In After Capitalism, we acknowledge and do not under-estimate how clever the current system is at saving itself. Reform …
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The Comfort Trap in Foresight
We specialize in introducing foresight to people and organizations to foresight at the University of Houston Foresight …
Mastery as a Guiding Philosophy
It’s been a decade now that I’ve been leading the Houston Foresight Program. We’re preparing the next generation of the …
Why Foresight?
I’m sure every futurist has been asked this question. Maybe lots of times. We may have developed a stock answer. We may …
What Is a Preferred Future?
Oh wow, a definitions discussion … how exciting. Bear with me. I think there is some juicy stuff here! We futurists all …
Futurists Carrying the Fire
There is no doubt that the work of the futurist can be frustrating. We see opportunities or threats ahead but our advice …
Introducing Foresight: A Community of Practice Approach
It’s been great to see the rise of Communities of Practice in the Foresight field. They are popping up both within …
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What will we do in post-work? Everything!
I’ve thought a lot about what we might do in the post-work future of After Capitalism: One response, captured here, …
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Check out the Open Foresight Hub! (Drivers included)
The Open Foresight Hub is an exciting new development for all we futures information hounds. It’s a wiki devoted to …
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Building Foresight Credibility
It doesn’t take long into a session of what foresight needs before we get to awareness and credibility. It’s been the …
Ranking After Capitalism Drivers
A few years ago, readers helped me select the final After Capitalism drivers. I’m [finally] finishing up addressing the …
Houston Foresight at the WFSF 50th Anniversary
I was fortunate to spend last week with my University of Houston Foresight friends in Paris at the World Futures Studies …
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The State of Thinking
You might recall a post about “it’s okay to think big.” I need to backtrack and get back to the basics of the state of …
Foresight’s Last Mile Challenge
One of the biggest changes I’ve seen in foresight practice in more than three decades of work is the shift to more …
Red Pill Futures
"All I'm offering is the truth" -- Morpheus in The Matrix But he offered so much more -- an image of a future in …
Why Foresight
It was great to catch up with my old PTIS packaging foresight buddies at our last Strategic Foresight Boot Camp. PTIS …
State of Foresight in US Higher Ed
In a word, the state of foresight in US higher ed is … precarious. Only a few programs have been able to maintain a …
Four challenges of working at the local level
Most of the ideas I’ve seen for an After Capitalism future put a heavy emphasis on the local level. Most of it comes …
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Houston Archetype Technique Updated
Not new, but updated ... as promised in a previous post. To recap, for several years we and our audiences at the …
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Top Ten Drivers of the Future 2023
We all love lists. I posted a drivers list a year-ish ago. I thought it would be fun to revisit and see if anything …
It’s Cool to Be a Futurist
One of the biggest changes in the field that I’ve seen in over 30+ years is that futurists are now practically popular. …
Longtermism and the futures ecosystem
“What We Owe the Future” lays out a case for longtermism by one of its leading proponents, Oxford philosopher William …
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Understanding, Mapping, and Influencing the Future
What do we teach about the future? What does one need to know to be an effective futurist? The six steps of our basic …
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New Foresight Advisory Board
I am pleased to share our new Foresight Advisory Board. They are going to help with the program strategic plan, which …
Introducing the Future locally
The headline "University of Houston one of twelve places in the world that offers degree in Foresight ..." recently …
Begin with the Future in Mind
Some of my more experienced colleagues might remember the Stephen Covey "habit" of "Begin with the End in mind." It gets …
The Burdens of Seeing the Future
Despite the foreboding title, this week I'm sharing a light "pop" article on me and the Foresight program at UH. It only …
Bias, Wisdom, and Obstacles to After Capitalism
One of the major obstacles to After Capitalism is stalemate. We are going to need to make some challenging decisions, …
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Tips for Thinking about the Future video
Had a blast sharing "A Dozen Tips for Thinking about the Future" for the Transforming Local Government Conference in …
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Redistribution is Possible but Fairness is Impossible
The outrage about the pretty mild student loan forgiveness program gives us a pretty good indication of the depth of the …
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