As part of our weekly ISD Lecture Series, writer and researcher Jamais Cascio (Institute for the Future, World Changing, Open the Future) came to South Hall and spoke about “Futurism and its Discontents.” The audio for this lecture is available here:
Abstract:
In a rapidly-changing, uncertain environment, the ability to think constructively about various future possibilities is more important than ever. “Foresight Specialists,” “Scenario Planners,” “Trend Spotters” and good old “Futurists” provide a specialized service that few businesses, non-profits, and governments have organically — and fewer still recognize that they need. I’ll talk about why today’s futurism has more to do with imagining the possible than thinking the unthinkable, why futurist ethics matters more than futurist economics, and whether futurism might just be the best job out there for the easily-distracted generalist.
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