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Houston Futures Scanning Hits- 8.25.2011
The price of oil still stubbornly holds world economies at bay where oil spikes cripple supply chains and perhaps lead to critical thoughts on military [...]
Entering Season 8 of Teaching about the Future
I’ve had the good fortune of entering my eighth year teaching in the UH Futures Studies program. It was a goal of mine almost the moment [...]
Houston Futures Scanning Hits- 8.23.2011
The more we uncover about ourselves and our evolution of life on this planet, the better idea we get on how there can be life [...]
Io9's 10 Fiction Books That Shaped The Future
Every futurist knows you can't get a good grip of the future without grappling with the past. Naturally, we start with books, papers, presentations, hard [...]
Foresight as a Field
I’ve noted my plunge into the foresight literature in support of my topic “Integrating Forsight into Organizations.” It’s raised several topics. For instance, I want [...]
Houston Futures Scanning Hits- 8.18.2011
Optogenetics, the study of genetics and optical manipulations at cellular level, has been seen as another pathway to enable proper and future control of biological [...]
Teaching The Future: Houston Future's Dr. Peter Bishop On His Futures Agenda
Dr. Peter Bishop gives a passionate speech on the ideals of futures thinking at the Future Problem Solving Program International Conference 2011 Opening Ceremony. Watch [...]
Houston Future's Own On What Monetary Alternatives Bring
Trends Shaping the Future of Transactions View more presentations from heathervescent This is not the first time Houston Futures have delved into virtual currency (VC), [...]
Houston Futures Scanning Hits- 8.15.2011
Biotechnology continues to be a major growth sector for our world economic industry, but lost in the monetary promises are the benefits of increased interest [...]