An interesting post on “speculative fiction” and the future suggests 15 novels that were best at forecasting the future, …
Houston Futures Certificate Alums featured in The Futurist
I was happy to see that two of our week-long Certificate in Strategic Foresight alums were recently featured in …
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Is Homo Economicus in decline?
A few comments on an interesting brief post How the 'Free Market' Is Consuming Our Values on a book by Harvard professor …
The Evolution of Integral Futures @ WFS
Here are the slides from the session that Terry Collins and I did at the WFS Toronto conference on the Evolution of …
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An Insiders Guide to Foresight Consulting
Hello to all who attended the workshop that Riel and I gave today (and hello to regular blog readers as well!). Here are …
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Workshopping and Speaking at World Future Society this weekend
I'm heading off to the World Future Society's Annual Conference in Toronto this weekend. I previously posted about the …
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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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Resilience and the Future of Everyday Life
I’m pleased to recommend Houston Futures graduate Jim Lee’s new book Resilience and the Future of Everyday Life. Jim …
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Futurist an awesome job….that most haven’t heard of
Houston Futures alum and new futurist at Disney Emily Empel brought my attention to a piece, 7 Jobs You’ve Never Heard …
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Houston Futures Studies at the World Future Society General Assembly 2012
The University of Houston’s Futures Studies program—as always--is well-represented at this year’s World Future Society …
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Alternative Perspectives on the Future
I'm pleased to be able to offer a new elective in our Futures Studies Master's program this fall called "Alternative …
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ConsumerShift review
My professional futurist colleague and long-time Association of Professional Futurists member Jim Pinto has just posted …
Talking Energy and Environment in Houston
I enjoyed being a [small] part of The Texas Tribune Festival On the Road: A Symposium on Energy and the Environment held …
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Video link for Designing the Future of Houston
Urban Development & The Future of Houston Friday, April 6th, 2012 at 8:00 pm Sunday, April 8th, 2012 at 5:30 …
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Designing the Future of Houston
Just taped an episode of Houston8 on the future of Houston that will air on Friday night, April 6th at 8:00pm (and will …
Planning for Renewal in The Upside of Down
Futurist colleague (and my former Professor) Oliver Markley recommended Thomas Homer Dixon's The Upside of Down: …
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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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[filling a gap in the]…..role of human behavior in foresight
I came across an interesting paragraph relating to our future of values topic in a place, well, I wouldn't have …
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An Insiders Guide to Foresight Consulting workshop
I'm pleased to be offering a one-day workshop on foresight consulting with my professional futurist colleague Riel …
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Fun with Futures Wheels
One of the important tools in the futurist tool kit is the futures wheel. It is similar to mindmapping that may be more …
Strategic Foresight Certificate in Europe this Spring
We just finished teaching our week-long Strategic Foresight Course in Houston last week. A really great group. I'm sure …
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Guest blogging with 3 Geeks and a Law Blog
Just did a guest blog post "Future View: Aligning Offerings with Changing Values" for my friends at 3 Geeks and a Law …
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Futurists as the Black Swans of Thinking about the Future
NOTE: I just produced a little "thought piece" for the Association of Professional Futurists newsletter that I thought …
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ConsumerShift nominated for APF Most Important Futures Works 2012
I am pleased to note that ConsumerShift was recently nominated for the Association of Professional Futurists' 2012 Most …
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The value of values
Thanks to you early adopters on ConsumerShift -- I really appreciate you! For those new to this series on values -- and …
Which type of futurist are you?
As part of my doctoral research on “Integrating Foresight into Organizations,” at Leeds Metropolitan U, I’ve had to …
Values Deep Dive: Authenticity
Authenticity is one of the core postmodern values identified in ConsumerShift. It is defined in the New Dimensions …
Teaching about the Future is on its way!
I'm pleased to say that Peter Bishop and I are about to submit the first draft of our second book together to Palgrave …
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Entering Season 8 of Teaching about the Future
I've had the good fortune of entering my eighth year teaching in the UH Futures Studies program. It was a goal of mine …
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Foresight as a field
I’ve noted my plunge into the foresight literature in support of my topic “Integrating Forsight into Organizations.” …