Thought I’d share some observations from a wonderful book I just read: Fred Kofman, Conscious Business: How to Build …
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Bragging on students
I am just so pleased to see two of our best UH Foresight students -- Heather Schlegel and Jim Breaux -- recognized for …
Modern Values Bulldozing to the Future
The full spectrum of values seemed to be in play in China in reading the Sunday New York Times. The eye-popping story …
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The 4 izations: Inevitabilities or Predetermineds to 2020
I suggested four “inevitabilities” to 2020 in a recent talk on higher education. Fans of the GBN scenario approach may …
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Panarchy, the Adaptive Cycle, and Change
I re-read Panarchy a while back and it’s even better the second time around! While I have pages of notes, thought I’d …
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An Insider’s Guide to Foresight Consulting at World Future Society
I’m very pleased to offer the 2nd annual “Insider’s Guide To Foresight Consulting” day-long workshop at the World Future …
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The Houston Futures Studies program is now “Foresight”
I am happy share that we’ve changed the name of the Futures Studies program to “Foresight.” Actually, the official name …
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Within you or Without You: The “System” and the Future of Higher Education
I recently gave a talk on the future of higher education for “Technology Learning Conference” at the University of …
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Foresight success?
I did a five-minute “Little Big” at the APF “Play” Gathering on May 3rd in Orlando. I called it “A Framework for …
16 things that made me go hmmm at APF’s “Play”
Thought I’d share some musings from my experience at the APF “Play” gathering. Borrowing from the old C&C Factory …
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Reflections on the Future of Cities
The Houston Futures extended family gathered for a weekend of futures fun on April 12 and 13. While a key purpose is to …
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Futurist: specialist or generalist?
A prospective student raised a question about specialization in foresight in a recent APF listserve conversation. This …
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Future of Knowledge Work
I have a new article that I put together with my frequent collaborator Chris Carbone of Innovaro on the Future of …
Thinking about the Future….soon to be re-stocked
So sorry if you've gone to Amazon and seen Thinking about the Future selling for over $2,011.22. Of course, feel free to …
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What do we call it?
It’s been great to hear growing interest in developing the field and profession of _______, um, what do you call …
Glass Houses
A great post by "The Consumerist" on a social-media driven issue on Future of Artificial Dyes in Kraft Macaroni & …
A Futurist Elevator Speech
Someone asked me recently for my elevator speech on "what is a futurist?" Basically, if someone asks you what a …
Ten Do’s and Don’ts for an Aging Futurist
I just celebrated my birthday and realized that almost half of my life now has been as a practicing futurist – 25 years …
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The Future of Credit Unions: Four Scenarios
It's nice to seen that the good folks at Filene Research Institute, a think tank for the credit union industry, has made …
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Sharing as another indicator of consuming less
Another post on the trend to consuming less -- I sense a trend here. I came across an excellent piece on the topic by …
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Values shift to consuming less
A key theme of ConsumerShift is that the emergence of postmodern and integral values would lead to less emphasis on …
Big Data, Cities, Simulations and the Future
I read an interesting piece in the Sunday NY Times a few weeks ago called “SimCity for Real” Measuring an Untidy …
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Jay Gary Guest Lecture on Professionalization
We were very pleased to have Jay Gary, PhD, Assistant Professor at Regent University’s Strategic Foresight program was a …
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America sacrifices the future for the present
“Instead of sacrificing the present for the sake of the future, Americans now sacrifice the future for the sake of the …
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Future of Values Annotated Bibliography
I'm happy to share the annotated bibliography of key sources for ConsumerShift. It could come in handy for those doing …
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3D Printing: A technology to bet on?
Futurists often get asked to speculate on a technology that we think will “take off” in the next…..say decade. Having …
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Simulation, gaming, and the foresight tool kit
Looking forward to the APF (Assn of Professional Futurists) annual Gathering “Play” from May 2-4 in Orlando. The theme …
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Talking Points on Integrating Foresight into Organizations
I recently gave a webinar based on my dissertation on integrating foresight into organizations to an informal group of …
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A Futurists Journey TedX Talk
I am pleased to share my TedX talk: A Futurist's Journey that explains how foresight is used through the perspective of …
Foresight and the Clash of the Timeframes
In this morning’s New York Times, I came across three stories relating to the future and the public sector. The story …
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