Andy’s Recent Content
Why Transformation?
Futurists love the idea of transformation. We get into the field because we are fascinated by change, and transformation is systems change on a large scale. Most people, however, are not fans of change, and most certainly not fans of large-scale systems change. Thus we have a mismatch. We talk about resistance to change. We […]
Inside the Futurist’s Mind: Understanding STEEP
Most of our project work as futurists is studying a particular domain for a client: forestry, healthcare, communities, or my favorite After Capitalism. But what about what’s happening around or outside of the domain? Enter STEEP. STEEP is an acronym futurists use to help us organize our “big picture” thinking outside of our project topic. […]
Loopy Change and The Matrix
The HAT technique at UH Foresight suggests that transformation emerges from one of two pathways: Collapse (more abrupt) or New Equilibrium (more gradual). We’ve been talking about the Collapse pathway to After Capitalism, so let’s turn our attention to the gradual loopy New Equilibrium path. In a previous post I suggested that the gradual approach […]
ABOUT ANDY HINES
Dr. Andy Hines is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator at the University of Houston’s Graduate Program in Foresight, bringing together the experience he earned as an organizational, consulting, and academic futurist. He is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight.
