Nice to be back in the saddle after a spectacular honeymoon in beautiful St. Thomas. Hopped right over to Brussels …
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STEEP is just an acronym!
A little bit of a rant here. The really good news is that foresight and futurists are being introduced to more and more …
Communicating the Future
Really like the animated clips from the Megacities on the Move project from the Forum on the Future. I've used them with …
The Future of Thought Leadership
Had a great “Thinking about the Future” session last weekend in Lafayette, LA with my friends at Innisbrook, a group of …
Are We More Optimistic about the Future than We Should Be?
Apparently so!….Our Futures Studies program had the great pleasure of a visit with Philipp Ecken, a colleague with …
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What’s your value-add? (Future of Work)
The best way for re-trainers to help their clients get back into the workforce may be to help them see their …
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Anticipating [A Dozen] Surprises about the Future of Work
I'm pleased to be able to speak to the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) Region 4 group …
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Personal Futures: Using Foresight Tools to Plan Your Future
Last night’s Seminar class was on Personal Futures – essentially how to use futures studies to plan your life. Our guest …
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A Futures Family Reunion
Current students, alums, and professors of the Futures Studies program at the University of Houston are planning a …
“Which Energy Future?” presentation
Here's my "Which Energy Future" presentation that I developed using some material from my colleague Chris Carbone and …
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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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Crowdsourcing a book title….Consumer Shift: How Values Changes Are Reshaping the Emerging Consumer Landscape
If you're one of the valiant ones who've managed to find this fledgling site, thanks for your loyalty. You've proven …
More cooperative futurists? Revisiting the future of futures scenarios
Back in 2003, the Association of Professional Futurists, in its inaugural Gathering, did a scenario planning workshop on …
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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 …
The Future of Education: Less Class Time, More Learning Time
Enjoying talk to packed house at the Future of Our Children: Identifying the Issues Impacting Children sponsored by The …
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Where will training come from?
Not from employers! That's been the long-term trend. The crude joke is that training has moved from in-house to the …
Two Scenarios for the Future of Houston presentation file
Here is a link to my Two scenarios for the future of houston. I really enjoyed the group. Great questions and …
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Two Scenarios of the Future of Houston
I am looking forward to my talk tomorrow for Livable Houston(details here)on two scenarios for the future of Houston. …
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An explosion of interest in cities and urban transporation
One benefit of experience in the futures field (over 20 years for me now) is that you get to see topics take off and …
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Foresight Challenges: Introducing, Positioning, and Institutionalizing
Coming up for air after a couple of intense days engaging with the dissertation. Most of the time was rather …
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Knowing the Limits of Your Work and Technology Expertise
As the great Dirty Harry once told us, "A Man's Got to Know His Limitations." Advice I would have been well advised to …
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Values Shifts Lead to Home Cooking for Pets
My U of Houston Futures program colleague Terry Grim calls them "Fur People." Some may know them as pets. If you haven't …
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Can we talk….about the future ?
While we like to Think about the Future, we also need to talk about it. One of the challenges in talking about the …
Value Shifts and Happiness Recipes
A reader comment on an earlier post, Happiness is in our Choices, prompted me to think more about the role of values …
Thinking about Houston Tomorrow
I have the opportunity to speak locally tonight on the topic of "Houston 2040." It's for the Houston Tomorrow group, …
Sandrine: A Poster Child for Emerging Values Shifts
In researching the emerging values shifts for my upcoming book with No Limits Publishing, I'm always eager to come …
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The “New Normal” Obscures the Point
This popular phrase, which my old firm considered as a title for a multi-client meeting in 2009, may be giving us the …
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Not Thinking the Unthinkable….is Not Thinking
While I will rarely comment on current politics, I was moved and disappointed to see today's "A Reversal on End-of-Life …
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Get in touch with your feminine side
In a couple of recent public sessions, the issue of men, women, values and the future came up. It may be first helpful …
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Coast to Coast Futures
Really enjoyed my appearance on Ian Punnett's Coast to Coast radio program with University of Houston Futures faculty …