[2] In 1982, at age 25, Passig fought in the 1982 Lebanon War, during which many soldiers in his unit died after it was caught in a Syrian ambush and then accidentally attacked by Israeli warplanes.

According to Passig, this caused him to begin thinking heavily about the future, as he wondered whether Israel was fated to constantly fight.

He served as an adviser to the commissioner for future generations at the Knesset and is a member of the Israeli National Committee for Research and Development.

Passig also accurately forecast major developments in wireless technology, Russia invasion to Ukraine and the Arab Spring.

[citation needed] Passig and colleague Lizi Cohen developed the Innovative Combinations' Test, which attempts to measure melioration, as well as a training program called Thinking-Different.

He is conducting various case studies to enhance its reliability and validity in helping various groups shaping their future imageries.

[clarification needed] He is also studying the impact of ICT interfaces on various aspects of human cognition and social behavior as well as learning processes.