Tutorial 3: Making Your Own Futures Study
-- a university of arizona course on methods and approaches for studying the future

There are many ways to do your own futures study. The purpose, audience, and subject all affect just what you do. Here are a few topics to consult for advice.

My Approach
Includes a toolbox for futures studies, how to set the context of your futures study, and a check list of how I generally approach this question.
 
An extended "roadmap"
This map provides expands the quick overview content and further describes a futures study and gives examples of techniques.
 
How to be a Health Futurist in 10 Easy Lessons (pdf)
Prepared by Joe Flower, this two page guide lists 10 short and relevant steps. It focuses on the health subject but is broadly applicable.

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Prepared by Roger L. Caldwell