Becoming Your Own Futurist
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The Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. It will be held at the meeting room of Marie Callender's, 9503 Research Blvd. #400, Austin, TX 78759 (512.349.7151) at 6:00 p.m. Paul Schumann will be speaking on "Becoming Your Own Futurist”
Many of us are in the cross hairs of change. Demographic, sociopolitical, technological and economic forces are driving significant, maybe even revolutionary, change affecting us. In times of systemic change, we have to ask ourselves the question, "Do I need to be a prophet in order to have a profit?" I think that the answer is a resounding "Yes!" In this talk I will establish some steps you will have to take to become your own futurist. I will discuss three topics - how to develop insights about the future, how to use those insights to become competitive, and how to become a futurist.
The future unfolds from the past, steered by driving forces for change, and modified through decisions in the present. In this talk, Paul will explore the four types of future and our capabilities and limits of forecasting.
Paul Schumann is a futurist and an innovation consultant. He is the founder and current president of the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society (http://www.centexwfs.org/). He is the president of Glocal Vantage Inc. (http://www.glocalvantage.com/) and the editor and publisher of The Innovation Road Map (http://www.theinnovationroadmap.com/). He is a member of the advisory boards of the Marketing Research Association (http://www.mra-net.org/) and ACC’s Center for Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations (http://www.nonprofitaustin.org/) . He is also active in the American Creativity Association and a member of the planning committee for the March 2007 conference in Austin (http://www.amcreativityassoc.org/) and Texas Forums (http://www.texasforums.org/) . Paul is leading an international volunteer effort to understand the principles of a successful innovation commons through the Innovation Commons Network. He has coauthored two books and has written numerous articles and book chapters. He writes extensively on the web on four blogs – http://innovationtravelogue.blogspot.com/ , http://creativity-at-work.blogspot.com/ , http://illuminatedinnovant.blogspot.com/ and http://innovationcommons.blogspot.com/ .
Seating is limited so please reserve your place at:
www.centexwfs.org/index_files/Register.htm .
For more information about the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society, visit http://www.centexwfs.org/.
For more information about the World Future Society, visit http://www.wfs.org/.
Paul SchumannPresidentpaul.schumann@centexwfs.org
512.302.1935http://www.centexwfs.org/
The Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society will hold its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. It will be held at the meeting room of Marie Callender's, 9503 Research Blvd. #400, Austin, TX 78759 (512.349.7151) at 6:00 p.m. Paul Schumann will be speaking on "Becoming Your Own Futurist”
Many of us are in the cross hairs of change. Demographic, sociopolitical, technological and economic forces are driving significant, maybe even revolutionary, change affecting us. In times of systemic change, we have to ask ourselves the question, "Do I need to be a prophet in order to have a profit?" I think that the answer is a resounding "Yes!" In this talk I will establish some steps you will have to take to become your own futurist. I will discuss three topics - how to develop insights about the future, how to use those insights to become competitive, and how to become a futurist.
The future unfolds from the past, steered by driving forces for change, and modified through decisions in the present. In this talk, Paul will explore the four types of future and our capabilities and limits of forecasting.
Paul Schumann is a futurist and an innovation consultant. He is the founder and current president of the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society (http://www.centexwfs.org/). He is the president of Glocal Vantage Inc. (http://www.glocalvantage.com/) and the editor and publisher of The Innovation Road Map (http://www.theinnovationroadmap.com/). He is a member of the advisory boards of the Marketing Research Association (http://www.mra-net.org/) and ACC’s Center for Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations (http://www.nonprofitaustin.org/) . He is also active in the American Creativity Association and a member of the planning committee for the March 2007 conference in Austin (http://www.amcreativityassoc.org/) and Texas Forums (http://www.texasforums.org/) . Paul is leading an international volunteer effort to understand the principles of a successful innovation commons through the Innovation Commons Network. He has coauthored two books and has written numerous articles and book chapters. He writes extensively on the web on four blogs – http://innovationtravelogue.blogspot.com/ , http://creativity-at-work.blogspot.com/ , http://illuminatedinnovant.blogspot.com/ and http://innovationcommons.blogspot.com/ .
Seating is limited so please reserve your place at:
www.centexwfs.org/index_files/Register.htm .
For more information about the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society, visit http://www.centexwfs.org/.
For more information about the World Future Society, visit http://www.wfs.org/.
Paul SchumannPresidentpaul.schumann@centexwfs.org
512.302.1935http://www.centexwfs.org/
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