Welcome to my world of foresight & innovation
My name is Peter van Barneveld, a passionate enthusiast of futures thinking, technology and innovations. I love exploring the potential of tomorrow and sharing insights to drive change. Whether it’s navigating today’s challenges or seizing future opportunities, I’m here to help you envision and shape a better future.

About Me
With over 25 years of experience in IT, my journey has evolved from being a technology consultant to an innovation manager. Beyond my daily profession, I engage in activities that resonate with my passion for futures thinking and sharing my expertise. I provide insightful contributions to articles on IT topics such as digital transformation, security, and IT strategy. Additionally, I collaborate with others to explore possible futures and solution areas, for example how to bridge gaps in technology and education.
One of the activities I really enjoy is sharing ‘Future Glimpses’—short, thought-provoking posts inspired by future signals, designed to inspire and provoke new ideas about what the future may hold..
Alongside these brief posts, I share foresight analysis articles that dive deeper into future drivers of change. In these articles, I explore the relationship between the past, present, and potential future, highlighting lessons we can learn from history and envisioning how the future might unfold.
So, take a look around to navigate through my shared insights, future glimpse posts, and insightful articles. If you have any questions, need assistance, or want to leverage my expertise, please feel free to reach out. Let’s shape the future together!
Article Contributions
Harnessing AI to combat cyber threats
Industry experts share strategies using AI alleviate pressure among security teams and strengthen cybersecurity defenses
Building a future-proof IT architecture
Here’s what IT leaders need to know about building a flexible foundation that scales with changing business needs.
What will shape the next generation of applications?
AI is expected to lead a pack of transformative technologies driving software development, along with low/no-code, edge computing, and AR/VR.
Building a zero trust foundation
Zero trust security requires careful planning and well-orchestrated change management to shift culture.
Zero trust secures agile business transformation
Reimagining zero trust as a transformative IT principle has big potential payoffs.
Foresight Analysis Articles
The Unfinished Journey of the Digital Revolution
Explore how AI is shaping the ongoing digital revolution and its role in bridging the digital divide. Learn lessons from history to understand the future of digital literacy and education.
Future Glimpses
Discover short, thought-provoking posts inspired by future signals. Click on the images to read about each glimpse and inspire new ideas about the future.