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 people have little idea of what to do about it. Few have taken a course, much less earned a degree, on how to think about and deal with the future. This preconference course fills that gap. This session will share the approach that futurists use to anticipate and influence the future. The approach 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: First-time members of the Society or attendees to a Society conference. 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.
Objective: Provide a comprehensive overview to futures thinking and techniques as employed in business, government and higher education.
Peter Bishop, associate professor of human sciences; chair, Studies of the Future graduate program, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Thursday, July 7, 2011
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
$179 members/$229 nonmembers