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Futures
Podcast Lectures Series
Featuring Leading Futurists
2005
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Studies of the Future
MS Graduate Program
Natasha Vita-More, Graduate Student
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Futurist Lecturers include:
Joseph Coates, Ph.D.
Jim Dator, Ph.D.
Wendy L. Schultz, Ph.D.
Michele Bowman
John L. Petersen
Jennifer Jarratt
Christian Crews
Max More, Ph.D.
Derek Woodgate
Futurist Lecturer —
Joseph Coates, Ph.D.
Thinking About The Future
After leading Coates & Jarratt, Inc. through more than two decades of designing and delivering studies on the future of
technology, business and government, Joe retired from the company he founded to become a consulting futurist.
In the course of his pioneering future studies, Joe has consulted with 45 of the Fortune 500 companies and numerous smaller
firms, scores of professional, trade and public interest groups, and with all levels of government.
He is the author of more than 300 articles, chapters, papers, and publications and currently writes columns for Technological
Forecasting and Social Change, Research and Technology Management and Personnel Management and is on the editorial
boards of nine publications. He is co-author of 2025: Scenarios of U.S. and Global Society Reshaped by Science and
Technology (Oakhill, 1997), Future Work (Jossey Bass, 1990), What Futurists Believe (World Future Society, 1989), and
Issues Management (Lomond, 1986). Joe was also on the editorial board of the Encyclopedia of the Future (Macmillan, 1996).
Joe presents to about 50 groups per year all over the world. His speeches on the future appear in Vital Speeches of the Day
and Representative American Speeches. For two years Joe created and hosted a program on the future for National Public
Radio, and, as an active member of the World Future Society, he plans, organizes, and takes part in sessions at Society
meetings.
Joe was an adjunct professor at the George Washington University, where he taught graduate courses on the future and on
technology. His career includes work as an analyst for a nonprofit think tank and positions with the National Science
Foundation and the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. He holds 19 patents from his first career as an
industrial chemist.
The above text is provided by the Joseph Coates website.
Futurist Lecturer —
Joseph Coates, Ph.D.
Thinking About The Future
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Futurist Lecturer —
Jim Dator, Ph.D.
Four Generic Images of the Futures —
Continued Growth, Collapse of Economic Structures,
Disciplined Sustainable Society, Transformation"
James Dator, Ph.D., founded the Institute for Alternative Futures in 1977 with Alvin Toffler and
Clement Bezold. In 1966 he taught the first course in any U.S. university on the future. He is
currently Professor, and Head of the Alternative Futures Graduate Option, Department of Political
Science at the University of Hawaii and Director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies.
He is a global leader in the futures field, having served as the Secretary General and the President of the World Futures Studies
Federation. He has lectured and conducted futures workshops with several thousand general, professional, governmental,
business, as well as futurist, audiences throughout the United States and Canada, and in Australia, Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica,
Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea (North and South), Latvia, Malaysia,
Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia.
As a futurist Dr. Dator has worked in several major topical areas including the media, government, space exploration and travel,
and the judiciary. Dr. Dator and his students and graduates have pioneered the field of judicial futures. This has included major
projects in Hawaii, as well as working with the judiciaries in over 20 states in the U.S. as well as in the Federated States of
Micronesia, and especially the State of Pohnpei. Prof. Dator has also consulted extensively with other governmental, military,
business, educational, religious, and especially many nonprofit, public-interest organizations worldwide. He is editor or editorial
board member of the following journals: Foresight; Futures; Futures Research Quarterly; On the Horizon; The Manoa Journal of
Fried and Half-Fried Ideas (....about the future); Police Futurist; Technological Forecasting and Social Change; and the World
Futures Studies Federation Newsletter (Editor-in-chief for seven years).
Dr. Dator’s studies include a BA, Cum Laude, in Ancient and Medieval History and Philosophy from Stetson University; an MA in
Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania; and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the American University. Before
coming to the University of Hawaii in 1969, Dr. Dator taught at Rikkyo University (in Tokyo, Japan), Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
and the University of Maryland. He also served as the Head of the Futures Project of TV Ontario and Visiting Professor at the
University of Toronto.
Futurist Lecturer —
Jim Dator, Ph.D.
Lecture Title To Be Announced
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Futurist Lecturer —
Wendy Schultz, Ph.D.
