Jamais Cascio writes about the intersection of emerging technologies, environmental dilemmas, and cultural transformation, specializing in the creation of plausible scenarios of the future. His work focuses on the importance of long-term, systemic thinking, with a particular emphasis on building a more open and resilient society.

Cascio's work on the environment, technology and social change appears in publications as diverse as METROPOLIS, TECHNOLOGY REVIEW, and ForeignPolicy.com. He was featured in National Geographic Television's SIX DEGREES, its 2008 documentary on the effects of global warming, and speaks around the world on issues including the global environment, technological transformation, and political change.

Cascio has worked in the field of scenario development for over a decade, and is currently a Research Affiliate at the Institute for the Future. Cascio serves as the Director of Impacts Analysis for the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, and is a Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.

Cascio served as technical advisor on multiple science fiction television and film projects, and designed several well-received science fiction game settings.

In 2003, he co-founded WorldChanging.com, the award-winning website identifying models, tools and ideas for building a "bright green" future. At WorldChanging, Cascio covered topics including urban design, climate science, renewable energy, open source models, emerging technologies, social networks, "leapfrog" global development, and much more. In March, 2006, he started Open the Future as his online home.

Cascio lives outside of San Francisco, California, with his wife, two cats, four Macs, and the inevitable hybrid cars.