As a teacher in the Houston Foresight program, I hope to see students apply what they learn on whatever journey they …
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Challenges to “Humanity Separate from Nature”
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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Five challenges to “jobs are required”
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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Three challenges to “economic growth is required”
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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Technology and After Capitalism
NOTE: Longer-than-typical post as I try to briefly summarize the impact of accelerating technology change on After …
A Futures Magic Wand
If you had a magic wand that could successfully challenge one current widespread assumption about the future, what would …
“Final” After Capitalism Concepts
Nine years of multiple starts and stops (more stops), hundreds of scan hits, dozens of books, 84 blog posts, uncountable …
Alter-Worlds
The newly added “Alter-Worlds” concept of After Capitalism comes from Shaw and Waterstone's manifesto “Wageless Life.” …
Visions of the future over time
Back in 1995, influential economist Robert Heilbroner was given the opportunity to look at the role of visions in …
Directory of After Capitalism Blog Posts
I am [finally] get closer to finishing the book. I thought it would to useful to gather and review the blog posts I've …
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Personas in foresight
Is it just me, or has the use of personas in foresight gone quiet? We used to use them quite regularly in my consulting …
Economic growth and the future
In the the After Capitalism research, there seems to be pretty clear consensus that economic growth has to be either …
Doughnut Economics: Light and Tasty
I debated whether to include doughnut economics from Kate Raworth as one Horizon 3 images of After Capitalism. A recent …
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After Capitalism Drivers
Do you want to play a game? (yes, a Saw reference) While I’ve continued scanning for the After Capitalism book, a few …
Scenario Based Strategy
I am still hunting for strategy books that team up with – or at least consider – foresight. I reviewed Thinking in Bets …
Scenario archetypes across 3 horizons
When we explain our four archetype scenarios, often someone will ask whether there is a pattern in how the four …
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APF Most Significant Futures Works Winners 2020
One of my favorite things to do each year is to coordinate the APF’s Most Significant Futures Works program. We recently …
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Futurist value proposition
Building on my Change is slower than we think post, can we take it a step further and revisit the futurist value …
Using the Knowledge Base of Futures Studies 2020
It was a great pleasure to work with futurist Richard Slaughter in curating the Knowledge Base of Futures Studies (KBFS) …
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I bet you can be a better futurist
A bet is a decision about an uncertain future. Perhaps we futurists could learn something from those who make a living …
Election “day after” student observations
We had Futures Research class about 24 hours after the elections results started coming in. We discussed some current …
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Futures Chain of Custody
There is no proof in the futures business! [This includes the sexy "future-proofing" concept making the rounds - not …
After Capitalism: Evolution or Revolution?
Decay, collapse, the end of, revolution. It seems that every day now I see a story about the end of capitalism. Since I …
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Sexy Foresight
I am pleased to see a collaboration with former guest student Alex Ferganani and friends captured in a new article in …
On the Horizon looking for a new Editor
I am ready to pass the baton to a new Editor for On the Horizon. Just too much on the plate! The team at Emerald …
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Utopia is a moving target
We are probably never going to achieve utopia. What a negative, pessimistic thing to say! Have I turned sour on the …
A “Final” Tweak to the Framework Foresight cone
Final is in quotes to acknowledge that the process is never final. But there is a necessary balance to having some …
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Change is slower than we think
We are constantly being urged to speed up. Change is happening so fast! The speed of change is accelerating! Change is …
9 Shifts for After Capitalism
Reflecting on the various arguments I’ve come across for moving beyond capitalism, I thought of one of my favorite …
Wageless Life
The authors of Wageless Life: A Manifesto for a Future beyond Capitalism build an impassioned, effective, and …