Meridian
I believe that we are in a genuinely open moment in history. Quite a lot is being reshaped right now, by AI, by frontier tech like robotics soon to come online, and more. I could never really find a proper shape to allow me open exploration of these questions, so I created Meridian.
Meridian pursues two questions: what are likely directions of the future, and how can we shape it for the better?
We publish Dispatches about the intersection of frontier tech x long-term change, develop tools to map that change and design interventions, and map different landscapes. We’re still very early and the work is pretty experimental. That is the goal.
Entries
What sits in this cluster.
MapsThe Catalyst AtlasWhat does innovation actually look like when you look at it holistically, across modalities, geography, and time?2026
The Frontier AtlasThe Frontier Atlas reads sixteen public lists of important problems side by side: requests for startups, grand challenges, agency programme portfolios, cause-priority research and open-question lists.2026
PRECINCTPRECINCT surveys 158 projects and 28 texts about intentional space.2026
DATUMDATUM maps 235 domains across 16 macro areas on a horizon to 2040.2026
ForesightThe formation crisisA foresight study of work and skills over 2026–2033.2026
The future of educationA foresight study of education, early-career work and the institutions connecting them, looking across a ten-year horizon.2026
ToolsLOCUSLOCUS combines a personal profile with a directory of 92 London ecosystem organisations.2026
WaveshiftWaveshift is built around a directional cone: broad, inexpensive probes at the beginning, followed by deeper commitments as evidence accumulates.2026
Research systemMost of the research in this archive runs on a system I’ve built over 2026.2026
Where it startedUK Innovation ecosystem orchestration // Deep TechMy undergraduate dissertation examined innovation ecosystem orchestration: how entire ecosystems are shaped and supported by a mesh of critical & keystone organisations.2025
Writings
Jun 2026Dispatches 005: Musings on FI's Vision WeekendLong-horizon technology, the emerging machinery of progress, and reflections on Foresight Institute's inaugural UK Vision Weekend.Meridian · 10 minMay 2026Dispatches 004: Shape of Learning in a Changing WorldOn changing education, the point of learning, and the future of institutions & EdTech.Meridian · 12 minMay 2026Dispatches 003: So, You Want to Find What to Work OnFrontier problems, age of discovery 2.0, and how to navigate careers in a world where up is down.Meridian · 12 minMay 2026Dispatches 002: AI Economies & Future of WorkClaude conquering reality, how AI will reshape our economies, and what to make of it all.Meridian · 15 minApr 2026Dispatches 001: Shifting Futures, Quad Espressos & Meridian 2.0On trying to navigate the age of change.Meridian · 7 minJan 2026Designing Innovation OrganisationsInnovation is now a process. The problem frontier is shifting. What's next?Meridian · 11 minJan 2026The Meridian CompendiumUnderstanding progress & what I'm working on next.Meridian · 7 minNov 2025Hyper-Density NetworksA thesis for a new kind of innovation flywheel.Meridian · 4 minOct 2025Notes on a Holistic Model of Progress | 001J-001 of the Progress Series. How is prosperity created over the long run, and how do we accelerate it?Meridian · 16 minJul 2025Lattice 002: AccelerantsDiving into meta-innovation: what sorts of approaches meaningfully speed up progress at scale?Meridian · 7 minJul 2025Lattice 001: Engines of InnovationHow innovation ecosystems are built.Meridian · 8 minJul 2025Possible FuturesThe founding letter of Meridian.Meridian · 4 min