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Before We Let Robots Reclaim the Sahara . . .
With the fast pace of modern technology, it’s no surprise that serious attention has been focused on how it might be applied to reclaiming some [...]
Futurists as Your Organization’s Steady Cam?
Futurists plot strategy to stay the course while the world sways. We forecast the changes through which we navigate to align strategy and change to [...]
Is Space the Final Frontier for Molecular Gastronomy?
Chefs who specialize in molecular gastronomy around the world dedicate their lives to food in pursuit of flavor through the use of science and art. [...]
After Capitalism: The Metaspace Economy
We are told that the Great Recession lasted from 2007 to 2009. Yet for over 64% of Americans, the Great Recession has not ended for [...]
Forest Futures: A Bionic Leaf: An Unsuspecting Hero?
Perhaps you may remember and was a fan of the 1970s-television series The Six Million Dollar Man, in which actor Lee Majors plays Colonel Steve [...]
Coming Home to the Forest
The Roman historian Tacitus recorded how Julius Caesar once interviewed men who had journeyed for two months from Poland to Gaul (France) without ever once [...]
Alum Jason Siko: How Tech Is Revolutionizing Education
Photo: RapidGrowthMedia.com Jason Siko, Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University’s (GVSU) College of Education and a University of Houston Foresight alum, recently [...]
New Spring 2017 Foresight Students
As the semester draws to a close, we'd like to highlight and thanks our new Spring students who agreed to be profiled for the blog [...]
2017 Spring Gathering on Good Futures Work
The 2017 annual Foresight Spring Gathering was held over the weekend of April 21-22 and was a blast! It was a terrific way for students, faculty, alumni and friends to get together, network, socialize, and learn.
Good Futures Work Agenda!
Friday April 21 5-7pm Dinner Goode’s Tacqueria (4902 Kirby Drive; 713.520.9153) (link) 7pm-??? Drinks Axelrad Beer Garden TBD (1517 Alabama Street 713.597.8800) [...]
Reality is about to encounter the next big thing!
Technology continues to move at blinding speed. In less than 5 years, it is projected that the "latest and greatest" of trends, virtual (VR) and [...]
After Brexit, Whither Europe?
After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this week, marking the beginning of the end of its membership [...]