On 4 November 2019 the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition http://www0.sun.ac.za/cst/, together with the Association of Professional Futurists https://www.apf.org/?, hosted an APF Africa regional gathering / Anthropocene Dialogue with world renowned futurist, Prof Markku Wilenius. Markku, who heads up the international Masters programme for future studies at Turku School of Economics, shared his work on long-term socio-economic transitions and anticipatory capacities.