Tour 3: Readings on Futures Topics

-- a university of arizona course on methods and approaches for studying the future

Readings from the works of selected futurists (that have their materials on the web). Read some of these papers and comment in the Caucus discussion area (identify the title/source, briefly summarize the paper, and add your comments). There is a rich variety of material here, so take advantage of it.

Go to Seminar on more Book Reviews

Go to Few Interesting Books

Go to Futures Liturature

Related material is available at book reviews and a few good books.

Futurists writing about future related topics

Jim Dator, University of Hawaii, Political Science

Index to papers by Jim Dator (pick some)

 

Peter Drucker, Management Consultant and Claremont Colleges

The Age of Transformation (in Atlantic Monthly) and Beyond the Information Revolution (in Atlantic Monthly)

 

Marvin Cetron, Consultant

Anti-Terrorism Should be a Top Priority for National Security

 

William Halal, George Washington University, Management Professor

Forecasts of emerging technologies

 

Joe Coates, Consulting Firm principle

Selected Readings on-line

Non-futurists writing about future related topics

Michael Shermer, Editor, Skeptic and ..

How to Teach a Course in Science, Pseudoscience, and Skepticism

 

W. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe Institute

Interview about his views on complexity and economics