Andy, Author at Houston Foresight

About Andy

Andy Hines is Program Coordinator at the University of Houston’s Foresight Program in and is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his new firm Hinesight. His 20 plus years of professional futurist experience includes a decade’s experience working inside first the Kellogg Company and later Dow Chemical, and consulting work with Coates &Jarratt, Inc. and Social Technologies. His books include Thinking About the Future, 2025: Science and Technology Reshapes US and Global Society, and a new one coming soon on the future of consumer values. Recent media appearances include Coast to Coast radio, KUHT-8 Public Television on the Future of Jobs, and KRIV-26 News talking about the future of libraries. In his spare time, he is working on a PhD on “Integrating Foresight into Organizations.”

Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2025: Biggest and Baddest Yet!
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Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2025: Biggest and Baddest Yet!

Event, Spring Gathering

Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2025: Biggest and Baddest Yet!

More than 100 students, alumni, and friends of the University [...]

Andy2024-04-29T08:24:06-05:00Categories: Event, Spring Gathering|Tags: foresight, future, futurists, houston foresight, Spring Gathereing|

Imagining After Capitalism article
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Imagining After Capitalism article

After Capitalism, Alumni Highlight, Research

Imagining After Capitalism article

A new Imagining After Capitalism article is out in the [...]

Andy2024-01-06T12:09:30-06:00Categories: After Capitalism, Alumni Highlight, Research|Tags: after capitalism, Andy Hines, foresight, future, futurists, Journal of Futures Studies|

Houston Archetype Technique: Introducing the HAT
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Houston Archetype Technique: Introducing the HAT

Methods

Houston Archetype Technique: Introducing the HAT

For several years we and our audiences at the Houston [...]

Andy2023-07-15T09:04:21-05:00Categories: Methods|Tags: Adam Cowart, archetype, Denise Worrell, foresight, future, futurists, HAT, Heather Benoit, houston archetype technique, Laura Schlehuber, lavonne leong, scenarios|

How the technium helped me to think critically about technology
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How the technium helped me to think critically about technology

Student Work

How the technium helped me to think critically about technology

One of the most significant ideas that Kelly proposes is that tools (technologies) never die. “Technologies are idea based, and culture is their memory.”