C-1 Introduction to Futures Studies
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.The most frequently asked question posed to futurists is “How do you tell what is going to happen in the future?” The future is a constant source of fascination and anxiety in society, but what can we do about it? Few have taken a course, much less earned a degree, on how to think about and deal with the future.
This course fills that gap. We will share the approaches that futurists use to anticipate and influence the future systematically and effectively. We will give participants a framework to understand what futurists are saying and a method to create their future in productive and useful ways. We’ll address futures thinking, futures methods, future events and issues, and planning and change management.
The workshop will be rich in resources and approaches for meeting one’s educational and career objectives. The approach is interactive in order to answer participants’ real questions and even to experience some of the techniques discussed. Anyone who is thinking about living in the future should take this briefing before they start out.
Who should attend: Anyone interested in a comprehensive overview of the theory, methods, and the field of futures studies.
What you’ll learn: Principles—the basic principles used by futurists in preparing for the future; methods—the techniques employed by futurists to anticipate and influence the future; field—an overview of the futures field, including leading organizations and individuals; resources—texts, journals, and Web sites.
How this new knowledge can be applied: Organizations, governments, individuals, and businesses can use this comprehensive overview of futures thinking and techniques to help understand change as well as anticipate and influence the future.
Peter Bishop, associate professor of human sciences; chair, Studies of the Future graduate program, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. The University of Houston program is the only degree program in the United States and one of only two or three in the world devoted exclusively to the study of the future.
$145 members/$195 nonmembers Register Now
World Future Society
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 450
Bethesda, MD 20814 U.S.A.
Tel: 301/656-8274 • Fax: 301/951-0394 • E-mail: sechard@wfs.org
