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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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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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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NOTE: I just produced a little "thought piece" for the Association of Professional Futurists newsletter that I thought …
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I am pleased to note that ConsumerShift was recently nominated for the Association of Professional Futurists' 2012 Most …
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Thanks to you early adopters on ConsumerShift -- I really appreciate you! For those new to this series on values -- and …
As part of my doctoral research on “Integrating Foresight into Organizations,” at Leeds Metropolitan U, I’ve had to …
Authenticity is one of the core postmodern values identified in ConsumerShift. It is defined in the New Dimensions …
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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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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I’ve noted my plunge into the foresight literature in support of my topic “Integrating Forsight into Organizations.” …
Part of my task in doing my dissertation on Integrating Foresight into Organizations for Leeds Metropolitan …
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Having defined values in my last post, now is the time to describe the types of values shaping the future. I will cover …
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Andy Hines & Peter Bishop, Thinking about the Future, 2007. One of the more useful frameworks we've adopted at …
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Thought it would be interesting to share an example of an application of one of the newer futures methodologies, Causal …
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Do you recognize this quote attributed to the late Alexander Haig? I wouldn’t have expected to be attracted to his …
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I'm thoroughly enjoying the research into my dissertation on "Integrating Foresight into Organizations" with Jeff Gold …
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The Association of Professional Futurists is about to re-launch it's Most Important Futures Works campaign. Members are …
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Did a lunchtime talk "On the Front Lines of Change" for my friends at IABC (International Assn of Business …
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I recently taught our week-long Certificate course in Strategic Foresight in Brussels. It was a great group who was …
I really enjoyed the commentary "A Dozen Surprises about the Future of Work: Implications for Workforce …
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Nice to be back in the saddle after a spectacular honeymoon in beautiful St. Thomas. Hopped right over to Brussels …
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A little bit of a rant here. The really good news is that foresight and futurists are being introduced to more and more …
Really like the animated clips from the Megacities on the Move project from the Forum on the Future. I've used them with …
Had a great “Thinking about the Future” session last weekend in Lafayette, LA with my friends at Innisbrook, a group of …
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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Several years ago I identified five approaches to positioning foresight. The inside-outside[r]: a provocateur …
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Back in 2003, the Association of Professional Futurists, in its inaugural Gathering, did a scenario planning workshop on …
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Many futurists make their living as consultants, mostly as external consultants but even those working within a single …
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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Coming up for air after a couple of intense days engaging with the dissertation. Most of the time was rather …
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