The Intersection
Between Arts, Design,
Innovation,
Turbulence and
Scenario Building
Read what Dr. Schultz says about her work and her life:
In July 2002 I had the great fun of drafting three essays
for TechTV's Catalog of Tomorrow ; I am currently
adapting Catalog content into interactive foresight
exercises for this website. From December 2001
through May 2002, I had the honor of joining my
colleagues at the Finland Futures Research Centre for a
six-month stay as a Fulbright Lecturer and Researcher. I
am very grateful to the U.S. Fulbright Commission, the
Finland Fulbright Committee, and my colleagues in
Turku for this opportunity, and am currently organizing
and writing up the resulting research.
From August 1996 through August 2001, I was Visiting Assistant Professor in Studies of the Future at the University of HoustonClear Lake. During that time I organized two conferences, designed and taught six different graduate seminars, edited the fiveyear program review, and served for one year as Acting Chair. My sojourn in Houston also included co-designing and teaching a
graduate seminar on Public Health Leadership at the University of Texas School of Public Health. My relationship with UHCL and
my colleagues in Studies of the Future continues with annual participation in the program's Residential Intensive Summer
Session, which offers the Master's program in an innovative combination of immersive, face-to-face classes in two successive
summers, joined by year-round on-line activities.
My permanent home is still in Oxford, England [my spouse, Jay Lewis, is the Korea Foundation Lecturer in Korean Studies],
where I am currently working with a small group of business and community futurists creating foresight resources for business,
government, non-profit, and community leaders. Since moving to the UK, I have also worked with the International Space
University, lecturing on futures studies and visioning at ISU's Summer Session `95 in Stockholm, at the inauguration of their
Master's program in October 1995 in Strasbourg, France, and most recently at Summer Session '02 in Los Angeles.
Prior to my 1994 move to England, I spent a decade and a half working at the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies
(University of Hawaii's at Manoa). While there I developed participatory workshops to enable people to learn various futures
techniques and perspectives experientially. My research experience has included, among other projects: designing group
scenario-building for Hawaii's planners; creating a visioning process for U.S. state courts; developing Hawaii's Ocean Resource
Management Plan; planning for sea level rise in the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and forecasting world natural gas trade.
I completed my doctoral dissertation, "Futures Fluency: explorations in vision, leadership, and creativity," in 1995, and have
served as both an Executive Council member of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) and as a Course Director for the
WFSF Futures Seminar in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The above text is provided by the Infinite Futures website.
Futurist Lecturer —
Wendy Schultz, Ph.D.
The Intersection Between Arts, Design,
Innovation, Turbulence and Scenario Building
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Futurist Lecturer —
Michele Bowman
The Role of Ethnofutures and
Environmental Scanning
Futurist Lecturer —
Michele Bowman
The Role of Ethnofutures and
Environmental Scanning
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Futurist Lecturer —
John L. Petersen
4 T's to the Future:
Technology, Travel,
Terrorism & Turbulence
John L. Petersen is considered by
many to be one of the most informed
futurists in the world. He is best-known
for writing and thinking about high
impact surprises—wild cards—and the
process of surprise anticipation. His
current professional involvements
include the development of
sophisticated tools for anticipatory
analysis and surprise anticipation,
long-range strategic planning and
helping leadership design new
approaches for dealing with the future.
He has led national non-profit organizations, worked in sales, manufacturing, real estate development, and marketing and
advertising, mostly for companies he founded. A graduate electrical engineer, he has also promoted rock concerts; produced
conventions; and worked as a disc jockey – among other things.
In 1989 Petersen founded The Arlington Institute (TAI), a non-profit, future-oriented research institute. TAI operates on the
premise that effective thinking about the future is impossible without casting a very wide net. The “think tank” serves as a global
agent for change by developing new concepts, processes and tools for anticipating the future and translating that knowledge into
better present-day decisions. Using advanced information technology, a core group of bright thinkers and an international
network of exceptionally curious people along with simulations, modeling, scenario building, polling and analysis, Arlington helps
equip leaders and organizations from many disciplines with tools and actionable perspectives for dealing with uncertain times.
An award-winning writer, Petersen's first book, The Road to 2015: Profiles of the Future was awarded Outstanding Academic
Book of 1995 by CHOICE Academic Review, and remained on The World Future Society's best-seller list for more than a year.
