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Last week, I did a talk for the Center for U.S. and Mexican Law at a Seminar on “Foresight Regulatory Analysis” at the University of Houston Hilton Hotel. This was the second event organized by this consortium of universities working together on foresight regulatory analysis. It included Universidad de Salamanca (Spain), Universidad Externado (Colombia), Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Monterrey, Mexico), and the University of Houston. This seminar focused on energy transition, responses to global health crises, and urban planning.
I’m very happy about this for two reasons:
- It is great to see a global consortium of four universities using foresight to anticipate regulatory activity. This is a very relevant use of foresight – it reminds me of the pioneering work of futurist Graham Molitor in anticipating public policy issues. It good to see this issue getting attention!
- It was great to have our Houston Foresight program participating with other programs at the university. Frankly, over the years, we’ve been almost like a skunk works operating on the fringes. But we are making a concerted strategic effort to put deeper roots into the university, and this is just the kind of activity we want to do more of.
- Okay, three … it was really fun!
I propose a toast to more collaboration and thank my awesome collaborators with the Foresight Regulatory Analysis team. – Andy Hines
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