“The same level of scholarly rigor and commitment of resources could fruitfully be contributed to understanding the future as it is to understanding the past. Building the discipline of futurism.”
Very well said, and deeply engaging post. You spelled a lot of this out in a way that I will return to for my work. Thank you.
A thought, how much of the future has been sidelined due to people with money putting a damper on the future, because the future would lead to them losing money or power.
E.i. the oil industry globally, or the car industry in the USA
“The same level of scholarly rigor and commitment of resources could fruitfully be contributed to understanding the future as it is to understanding the past. Building the discipline of futurism.”
Very well said, and deeply engaging post. You spelled a lot of this out in a way that I will return to for my work. Thank you.
i am here for the William Gibson shout out at the end
That one caught my eye like a solar flare.
A thought, how much of the future has been sidelined due to people with money putting a damper on the future, because the future would lead to them losing money or power.
E.i. the oil industry globally, or the car industry in the USA