Just finished Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On, which was first brought to my attention by Houston …
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Values and the Holidays: Gray Thursday and Where Do We Go from Here?
I’ve done a few media interviews on the hot topic of shopping’s imminent encroachment into the Thanksgiving holiday. …
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Foresight Certificate Boot Camp January 12-16 in Houston
Hi all, I am passing on the info and links for our next week-long certificate program, affectionately known as boot …
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Some thoughts on action learning
Action learning (and its family members) are an approach to solving complex problems that starts with the premise that …
Futurevision a welcome addition to the foresight catalog
I am very pleased to recommend Futurevision: Scenarios for the World in 2040 by Richard Watson and Oliver Freeman as an …
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Another perspective on images of the future
We were fortunate to have futurist Wendy Schultz of Infinite Futures as a guest lecturer in “Intro to Foresight” class …
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Revisiting the Image of the Future
In preparing for a talk introducing a broad look at the future, I thought of Polak’s Image of the Future, which is the …
Fun with scenario archetypes
I have been messing around with and shared some actual work on using scenario archetypes. Let me begin with proper …
Jobs as an obsolescent concept
About four years ago, I wrote a piece called “retirement as an obsolescent concept” in Career Planning and Adult …
The Future of Energy: A Theatrical Production
I recently watched a debate on Energy Independence. The characters were: Evil capitalist drilling guy Benevolent …
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Futurists influencing the future?
In the Sunday NY Times, an editorial “A Group Shout on Climate Change,” acknowledged Kellogg’s for their sustainable …
Ten Books for Prospective Futurists
If you had to suggest ten books that a prospective futurist should read – starting from a tabula rasa (limited or no …
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Places to Intervene in Higher Education
Had a fascinating discussion last night with a team advising Lumina Foundation on its compelling and ambitious Goal 2025 …
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Thinking about Time and the Future
At our Spring 2013 Houston Foresight Gathering, strategist Todd Gentzel gave a brilliant presentation based on Philip …
Future of Education: Goodbye, Summer Vacation
I squeezed onto CNBC yesterday with a few comments as part of "Will the college bubble burst: …
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Concluding the Future of Knowledge Work
Knowledge work is emerging as the central focus of developed economies, with emerging markets making forays into it as …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Personalized Professions
Personalized Professions describes a “transformation" scenario archetype [see description below] Successful new …
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Thinking about Predictive Analytics
My interest in predictive analytics was first piqued by a presentation by Garry Golden at the 2008 APF Gathering on Big …
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“Teaching about the Future” wins the APF Most Significant Futures Works Award
Teaching about the Future was awarded first prize in the “methodology and practice” category in this year’s Association …
Future of Knowledge Work: Socially-Centric Work
Socially-Centric Work describes a “new equilibrium” scenario archetype [see description below] Digitization and the …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Back to Basics
Back to Basics describes a “collapse” scenario archetype [see description below] Innovative approaches to knowledge …
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Announcing BONUS FALL FORESIGHT CERTIFICATE COURSE
The UH Foresight program is very happy to announce a “bonus” fall 2014 offering of the foresight certificate course. …
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What Will Work Look Like in 2020 and Beyond?
I had the cover story in the August 2014 issue of BeInkandescent.com with my former colleague Chris Carbone. We explore …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Virtual Teams Collaborating
Virtual Teams Collaborating describes a “continuation” scenario archetypes [see description below] Work is …
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Musings on links between Theory U and CLA
I was reviewing Otto Scharmer's "Leading from the Emerging Future" this weekend, prepping for Alternative Perspectives …
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A few thoughts on Infinite Progress
A colleague referred me to Byron Reese, the author of Infinite Progress: How the Internet and Technology Will End …
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Recapping Houston Foresight at WFS 2014
The Houston Foresight Community was once again well-represented at the WFS/AFP annual summer meetings. This time it was …
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The Future of Knowledge Work Drivers: Tools
The research & scanning for the “Future of Knowledge led to the identification of more than 120 trends that were in …
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Knowledge Work Drivers: Models
The research & scanning for the “Future of Knowledge Work" led to the identification of more than 120 trends that …
Knowledge Work Drivers: Workers
The research & scanning for the “Future of Knowledge led to the identification of more than 120 trends that were in …