Andy’s Recent Content

After Capitalism: What the Signals Are Saying Q1 2026
Here is the first of the quarterly check-ins for 2026 on what the signals are saying regarding After Capitalism. This is getting really interesting people. Analog lifestyles, new models for keeping good companies good, and youth movements … movement you say?? What a juicy set! (See Q4 2025 here.) Drum roll please! Tired of AI, […]

How Can I Be a Futurist?
What does it really mean to be a futurist? In this candid Q&A, Dr. Andy Hines — professional futurist, author, and Program Coordinator of the foresight program at the University of Houston Foresight— shares honest answers to the questions he regularly gets about his work: What does a futurist actually do? How do you become […]

Beware the Purity Test
I’m writing this for primarily, but not exclusively, for those leaning Left. [Keep in mind that there are “After Capitalism” folks that lean right.] Full disclosure: I am not a fan of “purity tests” in general. I think these particular times, on this particular topic, with a particular group, however, deserves some special attention. Let […]
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.





