There will be more opportunities for more active participation in the economy through small business & …
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Millennials at the postmodern and integral transition
The Sunday New York Times had a piece on Millennial Searchers that sought to dispel the myth that they are lazy, …
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Revisiting Last and First Men and Starmaker, Part 2
Our protagonist from First & Last Men moves on to the cosmos, travelling to other solar systems and worlds, in …
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Revisiting Last and First Men and Starmaker, Part 1
I’ve been on kick of re-reading “futures classics,” having gone through Future Shock and Panarchy (well, maybe that’s …
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Sacred Values and the Values Types
I had the luxury of a free Sunday morning to soak in the New York Times (yes, it should be a necessity!) and came across …
A third characteristic of the economic future: “smartness”
I’m not exactly jumping out on a limb here! Let’s put a little description on smartness. In my talk, I suggested …
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Foresight methods and “overlap”
A point that has come up several time in Alternative Perspectives class this semester that foresight perspectives and …
A second characteristic of the economic future: bifurcation
To bifurcate is “to divide or fork into two branches.” I am not suggesting this is a good thing, but simply that it is …
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The Economic Transition Landing: Hard, Bumpy, or Soft?
There are different views among futurists and others about the nature of the [economic] transition. Futurists, of …
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What do we call the Next Economy?
In my previous post on “Planning for Two Economic Futures” I promised to provide some of the names that have been …
Planning for two economic futures
Just gave a talk on the future of the economy for the NORA summit. NORA (Northeast Oklahoma Regional Alliance) a …
Do all futurists have clients?
I’ve heard variations on the following come up periodically when talking about the future: “Not all futurists are in the …
The value add of foresight in understanding mapping and influencing the future
As promised in a recent post, some thoughts on the value-add of understanding, mapping, and influencing the future. I …
Are we inhibiting the change we are trying to bring about?
I’ve doing more reading in the area of influencing the future (see post on understanding, mapping, and influencing). …
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Some thoughts on enterpreneurship
I am featured as one of ten entrepreneurs in a piece called Lighting the Way: 10 Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their …
Understanding, mapping, and influencing the future
In our Teaching about the Future book, we noted that our curriculum is roughly organized into Understanding, Mapping, …
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Fresh Perspectives on the Future from APF Emerging Fellows
I’m pleased to point you to an excellent source of fresh thinking: the APF Emerging Fellows blog. The goal is to …
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A Vision for the Houston Foresight Program
I acknowledge that I feel like the guy who succeeded Steve Jobs – anyone remember who that was? Exactly! The good news …
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Decline of consumption no longer a weak signal
Thought I'd tie a couple of themes we've been talking about here together: consumption and weak signals. I've had a …
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Tracking weak signals: sharing economy
The talks and presentations on the sharing economy are proliferating and improving. New descriptors are emerging, from …
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Who are the best foresight clients?
This question came up in a recent discussion with a professional colleague. Despite my hesitation to engage in a “best” …
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Introducing Framework Foresight
I'm so pleased to be able to announce that Peter Bishop and I have [finally] published an article on the Framework …
Futurists, embrace the “resistance” to change!
Futurists should expect that their clients, or the clients of their clients in particular, will be perceived as …
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Foresight Thought Leadership Approach “Starter Kit”
At the recent World Future Society Insider's Guide to Foresight Consulting course, a question came up around how to …
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Seven Lessons for Applying Foresight in Organizations
Much of my professional life has been motivated by the desire to help organizations make greater use of foresight. Early …
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WFS Insider’s Course Presentation
Thanks for a great session! Here is the link to the slides that Chris, Riel, and I used. I also wanted to pass on …
Futures of futures scenarios and professionalization
The APF's “Futures of Futures” scenario workshop in 2003 identified four critical uncertainties for the future of the …
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Momentum Building for Professionalizing Foresight
It’s been great to see a surge of interest in the topic of professionalizing foresight. To be clear, it is still in what …
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Will values shift “in time?”
In a new paper, Shifting Values: Hope and Concern for "Waking Up," I took up the challenge of exploring how changing …
Making the Future Happen for AALL
I'm excited about my upcoming presentation, "Making the Future Happen," at the AALL (American Assn of Law Libraries) …