We just started our Spring 2016 Advanced Strategies Class with a new instructor!
Dr Richard “Kaipo” Lum will be leading this Class in which students get to connect what they learn about strategic planning with real clients outside the classroom hands-on.
Richard is an academically trained futurist and holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Hawai‘i’s Alternative Futures Program. Over the years he has accumulated broad experience in both foresight work and strategic planning. His previous consulting work includes government clients such as the European Commission, the UK government and the US Department of Defence as well as corporate clients such as Grant Thornton, IBM and PepsiCo. Not only has he published various research articles in journals such as Futures and Journal of Future Studies, but also recently released his new book: “Steps to the Future: A Quick and Clean Guide to Creating Foresight.” He is also the founder and CEO of Vison Foresight Strategy LLC and is actively involved in strategy planning and futures thinking.
He is currently situated in Hawaii and also conducts the course live from there (a fact that makes us only a little jealous)! This reinforces the truly global nature of the Houston Foresight Program as we have had students joining us in class online and in real-time from many countries around the globe such as Brazil, Germany and South Africa. We are elated to be able to span the globe with our program offering and bring both students and teachers together over vast distances as we think about the future.
Richard, we extend a warm Houston welcome! We are excited to have you teach us…
