I put together a short video summary of the essential info about Imagining After Capitalism including (1) why I wrote it …
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I put together a short video summary of the essential info about Imagining After Capitalism including (1) why I wrote it …
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E-Book Now Available [limited] & Paperback Launching February 10, 2025. It took over a decade, but perhaps …
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Thinking about what the election results mean for After Capitalism (plz, no current politics … important, but not here). …
I believe in good marketing as much as the next person. Maybe more so. We constantly implore our students at Houston …
I think we have to check in with ourselves now and then on this question. The first thing we have to do is check our …
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We specialize in introducing foresight to people and organizations to foresight at the University of Houston Foresight …
It’s been a decade now that I’ve been leading the Houston Foresight Program. We’re preparing the next generation of the …
I’m sure every futurist has been asked this question. Maybe lots of times. We may have developed a stock answer. We may …
We at Houston Foresight are always tweaking our core Framework Foresight process. The short version of the process is …
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Oh wow, a definitions discussion … how exciting. Bear with me. I think there is some juicy stuff here! We futurists all …
More from our “Mapping Archetype Scenarios Across the Three Horizons” research. Today, we look at how to apply it. …
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There is no doubt that the work of the futurist can be frustrating. We see opportunities or threats ahead but our advice …
The tub of goo refers to the scene in The Matrix when they pull Neo out of the pod. For those who haven’t watched the …
Here is the second installment of a quarterly check-in on what the signals are saying regarding After Capitalism. (See …
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Futurists suggest change … and most people/clients would rather not. Sometimes I think it is helpful to get back to …
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I promised more from our Mapping archetype scenarios across the three horizons research (still free at …
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Followers of After Capitalism are familiar with concepts such as post-work, UBI (Universal Basic Income) and UBS …
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I am so happy to be able to provide free access to our just published article in Futures: Mapping archetype scenarios …
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I seem to be hearing that “college isn’t for everyone” more frequently these days. Being in a university setting these …
The National Review’s ”Degrowth Is a Dead End” suggests that degrowth as an approach to environmental stewardship “isn’t …
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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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... or , another reason why After Capitalism is going to take longer than it should. I/T is supposed to be the …
It's a somewhat bitter irony that just as many organizations are finally committing to developing a community of …
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I’ve been horizon scanning for After Capitalism for more than a decade now, albeit a bit sporadic in some years. The …
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Those who have worked in a volunteer organization probably have witnessed that it’s a small percentage of people who do …
I'm usually not very timely here in terms of commenting on hot-off-the-press type of events, but I'm going to do it …
Last week we talked about some typical resistances to information about change we see on the client or public side. Lest …
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Last night we had a class in World Futures on wildcards in which we reviewed Oliver Markley’s wonderful piece that …
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I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately to “help us stretch our scanning.” It’s something we’ve been thinking …
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The way we work ain’t workin', right? So far workforce resistance has been mostly passive. But what if it turns active … …
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