by Had a couple of quotes in a Houston Chronicle piece “Going Beyond Books“. In particular, talked about the demise of the “shush” rule, where libraries need to–and many are–loosening up and making libraries places where people want to congregate. People are reading at coffee shops, where they can listen to music and chat. So, innovative libraries are creating these kinds of spaces, and turning to other kinds of activities to draw people back. — Andy Hines
About Andy Hines
Dr. Andy Hines is Program Coordinator at the University of Houston’s Graduate Program in Foresight, bringing together the experience he earned as an organizational, consulting, and academic futurist. He is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight.
Before that, he was Managing Director of Social Technologies/Innovaro, and served as an Adjunct Professor with the university since 2004. Hines enjoyed earlier careers as a consulting and organizational futurist. He was a partner with Coates & Jarratt, Inc., a think tank and consulting firm that specialized in the study of the future. He was also Futurist & Senior Ideation Leader at Dow Chemical with a mission of using futures tools and knowledge to turn ideas into new business opportunities. Before that, Hines established and ran the Global Trends Program for the Kellogg Company.
Hines is motivated by a professional hunger to make foresight practical and useful, and he believes that foresight can help deliver the insight that is so needed in today’s organizations and the world. His goal, he says, is to infect as many change agents as possible with this message. Thus, he has honed a skill set designed to make foresight more actionable in organizations.
In this pursuit, he has authored five books: Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012); ConsumerShift: How Changing Values Are Reshaping the Consumer Landscape (No Limits Publishing, 2011); Thinking About the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (Social Technologies, 2007); 2025: Science and Technology Reshapes US and Global Society (Oak Hill, 1997); and Managing Your Future as an Association (ASAE, 1994) and has another in the hands of publishers: Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education. He has also authored dozens of articles, speeches, and workshops, including the 2003 Emerald Literati Awards’ Outstanding Paper accolade for best article published in Foresight for “An Audit for Organizational Futurists” and the 2008 award for “Scenarios: The State of the Art.” He has appeared on several radio and television programs, PBS Houston, KRIV-26 News, and the CBS “Early Show.” He also co-founded and is former Chair of the Association of Professional Futurists.
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wonderful — and happy holidays to you!!! Andy Hines
I’ve recently started a blog, the information you provide on this site has helped me tremendously. Thank you for all of your time & work.
Great, let’s keep the ideas flowing. Andy Hines
I adore your wordpress web template, wherever do you get a hold of it from?
I had it custom-designed by my good buddy Adam Richard at Noble Imaging http://www.nobleimaging.com/
Great work keep it coming
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outstanding, glad to hear that. Andy Hines
I didn’t understand the concluding part of your article, could you please explain it more?
Guessing you mean the piece about new uses for library space. The innovative libraries are evolving into something like community centers. They typically have really nice space, and they are using it to host meetings, functions, and other kinds of events. Maybe travelling exhibits, authors and book signings, movie previews…basically looking for ways to get people to come to the space. Once they get there, it kind of stimulates people to think of other things they might do with the library. Hope that helps. Andy Hines
I’m having a hard time viewing this information from my iPhone. Maybe you could upgrade the site and make it more accessible from my phone. Thatd be real cool!
I think my web guy, Adam of NobleImaging.com has fixed this. Thanks for pointing it out.
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awesome — great comment to start the new year. Thanks!
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