Blog – Page 19 – Houston Foresight

Introducing the Fall 2018 New Foresight Students

Every new semester brings the Strategic Foresight Program new students each with unique backgrounds and interests that help bring the field and more depth and [...]

November 1st, 2018|Categories: Foresight Students|Tags: Abdullah Al-Buraiki, Brent Heilman, Brian Otero, foresight, future, futurists, Hilary Hetzel, Iris Stein, Jeff Chamberlin, Kevin Mulvaney, Nina Frankowski|

Knowledge Base of Futures Studies 2020

I am excited to announce that I accepted Richard Slaughter’s offer to be the Associate Editor of the next update of the Knowledge Base of [...]

October 26th, 2018|Categories: Houston Futures News|Tags: APF, foresight, future, futurists, KBFS, Knowledge Base of Futures Studies, MSFW|

Guest Lecture: Joe Tankersley on Storytelling

Thanks to APF colleague Joe Tankersley, for his visit to our Futures Research class and for giving us a first-hand account of his experiences in [...]

October 12th, 2018|Categories: Event|Tags: "Reimagining our tomorrows" Disney, foresight, future, futurist, Joe Tankersley|

New blogroll and more changes ahead

We’re going to be polishing up our web presence. Alum April Koury is working on an updated web design for the Houston Futures site. The [...]

October 12th, 2018|Categories: Alumni Highlight, Foresight Students|Tags: blogroll, foresight, future, futurists, houston foresight|

Forest Futures: Where’s the Beef? Meat without Livestock Production

Meat consumption is increasing rapidly across the globe. By 2050, the demand for meat is estimated to rise by 73% and the human population is [...]

September 11th, 2018|Categories: Forest Futures|Tags: beef, foresight, forestry, future, futurists, livestock, meat|

Announcing the Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2019

It’s time to lock in the dates for next year’s Spring Gathering, so block your calendar for Friday April 12 and Saturday April 13th. The [...]

August 8th, 2018|Categories: Event|Tags: "introducing the future" "houston foresight", foresight, future, futurists, gathering|

Hines new Editor-in-Chief at On the Horizon

Foresight Program Coordinator Andy Hines needs your help in exploring the future of learning and education! Hines says: “I firmly believe that the future needs [...]

July 24th, 2018|Categories: Education|Tags: Bryan Alexander, education, foresight, future, futurist, Haley Glover, Jay Gary, Katherine Prince, learning, on the horizon|

Building capacity for Transformation

Building Capacity for Transformation, this summer’s Foresight elective (still in progress) is being taught by futurist Cecily Sommers. It fits perfectly with my intent to [...]

July 2nd, 2018|Categories: Courses, Houston Futures News|Tags: cecily sommers, foresight, future, futurists, leadership, transformation|

Forest Futures: Take the Nature Chill Pill

My biggest take-away from American History, Prehistory to 1877, was that Ben Franklin liked to get naked in his upstairs window and take “air baths” [...]

June 9th, 2018|Categories: Forest Futures|Tags: ecotherapy, foresight, forest, forest bathing, future, futurist, shinrin yoku|

Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award

The School of International Futures has announced The Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award. This is a new annual award recognizing the next generation’s endeavors in shaping [...]