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Amir Bar Presentes at the Systems Thinking & Dynamic Modeling Conference for K-12 Education
Dr. Peter Senge presenting at STDM conference Amir Bar, an alumni of the Human Resources Development program at UH developed a tool to help students learn [...]
Save the Date: Spring Gathering 2015 on "Technology Acceleration"
Houston Foresight Spring Gathering 2015: Technology Acceleration April 17-18, 2015 University of Houston, Cameron Building We have seen astounding changes in technology in the last [...]
Introducing Omar Sahi as the new GA
The baton has passed to a new GA this fall – introducing Omar Sahi! Omar is a full-time student in his second year in the [...]
Future of Education: Goodbye, Summer Vacation
I squeezed onto CNBC yesterday with a few comments as part of "Will the college bubble burst: http://www.cnbc.com/id/101985258 ; this is the written version: Sharon Epperson, [...]
Houston Chronicle interviews Andy Hines on Student Needs 2025+
Those who have been following our blog might be familiar with the Future Of Student Needs: 2025 and Beyond project. The Houston Foresight program recruited a team [...]
"Teaching about the Future" wins the APF Most Significant Futures Works Award
Teaching about the Future was awarded first prize in the “methodology and practice” category in this year’s Association of Professional Futurists “Most Significant Futures Works” competition. [...]
Student Needs 2025+: Draft Final Report
Today, college students are encouraged to find work-life-school balance. In 2025, such a concept will be obsolete because work, life, school, and play will be [...]
Andspace runs implications session with Foresight students
Christian Crews, April Koury, and Laura Schlehuber of Andspace Consulting visited the Houston Foresight program on August 25th to run an implications sessions with students. [...]
Cecily Sommers joins Foresight Program Advisory Board
I am pleased to announce the addition of futurist Cecily Sommers to the Houston Foresight Program’s Advisory Board. I was introduced to Cecily by friend-of-the-program [...]
Announcing BONUS FALL FORESIGHT CERTIFICATE COURSE
The UH Foresight program is very happy to announce a “bonus” fall 2014 offering of the foresight certificate course. Space is limited for this special [...]
Jason Swanson Appointed Director of Strategic Foresight at Knowledge Works
Jason Swanson We are so pleased to announce that recent grad Jason Swanson has been appointed the Director of Strategic Foresight at Knowledge Works [...]
Live from Orlando….It's the "Best of Houston"
It's nice to be able to share some video footage of our students (and profs) in action from the World Future Society Conference earlier this [...]