C-1 Futuring: An Introduction to Futures Studies

This preconference course will teach you how to think about and deal with the future.

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 about 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 techniques for meeting one’s educational and career objectives. The approach is interactive in order to answer participants’ real questions and even allow them to experience some of the techniques discussed.

Highlights: Participants will leave this course with an understanding of:

• 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, individuals, resources, texts, journals, and Web sites.

Dr. Peter C. Bishop is an associate professor of strategic foresight and director of the graduate program in Futures Studies at the University of Houston. He has published two books on the subject, Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (2007) and Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education (2012), both with co-author Andy Hines, Houston, Texas, USA

Thursday, July 18, 2013

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration $249.00

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