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Spiral Dynamics as a Tool for Social Change and Foresight
If you Google Spiral Dynamics, you will find hundreds of images and thousands of websites including, scholarly articles, discussions, blog posts, self-assessments and more. To [...]
Is the Influencer Effect responsible for our shifting culture?
What is The Influencer Effect? The phenomena that “through social media, influencers generate conversation, drive engagement, and set cultural trends” (Mediakix 2019). Influencers are, “social [...]
Alum Book Review: Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort; An Introduction to Human Ecology, by George Kingsley Zipf (reviewed by alum Greg Turner) A linguist at [...]
Social Media and Mental Health – A Revision and Reflection
Two years ago in my World Futures class, I examined the future of social media as it relates to mental health. I wanted to explore [...]
Should we focus on living to be 2000?
Not too long ago I did some research around the topic of longevity, as I was asked to take a position regarding whether society to [...]
Oh no! Everything on TV is a repeat!
Today the main topic for many people is the coronavirus, COVID-19, which has affected arguably all of us. Certainly it has affected everyone in the [...]
Science Fiction as Foresight online conference – April 18th
This free online event will explore the boundary spaces between Science Fiction & Foresight, showing how each field can enrich the other: https://bit.ly/SF-as-F-2020-reg Presenters - [...]
Futurists vs Strategists: The Fusion of both Roles to Survive in the VUCA World
The aim of this blog is not just to highlight the differences between strategists and futurists or to highlight which role is more important than [...]
Futurists For When You Can See Down the River, but You Can’t See Around the Bend
There are many perceived traits about people who call themselves Ozarkians, but I don’t think you could really call yourself an Ozarkian without ever having [...]
One Perspective on Becoming a Strategic Foresight Practitioner: From Katherine Prince
The following is a guest blog from Katherine Prince One Perspective on Becoming a Strategic Foresight Practitioner @katprince @knowledgeworks Soon after I joined KnowledgeWorks, an [...]
2020 Spring Gathering Cancelled
We didn’t want to do it…but under new US and UH guidelines, plus most of our attendees under travel restriction, we have decided to cancel [...]
Student Sarah Leedberg addresses “Is capitalism up to the task?”
No. No, because capitalism that serves the people must be based on a moral foundation of serving the people. The western-style capitalist model has become [...]