The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies 2020
Edited by Richard Slaughter and Andy Hines
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Since 1993 thousands of practitioners have encountered the pathway of foresight through The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies. Now an entirely new 2020 edition has been created by the Association of Professional Futurists. It is organized in four volumes, across 31 chapters, by 37 authors. Early and mid-career professionals, educators, policymakers, managers, and college students, as well as instructors, trainers and consultants will find something of value in this edition.
CONTENT
Volume 1: FOUNDATIONS
- Origins and Current State
- Approaches to Futures Thinking
Volume 2: METHODS AND PRACTICES
- Futures Methods and Tools
- Critical Practice and Integral Futures
Volume 3: SYNERGIES, CASE STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION
- Synergies and Implementation
- Futures in Organizations and Governance
Volume 4: DIRECTIONS AND OUTLOOKS
- 21st Century Outlooks and Risks
- The Futures of Futures Studies
Description The Knowledge Base of Futures Studies 2020
Editors
Contributors
Foreword
Richard A Slaughter is a writer, practitioner, and innovator in Futures Studies and Applied Foresight with a particular interest in Integral Futures. He is the founder of Foresight International out of Brisbane, Australia.
Andy Hines is Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the University of Houston’s Graduate Program in Foresight and is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight.