I shouldn't be surprised that the future of energy is a popular topic here in Houston. Just wanted to thank my friends …
Another take on Future of Work Surprises
I really enjoyed the commentary "A Dozen Surprises about the Future of Work: Implications for Workforce …
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A Step Forward in Evaluating Scenarios
Nice to be back in the saddle after a spectacular honeymoon in beautiful St. Thomas. Hopped right over to Brussels …
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Communicating the Future
Really like the animated clips from the Megacities on the Move project from the Forum on the Future. I've used them with …
Are We More Optimistic about the Future than We Should Be?
Apparently so!….Our Futures Studies program had the great pleasure of a visit with Philipp Ecken, a colleague with …
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“Which Energy Future?” presentation
Here's my "Which Energy Future" presentation that I developed using some material from my colleague Chris Carbone and …
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An explosion of interest in cities and urban transporation
One benefit of experience in the futures field (over 20 years for me now) is that you get to see topics take off and …
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More on Technological Forecasting Accuracy
Came across a nice piece by Ray Kurzweil "How My Predictions Are Faring" in which he claims that of 147 "predictions" he …
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Singularity getting nearer
The Singularity Is Near book was one milestone. The formation of Singularity University was another. Not sure this is a …
More on the Future of Libraries
Found a clip from a couple of minutes on the local Houston KRIV-26 News talking about the future of libraries. One of my …
Future Jobs…on Houston Public Television
I really enjoyed my appearance with Latina Voices on Houston Public Television on November 8th. Very nice people! We …
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Which Energy Future?….Youtube Clip
My good friends at Harvey Nash were kind enough to post a short Youtube video clip of me after my Which Energy Future? …
Hitting the Snooze Button on the future’s “Biggest Wake Up Call”
I was very pleased to review my futurist friend and colleague Richard Slaughter's latest work "The Biggest Wake Up call …
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Forecasting and Wild Cards with Exchange Students
I recently had the opportunity to spend a morning talking about the future of science and technology with some exchange …
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