Foresight Weekly News - November 17, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
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The 5 most important job skills for the future
Bernard Marr, the futurist author believes that professionals need to pay attention to and prepare for the workplaces of the future. In his view, an important aspect of this preparation is to develop the job skills that will help succeed and thrive in the new reality of the next decade. Read more
5 Global trends shaping our climate future
The world’s appetite for energy keeps surging, and the rise of renewables so far hasn’t been fast enough to satisfy all that extra demand. The result: fossil fuels use, particularly natural gas, keeps growing to supply the rest. Read more
Why it is hard to think about the future
Humans are using two very different cognitive approaches when they deal with the past or the future: they explain the past, and predict the future. Read more
Is experiential learning the future of professional education?
The need to continuously modify and update your skills and expertise is increasingly seen as vital to thriving in the future of work. Read more
Blockchain Outlook
Machine learning, biotechnology and blockchain technology will change the world in the coming decades, making it an ever safer, more rational and business-friendly place. Read more
Decolonize the future of design by storytelling
Designer Pupul Bisht a masters graduate of design from OCAD in Toronto attempts decolonizing futures using design. She uses storytelling as a means to reframe future scenarios. Read more
Modelling the past to predict the future
Laura Spinney’s long read draws attention to the developments in quantitative approaches to history pioneered by Jack Goldstone and Peter Turchin and their predictive possibilities. Read more
PUBLICATIONS
Corporate foresight and innovation management
David Sarpong and Dirk Meissner’s book sheds light on what has come to be known as corporate foresight and its influence on innovation management. Throughout the book, the contributors examine the practice of corporate foresight and how it may lead to the identification of opportunities for innovation. Learn more
Technology foresight in the virtual learning environment in Malaysia
Kamalanathan Shanmugam and his colleagues conducted a research to identify technologies which are becoming obsolete or not relevant in the digital education field. Download the paper
Practical science for uncertain futures: using scenarios to improve resilience to earthquakes
Drawing on the theoretical literature about futures studies and transdisciplinary approaches, as well as lessons from various practical applications, this paper finds that scenarios are among the most widely used transdisciplinary futures approaches. Download the paper
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