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"So you want to be a futurist"
Now and then I hear from people who want to be futurists. They get what I see as "the call" and there's no dissuading most of them who have discovered the field and what (they assume) it has to offer. It's not an easy profession to enter, but there ....[10 Nov 09]

Continue at So You Want to be a Futurist
View the Video at http://www.jimcarroll.com/blog/2009/04/video-clip-what-is-a-futurist.html
Read the Career Spotlight on Futurist (in Attachments bottom of page)

Certificate in Strategic Foresight: A 5-day project based workshop. 17-21 May 2010
Providing Professionals with tools to help navigate today’s constantly changing business environment and
create a positive future for their communities, enterprises and themselves. See Attachments below.
Content questions?...contact Dr. Bishop (pbishop@uh.edu) - 281.433.4160 ·
Logistical questions, call (713.743.4637)

May 1st Celebration at University of Houston VIEW the live feed
http://mediaweb.tss.uh.edu/nonacademic/future_studies/35th_anniversary/35th_anniversary_20080501_lan.qtl

History of the University of Houston's Futures Studies Program
Created by Mark Niles, futures program graduate) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2jxMKrr29Q

Prospective Students

Earn a Master's Degree in Futures Studies at the University of Houston
Apply for Spring 2010 admissions. The ATTACHMENTS below will give you a feel for the course content.

Test-Drive our learning experience. Contact the Graduate Assistant (futuresga@uh.edu) for the GUEST ACCESS link to visit the real-time classroom: Classes meets from 5:30-8:30 PM (Central time) on Monday: World Futures; Tuesday: ProSeminar; Wednesday: Advanced Strategies; Thursday: Systems. Syllabi in the Attachments below.

WHAT SHOULD I DO ON THIS SITE?:
If you're a prospective Master's student, welcome, welcome to the wonderful world of Futures Studies. Yes, it's a real academic discipline and, yes, leads to interesting work in a wide variety of fields. To learn more, please, visit our links and other resources. The Current Program link will guide you to information on the current program. Also, check out the Student & Alumni pages to see the interests and backgrounds of others studying in the program. Discover more about your Master's degree in Futures Studies at the University (online or F2F). Get in touch with Dr. Peter Bishop, program director, or the current Graduate Assistant (futuresga@uh.edu) for the program. Feel free to post a message to any discussion thread.

If you are a current student or an alum, by all means register. Let us know what you are up to by filling out your member profile.

For passerbys with questions about futures studies or anyone looking for qualified futurists browse the site or make contact with Dr. Peter Bishop or the Graduate Assistant.

IS THIS SITE THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON?
This site is NOT an officially University of Houston site. Visit UH Futures Studies.

AND, UM, WHAT IS FUTURES STUDIES EXACTLY, THAT CAN'T BE A REAL THING, CAN IT?
Futures Studies is a multi-disciplinary study of change and its implications in the context of the future. It synthesizes a wide variety of fields including economics, engineering, sociology, politics, systems theory, creativity and community building. As a multidisciplinary field, futurists tend to build domains or areas of expertise (see: Student/Alumi ). Futurists do not predict the future; rather we seek to uncover the context for many alternative futures. Futures Studies fuses intuitive strategic thinking with pragmatic strategic planning, helps organizations prepare for many plausible futures by increasing the adaptability of their strategies should the likelihood of one or more forecast alternatives increase significantly. Futurists with a wide variety of values and social commitments comprise the field. Many are employed as consultants, writers, workshop facilitators, public speakers, teachers, government employees and social activists. All find expresion in the tools, information and knowledge they gain during their studies of futures.

Just as we study history in order to avoid repeating it. We study the future to avoid being paralyzed by a surprise, shock, or even fear.

Future studies gives us tools, techniques, and methods to help ourselves and others prepare for a preferred future. It facilitates a chosen future instead of a future that chooses us.

Still need answers? Graduate Assistant (futuresga@uh.edu)

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	TECH 6371 Syllabus SP10.doc (Word Document - 96k) posted by ProfessorWantanabe Dec 15 2009, 9:33 AM EST World Future SP10
	Career Spotlight.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 104k) posted by ProfessorWantanabe Nov 22 2009, 8:23 PM EST Career Spotlight on Futurist
	Scenarios Syllabus F09.doc (Word Document - 94k) posted by ProfessorWantanabe Sep 21 2009, 12:23 PM EDT Scenarios on
	CertificateTopics_Bishop.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 219k) posted by ProfessorWantanabe Jul 29 2009, 12:54 PM EDT Annoted Topics
	Certificate SFSpring_2010_a_email.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 80k) posted by ProfessorWantanabe Jul 29 2009, 12:53 PM EDT PDF flyer for Seminar 2010

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