It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this Foresight Spring Gatherings at the University of Houston for 10 years now. When I took over the program in 2014, I really wanted get a regular Gather...
I’m usually not very timely here in terms of commenting on hot-off-the-press type of events, but I’m going to do it today! Canadian futurist Ruben Nelson shared a piece from the Cascade Insti...
Last week we talked about some typical resistances to information about change we see on the client or public side. Lest we get arrogant and focus on “them” being at fault, let’s take a loo...
Last night we had a class in World Futures on wildcards in which we reviewed Oliver Markley’s wonderful piece that includes sources of resistance to information about wildcards. As I reviewed t...
I’ve been getting a lot of requests lately to “help us stretch our scanning.” It’s something we’ve been thinking about for a while. In Spring 2018, we dedicated our annual Spring Gather...
The way we work ain’t workin’, right? So far workforce resistance has been mostly passive. But what if it turns active … thus stinkbombing. Let’s do a quick review. Great Resignation Quie...
… are we willing to make? Sacrifice seems to be a concept that is out of fashion. Aren’t things tough enough already … and you’re asking for more? For those struggling, it’s about just ...
The opposition to the idea of post-work has lightened. It generates fewer snorts and eyerolls. I can sneak it into classes, talks and workshops and maintain credibility. As the implausibility arg...
Is there a new role emerging for futurists? For many years, I’ve used the slide depicted in the figure to suggest potential positionings for an organizational futurist: The public voice has bee...
The Open Foresight Hub is an exciting new development for all we futures information hounds. It’s a wiki devoted to organizing and sharing foresight knowledge. The hub is organized into three s...