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Zen and the Art of Gambling: Pt 2
In Texas Hold’em we start every hand only knowing our own starting hand. We do not know exactly what our opponents have, and we don’t yet know the flop, the turn or the river. They represent the future. What lays between us and what happens after the river card is a near endless possible number of outcomes.
New book: THE FUTURE OF YOU
Congratulations to certificate grad Tracey Follows! Her new book, The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology? is now available. Check out the press release below for more details.
Review: What to Expect When You’re Expecting Robots: the Future of Human-Robot Collaboration
An optimistic assessment of a human future integrated with robots, Major and Shah present a practical, as opposed to a visionary, outlook of living with our machine colleagues. They are more interested in how we can make such a partnership functional and effective, rather than either evangelizing for automation, or fearing its ascent.
Zen and the Art of Gambling part 1
Yes, sometimes we will fail and see a fault in our logic and know we made a strategic blunder. But other times we did everything right and just rolled a one on a six sided die. We cannot use results as a single measure of success in a field where uncertainty is a leading actor.
The eight rules of Foresight Club
1st RULE: You do not talk about predicting the future 2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about predicting the future
Where’s My Jetpack? I Wanna Go Fishin’
Just as soldiers may someday use the technology to infiltrate hostile territory, wildland firefighters could be rapidly deployed to remote areas and have much greater off-road mobility when they get there. Search and rescue operations could benefit from this type of mobility system, as well as any other activity that requires getting to inaccessible places in the forest.
Q&A with Futurist and Author Jim Lee
"I really wanted to explore what it would look like if a futurist ran a money management firm. The whole idea is: If you want to be in the right place at the right time, it’s helpful to show up a little early."
New Book by Jim Lee – Foresight Investing
Congrats to UH Foresight alum, Jim Lee! His newest book, Foresight Investing: A Complete Guide to Finding Your Next Great Trade hits the literal and digital shelves April 8th. Read about the book in his update below, and follow Jim for more foresight infused financial planning and wealth management at his firm, StratFi.
The Important Role of Futurists
Futures studies, often interchangeably called foresight, is an evolving profession that is necessary for humanity to think about how to plan and prepare for the future as well as influence change. We now live in a world that is extremely interconnected and thus it becomes more difficult to understand the potential ripple effects of various dynamics, be it the emergence of the Internet of Things or a pandemic.
A paradox? Expand foresight zone to narrow uncertainties
One objective of exploring a range of possible futures is “preparation” in the widest possible sense. What proactive steps can we take today to better prepare for and ultimately make more informed decisions in response to the future as it materializes?
Is the Future of Work Dependent on the Future of Healthcare?
As changes related to work gain traction, there are many inputs to consider. The cross-disciplinary dependencies on the Future of Work in the longer horizon will be especially complex and there is an important intersection we cannot ignore: The Future of Work, the Future U.S. Economy, and the Future of Healthcare in the United States.
Futurist, Foresight. One practicing the other.
Thorough research is the responsibility of the futurist—your work informs and influences long-term investment in time and resources, directly or indirectly affecting those you served long after you are out the door.