A prospective student raised a question about specialization in foresight in a recent APF listserve conversation. This …
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Future of Knowledge Work
I have a new article that I put together with my frequent collaborator Chris Carbone of Innovaro on the Future of …
What do we call it?
It’s been great to hear growing interest in developing the field and profession of _______, um, what do you call …
A Futurist Elevator Speech
Someone asked me recently for my elevator speech on "what is a futurist?" Basically, if someone asks you what a …
Ten Do’s and Don’ts for an Aging Futurist
I just celebrated my birthday and realized that almost half of my life now has been as a practicing futurist – 25 years …
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Jay Gary Guest Lecture on Professionalization
We were very pleased to have Jay Gary, PhD, Assistant Professor at Regent University’s Strategic Foresight program was a …
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America sacrifices the future for the present
“Instead of sacrificing the present for the sake of the future, Americans now sacrifice the future for the sake of the …
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Simulation, gaming, and the foresight tool kit
Looking forward to the APF (Assn of Professional Futurists) annual Gathering “Play” from May 2-4 in Orlando. The theme …
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Talking Points on Integrating Foresight into Organizations
I recently gave a webinar based on my dissertation on integrating foresight into organizations to an informal group of …
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Foresight and the Clash of the Timeframes
In this morning’s New York Times, I came across three stories relating to the future and the public sector. The story …
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Timing and the Future
It’s been said that timing is everything….and the future is no exception. I recently came across a story “Future …
Myths and the Future
Elizabeth Rudd of the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) recently shared a link to a nice piece in Strategy …
Great review of Teaching about the Future
Here's a great review of Teaching about the Future. It comes from Jay Gary of the Regent University Strategic Foresight …
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PhD: The Role of an Organizational Futurist in Integrating Foresight into Organizations
I am very pleased to be able to share that I've completed my PhD on "The Role of an Organizational Futurist in …
Foresight and being right
We’ll avoid the whole “did you get the future right” discussion here. [See "how accurate are your forecasts?" if that’s …
The Futurizers
I gave an "overview of the future" talk this weekend (should have a link to the video soon) and concluded it by …
Foresight Maturity Model nominated as a Most Significant Futures Work
I am very pleased to have nominated the work of my colleague, Terry Grim of the Foresight Alliance, on the Foresight …
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Talking about the Future
I recorded a podcast with Thunderstruck Radio last week on a wide range of topics about the future. Host Sancho Jones …
Applying alternative foresight approaches
Building off last week’s post on foresight and intuition….and the great fun I’m having with our Alternative Perspectives …
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Foresight and intuition
I recently enjoyed a great listserv conversation with colleagues from the Association of Professional Futurists (one of …
Teaching about the Future is here!
The second book-writing collaboration between Peter Bishop and myself has produced a new textbook, Teaching about the …
Know your foresight audience
During class last night on visualization techniques, a discussion emerged around when to try these techniques and with …
Futurists’ focus on the outside neglects its own inside
Futurists routinely make the point to clients that they are so focused on their own industry and its trends and …
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The Evolution of Integral Futures @ WFS
Here are the slides from the session that Terry Collins and I did at the WFS Toronto conference on the Evolution of …
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To Organizational Futurists: Enter the Fray!
An interesting learning from my dissertation on the role of organizational futurists in integrating foresight into …
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Alternative Perspectives on the Future
I'm pleased to be able to offer a new elective in our Futures Studies Master's program this fall called "Alternative …
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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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