I enjoyed being a [small] part of The Texas Tribune Festival On the Road: A Symposium on Energy and the Environment held …
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Video link for Designing the Future of Houston
Urban Development & The Future of Houston Friday, April 6th, 2012 at 8:00 pm Sunday, April 8th, 2012 at 5:30 …
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Designing the Future of Houston
Just taped an episode of Houston8 on the future of Houston that will air on Friday night, April 6th at 8:00pm (and will …
Planning for Renewal in The Upside of Down
Futurist colleague (and my former Professor) Oliver Markley recommended Thomas Homer Dixon's The Upside of Down: …
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Exchanging ideas about organizational foresight
I’m looking forward to talking about ConsumerShift to the member organizations of the Learning Forum's Foresight Council …
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[filling a gap in the]…..role of human behavior in foresight
I came across an interesting paragraph relating to our future of values topic in a place, well, I wouldn't have …
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An Insiders Guide to Foresight Consulting workshop
I'm pleased to be offering a one-day workshop on foresight consulting with my professional futurist colleague Riel …
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Fun with Futures Wheels
One of the important tools in the futurist tool kit is the futures wheel. It is similar to mindmapping that may be more …
Strategic Foresight Certificate in Europe this Spring
We just finished teaching our week-long Strategic Foresight Course in Houston last week. A really great group. I'm sure …
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Guest blogging with 3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Just did a guest blog post "Future View: Aligning Offerings with Changing Values" for my friends at 3 Geeks and a Law …
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Futurists as the Black Swans of Thinking about the Future
NOTE: I just produced a little "thought piece" for the Association of Professional Futurists newsletter that I thought …
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ConsumerShift nominated for APF Most Important Futures Works 2012
I am pleased to note that ConsumerShift was recently nominated for the Association of Professional Futurists' 2012 Most …
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The value of values
Thanks to you early adopters on ConsumerShift -- I really appreciate you! For those new to this series on values -- and …
Which type of futurist are you?
As part of my doctoral research on “Integrating Foresight into Organizations,” at Leeds Metropolitan U, I’ve had to …
Values Deep Dive: Authenticity
Authenticity is one of the core postmodern values identified in ConsumerShift. It is defined in the New Dimensions …
Teaching about the Future is on its way!
I'm pleased to say that Peter Bishop and I are about to submit the first draft of our second book together to Palgrave …
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Entering Season 8 of Teaching about the Future
I've had the good fortune of entering my eighth year teaching in the UH Futures Studies program. It was a goal of mine …
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Foresight as a field
I’ve noted my plunge into the foresight literature in support of my topic “Integrating Forsight into Organizations.” …
Call to Foresight Practitioners: Publish, Please!
Part of my task in doing my dissertation on Integrating Foresight into Organizations for Leeds Metropolitan …
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Introducing Four Types of Values for the Future
Having defined values in my last post, now is the time to describe the types of values shaping the future. I will cover …
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A Framework for Thinking about the Future
Andy Hines & Peter Bishop, Thinking about the Future, 2007. One of the more useful frameworks we've adopted at …
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The Foresight Tool Kit: Causal Layered Analysis
Thought it would be interesting to share an example of an application of one of the newer futures methodologies, Causal …
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Vision without Discipline Is a Daydream
Do you recognize this quote attributed to the late Alexander Haig? I wouldn’t have expected to be attracted to his …
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Futurists: Insiders or Court Jesters?
I'm thoroughly enjoying the research into my dissertation on "Integrating Foresight into Organizations" with Jeff Gold …
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Nominating Most Important Futures Works
The Association of Professional Futurists is about to re-launch it's Most Important Futures Works campaign. Members are …
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Thinking about the Future of Change and Communications
Did a lunchtime talk "On the Front Lines of Change" for my friends at IABC (International Assn of Business …
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Finding a Beachhead for Foresight
I recently taught our week-long Certificate course in Strategic Foresight in Brussels. It was a great group who was …
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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STEEP is just an acronym!
A little bit of a rant here. The really good news is that foresight and futurists are being introduced to more and more …