I read an interesting piece in the Sunday NY Times a few weeks ago called “SimCity for Real” Measuring an Untidy …
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America sacrifices the future for the present
“Instead of sacrificing the present for the sake of the future, Americans now sacrifice the future for the sake of the …
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Future of Values Annotated Bibliography
I'm happy to share the annotated bibliography of key sources for ConsumerShift. It could come in handy for those doing …
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Futurists’ focus on the outside neglects its own inside
Futurists routinely make the point to clients that they are so focused on their own industry and its trends and …
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Enoughness and the Future of Communications Research
UH Certificate in Strategic Foresight alum Robert Moran, now a quoted me around "enoughness" in his piece "The Future of …
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Surviving a hack
In case you've been wondering why I've been quiet lately....my site was hacked. Basically, if you searched for pages on …
Some thoughts on the workforce of the future
Some thoughts on the workforce of the future for BeInkandscent e-zine, such as how the recession (and other negative …
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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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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 …
Size Matters: Scale in the Ecosystem of Work in the Future
Dan Pink's Free Agent Nation was, and still is, an appealing concept for thinking about the future of work. Many of us …
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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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Yergin’s Quest suggests energy future won’t be too different in twenty years….
....although things could get interesting after that, due to the long lead time required for significant changes in the …
The Future of Professional Associations
I'm looking forward to talking with the American Association of Law Librarians next week at their Future Summit. They …
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World of work portends greater flexibility, and greater uncertainty
Enjoyed my presentation at the High Tech Conference at Lone Star CC on Friday. I gave my "Dozen Surprises about the …
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Lone Star College High Tech Conference Explores the Future of Work
It’s been my experience (and others, I’m sure) that community colleges are often at the leading edge of change. They …
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More Energy Futures
I shouldn't be surprised that the future of energy is a popular topic here in Houston. Just wanted to thank my friends …
Thinking about the Future of Change and Communications
Did a lunchtime talk "On the Front Lines of Change" for my friends at IABC (International Assn of Business …
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Another take on Future of Work Surprises
I really enjoyed the commentary "A Dozen Surprises about the Future of Work: Implications for Workforce …
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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 …
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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“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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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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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 …
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, …
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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Singularity getting nearer
The Singularity Is Near book was one milestone. The formation of Singularity University was another. Not sure this is a …
More on the Future of Libraries
Found a clip from a couple of minutes on the local Houston KRIV-26 News talking about the future of libraries. One of my …
Future Jobs…on Houston Public Television
I really enjoyed my appearance with Latina Voices on Houston Public Television on November 8th. Very nice people! We …
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Fear of the Future….Results from No Image of the Future
A piece from the beloved Fox News arrived in my inbox--It's Fear Over Our Country's Future That's Driving the Tea Party …
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