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Student Foresight Design Challenge
Teach the Future and KnowledgeWorks are co-hosting a student foresight design competition through March 27. The competition is open to any U.S.-based, 13-18-year-old student interested in [...]
Spring Gathering 2017….More Details
The details are rolling in for the Spring 2017 Gathering (here's a flyer). First, let's talk about the Saturday conference. I am very excited to [...]
Foresight Student Bes Baldwin to intern at Evonik Creavis
Foresight student Bes Baldwin will be doing an internship this summer and fall at Evonik Creavis in the Corporate Foresight group in Marl, Germany. Evonik [...]
Student Craig Perry Describes the Field
When I tell people I’m pursuing a degree in “foresight” at the University of Houston, they often look at me funny. “Futures studies,” I add [...]
Forest Futures: Flash Towns in the Forest?
There are a great variety of things we have to look forward in the near future: automated vehicles and aircraft for travel; the increasing ability [...]
Student Joe Murphy: A Description of the Field
It is the task of the futurist is to inform decisions by critically studying the future, comparable to how historiographers examine and synthesize the past. [...]
Reflecting on Futurists in Media 2016
As futurists, we learn to be patient and take the long view. So, when something catches our attention, we catch our breath and compose. Because…..the [...]
Spring Gathering now April 21 and 22….and other news
A quick update on what’s happening as begin the Spring 2017 semester! The Fall Newsletter is out. Spring Gathering now April 21 and 22. We [...]
Futurists in the Media: What it Means to be a Futurist
Futurist may not predict the future, but we can anticipate one question we will all get: What does a futurist do or What is a [...]
Student Scanning: Futurecraft Biofabric
Shoe company, Adidas is going above and beyond to become a sustainable company. In November, they launched a prototype of a new shoe called Futurecraft [...]
UPDATED: 2017 Spring Gathering: Good futures work!
When: Friday April 21 & Saturday April 22, 2017 Where: UH Campus (and other fun spots) Why: Learn, network, and have fun! The topic and [...]
Congrats to Fall 2016 Graduates
Congratulations to our Fall 2016 graduates: Gandhi Bhakthavachalam, Maria Romero, and Johann Schutte. I am going to miss them, but happy to see them moving [...]