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After Capitalism: The Metaspace Economy
We are told that the Great Recession lasted from 2007 to 2009. Yet for over 64% of Americans, the Great Recession has not ended for [...]
Forest Futures: A Bionic Leaf: An Unsuspecting Hero?
Perhaps you may remember and was a fan of the 1970s-television series The Six Million Dollar Man, in which actor Lee Majors plays Colonel Steve [...]
Coming Home to the Forest
The Roman historian Tacitus recorded how Julius Caesar once interviewed men who had journeyed for two months from Poland to Gaul (France) without ever once [...]
Alum Jason Siko: How Tech Is Revolutionizing Education
Photo: RapidGrowthMedia.com Jason Siko, Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University’s (GVSU) College of Education and a University of Houston Foresight alum, recently [...]
New Spring 2017 Foresight Students
As the semester draws to a close, we'd like to highlight and thanks our new Spring students who agreed to be profiled for the blog [...]
2017 Spring Gathering on Good Futures Work
The 2017 annual Foresight Spring Gathering was held over the weekend of April 21-22 and was a blast! It was a terrific way for students, faculty, alumni and friends to get together, network, socialize, and learn.
Good Futures Work Agenda!
Friday April 21 5-7pm Dinner Goode’s Tacqueria (4902 Kirby Drive; 713.520.9153) (link) 7pm-??? Drinks Axelrad Beer Garden TBD (1517 Alabama Street 713.597.8800) [...]
Reality is about to encounter the next big thing!
Technology continues to move at blinding speed. In less than 5 years, it is projected that the "latest and greatest" of trends, virtual (VR) and [...]
After Brexit, Whither Europe?
After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this week, marking the beginning of the end of its membership [...]
After Capitalism: Zero Marginal Cost Society
N0 jobs? No ownership? No capitalism? No problem. For Jeremy Rifkin, a post-job and post-ownership future will propel humanity to a next level of humanity: [...]
IP and Business Citizenship
US Policy on IP could have long reaching effects In the first month of the new US administration we have collectively seen several [...]
Forest Futures: Catch 'Em While They're Small
A valuable tool for fighting large wildfires are manned aerial water tankers that can carry anywhere from hundreds to thousands of gallons of water or [...]