Is there a new role emerging for futurists? For many years, I’ve used the slide depicted in the figure to suggest …
Foresight’s Last Mile Challenge
One of the biggest changes I’ve seen in foresight practice in more than three decades of work is the shift to more …
Let’s talk about success
I was happy to see my paper “Let’s Talk about Success: A Proposed Foresight Outcomes Framework for Organizational …
What is successful foresight?
I explored this question as part of my dissertation research a few years back from the perspective of the organizational …
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 …
An organizational futurist role for integrating foresight into corporations
As many readers here likely know, I did my dissertation on the experience and possibilities of organizational futurists. …
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The rise of the hybrid futurist
It seems that each Spring in ProSeminar class we eventually get to the topic of the hybrid futurist. This year it came …
Futurists influencing the future?
In the Sunday NY Times, an editorial “A Group Shout on Climate Change,” acknowledged Kellogg’s for their sustainable …
An organizational futurist role for integrating foresight into corporations
I'm pleased to note that my piece on the organizational futurist role I put together with colleague Jeff Gold has been …
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Seven Lessons for Applying Foresight in Organizations
Much of my professional life has been motivated by the desire to help organizations make greater use of foresight. Early …
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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
The Futurizers
I gave an "overview of the future" talk this weekend (should have a link to the video soon) and concluded it by …
Know your foresight audience
During class last night on visualization techniques, a discussion emerged around when to try these techniques and with …
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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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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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 …
An Infiltration Approach to Foresight
Several years ago I identified five approaches to positioning foresight. The inside-outside[r]: a provocateur …
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Better Consulting Futurists
Many futurists make their living as consultants, mostly as external consultants but even those working within a single …