Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the world’s most important climate fiction writers of his generation.
As part of WGSN Trend days, a bi-annual brainstorm setting future forecasts, in this case for the year 2026 WGSN Creative Director Lisa White sat down with Stan to talk the future of biosphere, nature and human nature plus how speculative fiction can and should play in the world of Business and Industry.
Stanley has been writing for over 40 years and has published more than 20 books, focusing on near and far futures. 
Stan’s work incorporates so much of what we value at WGSN, in particular our STEPIC methodology, which focuses on insights into Society, Technology, the Environment, Politics, Industry and Creativity. 
Through his rigorous research and storytelling skills, Stan gives the reader a seat in the future to better understand how our actions today can and will impact the outcomes of tomorrow. 
In this episode Lisa and Stan exchange ideas on the topics including biodiversity, sustainability incentives and regulations plus whether AI is impacting human creativity.