We are catching up on some recaps of mentions of futurists in the media. This week’s hits ranged from the ever-present Jack Uldrich promotions to a talk by futurist David Pearce Snyder, a futurist conference hosted by The Minneapolis Foundation, and the promotion of a new Pennsylvania police commissioner who made his name by looking to the future.
- The new Pennsylvania police commissioner, Tyree Blocker, is being called a futurist. His success has largely been attributed to his penchant for spotting trends — a useful trait for a futurist to have. Futurist in Media is referring to folks who are called futurist — without necessarily seeking the title — as “accidental” futurists. (We are open to feedback on a better name!). T
- The Minneapolis Foundation hosted the Face Forward Futurist Conference in mid-September featuring speakers Sir Kenneth Robinson, Dan Pallota, Michio Kaku, and Atul Gawande. The conference celebrated a century of service, and sought to “energize and inspire”.
- David Pearce Snyder will speak in Ottumwa, IA on what he terms “The Knowable Future”. His talk will “give a glimpse of the decade ahead upon which to make commitments of both human and financial capital”. Specifically, Snyder postulates that there will be an increase in working from home in areas not including onsite work such as law enforcement, construction, and manufacturing.
- Jack Uldrich’s promotions for his talks on the future of agriculture accounted for 50% of the scan hits on the keyword futurist. He is using multiple PR vehicles including Press Release Rocket, Virtual-Strategy, and PR Web to increase his media presence. His penetration has been exceptionally prominent. — Will Williamson
About Futurists in Media: The Houston Foresight program is tracking, collecting and analyzing mentions of futurists in the media in order to gather evidence for how we are being talked about in order to inform a potential strategic response.
