A few weeks ago, we explored a few thoughts around the history of the foresight field. APF colleague Ruben Nelson …
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Foresight Value Proposition
We were discussing the value proposition last week, as we often do on the APF listserv. I thought we’d discuss a couple …
Next Economy Additions: Zero marginal cost, metaspace, conscious, and Blockchain
A couple of years, I started collecting and posting concepts or names for the next economy as part of my scanning (which …
Observations from tracking mentions of futurists in media
The Houston Foresight program initiated a project to track, collect and analyze mentions of futurists in the media back …
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Roots of foresight: When (and how) do you say it started?
We had a great discussion last week at APF on the origins of the foresight field. I was not sure whether to even start …
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Personal Futures Planning
Our ProSeminar class had a visit last week from a dozen Norwegian students studying under futurist Derek Woodate. We did …
Can I get a job as a futurist?
Yes, but it ain't easy! It’s the number one question on the mind of prospective foresight students. Futurists are …
Transformative scenario planning
I finally got to Transformative Scenario Planning by Adam Kahane. It’s one of those books that stayed too long in my …
Second edition of Thinking about the Future
An updated second edition of Thinking about the Future is now available on Amazon. The foreseeable depletion of the …
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Shifts in teaching the future
Teaching should not stand still of course, but it is part of an academic mission is to stay true to what is the core of …
Foresight Classics: The Next Three Futures
I’ve been meaning to revisit – or visit for the first time -- foresight classics. I started slowly with a two-part …
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Houston Foresight Fall Semester Reflections
It’s time to turn grades in (and deal with the last-minute pre-deadline submissions) at the Houston Foresight program. …
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Three Horizons of Work
I had the pleasure of participating on a panel exploring the future of work at the GAO for IFPTE Local 1921annual union …
Thinking about futurists and jobs
Jobs have been on my mind lately. I’ve been looking through job descriptions as part of my work on the APF …
Do not be a “nothing new here” futurist
One of the most vexing comments I hear from fellow listeners to a talk is that there was “nothing new here,” …
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Doing foresight well: cooks and chefs
Was musing with a professional futurist colleague about the state of the foresight field. We observed how the market for …
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Media, the Singularity, and Futurists
I did a brief commentary on a recent article feature “futurist and Google exec Ray Kurzweil’s” latest comments around …
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APF Most Significant Futures Works Awards 2015
I have been involved with the APF Most Significant Futures Works awards (MSFW) program since we started it in 2007 and …
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Houston Foresight Students Win APF Recognition Awards
I am so proud to share that Houston Foresight students won first, second, and third place of the Individual Graduate …
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Expert and Participatory Foresight
Last we talked about three futurist roles. Along those lines are the different ways that we go about performing those …
WFS Master class: Introduction to foresight
I am pleased to be teaching the “Introduction to Foresight” class at this summer’s World Future Society Assembly in San …
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Who wants to play with us?
The APF Professionalization Task Force has moved from planning to action and the first action is developing a competency …
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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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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And the data rolls in: after the early opportunity has passed
In our work as futurists, it is routine to have our forecasts, findings, and recommendations questioned, particularly …
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Some thoughts on APF as it explores its future
The APF (Assn of Professional Futurists) has been discussing its future as part of our strategic planning process. It …
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The Economic Transition Landing: Hard, Bumpy, or Soft?
There are different views among futurists and others about the nature of the [economic] transition. Futurists, of …
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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 …
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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A Futurists Journey TedX Talk
I am pleased to share my TedX talk: A Futurist's Journey that explains how foresight is used through the perspective of …