t=1839s
“Navigating the Age of Chaos: BANI Explained with Jamais Cascio” on The Curious Advantage podcast