One of the biggest changes I’ve seen in foresight practice in more than three decades of work is the shift to more …
Red Pill Futures
"All I'm offering is the truth" -- Morpheus in The Matrix But he offered so much more -- an image of a future in …
Why Foresight
It was great to catch up with my old PTIS packaging foresight buddies at our last Strategic Foresight Boot Camp. PTIS …
State of Foresight in US Higher Ed
In a word, the state of foresight in US higher ed is … precarious. Only a few programs have been able to maintain a …
Four challenges of working at the local level
Most of the ideas I’ve seen for an After Capitalism future put a heavy emphasis on the local level. Most of it comes …
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Houston Archetype Technique Updated
Not new, but updated ... as promised in a previous post. To recap, for several years we and our audiences at the …
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Top Ten Drivers of the Future 2023
We all love lists. I posted a drivers list a year-ish ago. I thought it would be fun to revisit and see if anything …
It’s Cool to Be a Futurist
One of the biggest changes in the field that I’ve seen in over 30+ years is that futurists are now practically popular. …
Longtermism and the futures ecosystem
“What We Owe the Future” lays out a case for longtermism by one of its leading proponents, Oxford philosopher William …
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Understanding, Mapping, and Influencing the Future
What do we teach about the future? What does one need to know to be an effective futurist? The six steps of our basic …
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New Foresight Advisory Board
I am pleased to share our new Foresight Advisory Board. They are going to help with the program strategic plan, which …
Introducing the Future locally
The headline "University of Houston one of twelve places in the world that offers degree in Foresight ..." recently …
Begin with the Future in Mind
Some of my more experienced colleagues might remember the Stephen Covey "habit" of "Begin with the End in mind." It gets …
The Burdens of Seeing the Future
Despite the foreboding title, this week I'm sharing a light "pop" article on me and the Foresight program at UH. It only …
Tips for Thinking about the Future video
Had a blast sharing "A Dozen Tips for Thinking about the Future" for the Transforming Local Government Conference in …
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Redistribution is Possible but Fairness is Impossible
The outrage about the pretty mild student loan forgiveness program gives us a pretty good indication of the depth of the …
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Let’s not demonize capitalism on the road to after capitalism
It may serve we supporters of After Capitalism to tamper down the rhetoric on the evils of capitalism. (I know it’s not …
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Warriors, Giggers, and Bots
What will the workforce of the future look like? I use a simple taxonomy that is focused more on the knowledge …
Foresight Certificate Course August 3
Houston Foresight seminar starts August 3rd! This 5 day, 100% virtual boot camp immerses you in the basics of …
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History is vital to the future
I just finished Wilkinson and Kupers’ very nice “The Essence of Scenarios: Learning from the Shell Experience,” which …
Aligned and in motion
A description of what we do as futurists that I like: we help clients align with the emerging future (clients can be …
Gathering Together Again … At Last
Houston Foresight had its annual [face-to-face] Spring Gathering two weekends ago for the first time in three years. Not …
Adaptive and transformative futures
This is one of the questions futurists wrestle with periodically. What is our proper purpose? Should we be helping our …
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Futurist Calls to Action
As so often happens in the classroom, the best ideas come from the students. In a reflection on playing with a climate …
Futurists and their thirsty horses
You can take the horse to water, but you can’t make it drink! How many times have we futurists said this or something …
Top Ten Drivers of the Future?
I recently had the opportunity to brief a group on the key drivers shaping World Futures. I have taught a class by that …
2021 APF “Most Significant Futures Works” Winners
[NOTE: Sorry for the absence, but as you can see Hinesight got a much needed-facelift!] Back in 2007 I got together with …
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State of Foresight in the US Government
If you've heard me talk about the state of foresight over the last few years, you'll not be surprised by the …
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Futurists, get in the box!
For a lifetime we have heard, and likely been advising, that we and our clients should “get out of the box.” In …
Purposes of Foresight work and Time Horizons
What are the purposes of foresight work? Back in 2009 futurist Richard Slaughter attempted to answer that question by …
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