Timing and the future has been coming up a lot in my recent work. [My favorite piece is "seeing in multiple horizons"] …
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Nice media story on the future
I'd like to call out and applaud journalist Chris Parker for pulling together a nice story on the future, published in …
Talented or lucky?
The Sunday NY Times had a piece highlighting a high-profile divorce case involving a CEO that hinges on “active versus …
An interesting expression of modern values: record-setting in India
I was drawn by the headline: “We’re No. 1.” Aha, this must have something to do with modern values. [That’s what happens …
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Real options, scenarios, & sensemaking
Read an interesting piece on combining scenario planning and real options: “Making sense of future uncertainties using …
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Does Development Inevitably Lead to Disaster?
Thought-provoking article in the Sunday NY Times: Is a Climate Disaster Inevitable? The article introduces Fermi’s …
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The cycle of change….and resistance
I hope regular readers of this blog are comfortable with the notion that resistance to change is the norm, and that …
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Credible or Provocative?
The Sunday NY Times had a piece “Playing Dumb on Climate Change” that reminded me of the challenges of balancing …
Value in an automated intelligent sharing economy
I hope you’ll pardon the mouthful of a title, but it seemed useful to convey a big gulp of ideas for organizing economic …
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Values and Our Spiritual Journey
A Sunday New York Times piece on “the new allure of sacred pilgrimages” suggested “one in three tourists worldwide is on …
Steps Toward Professionalizing Foresight
Aren’t futurists already professionals? Well, sure, depending on how strictly one defines a professional. The …
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A preview of integral organizations
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with integral values at the leading edge of values change today, with …
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APF Most Significant Futures Works Program 2015
One of my favorite things I do as a futurist is to help coordinate the APF’s Most Significant Futures Works program. It …
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Need to spread an idea? Make it Contagious
Just finished Jonah Berger’s Contagious: Why Things Catch On, which was first brought to my attention by Houston …
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Values and the Holidays: Gray Thursday and Where Do We Go from Here?
I’ve done a few media interviews on the hot topic of shopping’s imminent encroachment into the Thanksgiving holiday. …
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Foresight Certificate Boot Camp January 12-16 in Houston
Hi all, I am passing on the info and links for our next week-long certificate program, affectionately known as boot …
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Some thoughts on action learning
Action learning (and its family members) are an approach to solving complex problems that starts with the premise that …
Futurevision a welcome addition to the foresight catalog
I am very pleased to recommend Futurevision: Scenarios for the World in 2040 by Richard Watson and Oliver Freeman as an …
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Another perspective on images of the future
We were fortunate to have futurist Wendy Schultz of Infinite Futures as a guest lecturer in “Intro to Foresight” class …
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Revisiting the Image of the Future
In preparing for a talk introducing a broad look at the future, I thought of Polak’s Image of the Future, which is the …
Fun with scenario archetypes
I have been messing around with and shared some actual work on using scenario archetypes. Let me begin with proper …
The Future of Energy: A Theatrical Production
I recently watched a debate on Energy Independence. The characters were: Evil capitalist drilling guy Benevolent …
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Futurists influencing the future?
In the Sunday NY Times, an editorial “A Group Shout on Climate Change,” acknowledged Kellogg’s for their sustainable …
Ten Books for Prospective Futurists
If you had to suggest ten books that a prospective futurist should read – starting from a tabula rasa (limited or no …
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Places to Intervene in Higher Education
Had a fascinating discussion last night with a team advising Lumina Foundation on its compelling and ambitious Goal 2025 …
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Thinking about Time and the Future
At our Spring 2013 Houston Foresight Gathering, strategist Todd Gentzel gave a brilliant presentation based on Philip …
Future of Education: Goodbye, Summer Vacation
I squeezed onto CNBC yesterday with a few comments as part of "Will the college bubble burst: …
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Concluding the Future of Knowledge Work
Knowledge work is emerging as the central focus of developed economies, with emerging markets making forays into it as …
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Future of Knowledge Work: Personalized Professions
Personalized Professions describes a “transformation" scenario archetype [see description below] Successful new …
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Thinking about Predictive Analytics
My interest in predictive analytics was first piqued by a presentation by Garry Golden at the 2008 APF Gathering on Big …
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