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Museum 2040: A "Future Fiction" Critical Read
Set in the year 2040, the November/December 2017 special issue of Museum is a scenario that describes one of a number of possible futures for [...]
Another Boot Camp in the books
We had another great week of foresight “boot camp” at the University of Houston Hilton from January 15-19. This was a really special week, as [...]
Alum Update: Shupp to Schireson
Lee Shupp has joined the San Francisco of Schireson as a Principal in Strategy & Consulting. Lee brings many years of experience working at the [...]
RSVP to Scanning the Fringe
Houston Foresight Spring Gathering_Flyer 2018
Lab-Grown Meat on the Horizon
Meat is undeniably a staple of the American diet, and most don’t give the ecological and ethical implications of meat production a second thought. A [...]
Houston Foresight 2017 Research Projects
The Houston Foresight Program continues to develop its research capability, drawing on our network of faculty, alums, and, of course, the students. We completed a [...]
Houston Foresight Fall 2017 Newsletter
Before we jump into 2018, let’s look back at some of the key highlights from the Fall 2017_HDCS Outlook_Newsletter_FORESIGHT put out by our Department. This [...]
“Do it for the ‘Gram:” Forest Recreation in the Age of Social Media
National Forests and public lands are experiencing increasing recreational visitation and this trend is expected to continue into the future. Forest Service managers strive to [...]
Winter is Coming, and so is UH Foresight Certificate boot camp registration deadline!
Everyone gets very busy this time of year, as the days start to get colder. We just want to let you know that there is [...]
Futurists and Speakers Bureaus
In my first blog, I mentioned that several other career fields began around the same time as futurist, and I queried why they might be [...]
The Vertical Forest
First we had vertical farms, and now….vertical forests! The Forest Futures scanning team found the following scanning hit: Forest in the sky: Residential tower blocks [...]
FIM October Highlights
Alida Draudt had a piece in Slate that piece observing that futurists industry are overwhelmingly white and male. It caused a stir on the APF [...]