His latest book, Out of the Blue: How to Anticipate Wild Cards and Big Future Surprises, was also a WFS best-seller. His
coauthored article, “The Year 2000: Social Chaos or Social Transformation?” was one of the most highly acclaimed writings on
Y2K. His 1988 book-length report “The Diffusion of Power: An Era of Realignment” was used at the highest levels of American
government as a basis for strategic planning. He has also written papers on the future of national security and the military, the
future of energy and the future of the media.
The above text is provided by The Arlington Institute website.
Futurist Lecturer —
John L. Petersen
4 T's to the Future:
Technology, Travel, Terrorism & Turbulence
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Futurist Lecturer —
Jennifer Jarratt
The Professional Futurist
In nearly two decades of helping organizations, Jennifer Jarratt and John Mahaffie, founders of Leading Futurists, have
learned how critical it is to make the future relevant to today. They have worked to make futures insights accessible,
meaningful, and useful to managers and executives.
Jarratt and Mahaffie were formerly principals of Coates & Jarratt, Inc., a leading futures consultancy. They have been
exploring the future for organizations since the mid-1980s. Organizations they serve include:
American Dietetic Association, Bovis Lend Lease, The Coca-Cola Company, Dow Chemical Company, DuPont,
General Motors, HB Fuller, The Kellogg Company, Nabisco, Nestlé USA, Nokia, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Siemens,
The Smithsonian Institution, The American Society of Association Executives Foundation, The American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, The Department of Veterans Affairs, The National Multi Housing Council, The National Security
Agency, The U.S. Customs Service, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The World Bank, and YSI Inc.
Leading Futurists' expertise is in combining a comprehensive knowledge of the future with proven skill at interpreting the
signals of change. Mahaffie and Jarratt are experts at scenario building. They have taught the technique over many years
to executives. Together they have authored dozens of trend studies and guidebooks on studying the future. Jarratt also
served as a board member for an international association.
Bio obtained from Leading Futurists
Futurist Lecturer —
Jennifer Jarratt
The Professional Futurist
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Futurist Lecturer —
Christian Crews
Scenarios to Enable
Strategic Conversations
Christian Crews is the Director of Futures Strategy for Pitney Bowes, where he conducts
foresight projects such as scenario planning, innovation workshops, environmental
scanning and strategy development. Prior to joining Pitney Bowes, Christian was a
Director at the Waitt Institute, where he facilitated community and nonprofit scenario
planning workshops for social innovation and preferred futures. Before the institute, he
developed strategy and innovation engagements as the Long Range Planner for Toshiba
International Corp. He has a BA in English from the College of William and Mary, and a
MS in Future Studies from the University of Houston - Clear Lake.
Futurist Lecturer —
Christian Crews
Scenarios to Enable
Strategic Conversations
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Futurist Lecturer —
Max More, Ph.D.
The Wisdom of Structure
Max More is an internationally acclaimed strategic futurist who writes, speaks, and organizes events about the fundamental challenges
of emerging technologies. Max is concerned that our rapidly developing technological capabilities are racing far ahead of our standard
ways of thinking about future possibilities. His work aims to improve our ability to anticipate, adapt to, and shape the future for the
better.
His academic background: Max has a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from St. Anne’s College, Oxford University
(1984-87). He was awarded a Dean’s Fellowship in Philosophy in 1987 by the University of Southern California. Max studied and
taught philosophy at USC with an emphasis on philosophy of mind, ethics, and personal identity, completing his Ph.D. in 1995,
As a writer, Max has authored dozens of articles and papers on topics including how to improve and apply critical and creative
thinking, especially about uncertain future possibilities; the ethics of biotechnology and other technologies that directly affect humans;
the philosophical implications of technological transformations of human nature; and strategic futures thinking in business. He recently
wrote the Proactionary Principle, and is currently working on a book, tentatively titled Beyond Caution, that responds to resurgent
neophobia with a spirited yet balanced defense of progress.
As a speaker, Max frequently lectures at conferences and companies, gives seminars, and engages in debates and panel discussions
on issues surrounding the impact of emerging technologies. Known as a highly capable communicator, he is able to synthesize
diverse areas of knowledge and communicate the results clearly and insightfully.
As a consultant, Max (as part of the ManyWorlds team) works with companies and other organizations to improve strategic futures
thinking and weave it into regular decision-making and innovation processes. This includes analyzing the interaction of technological
trends, and developing strategic scenarios. The above text is provided by the Max More website.
Futurist Lecturer —
Max More, Ph.D.
The Wisdom of Structure
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Futurist Lecturer —
Derek Woodgate
The Futures Lab
With experience as an executive on the board of two major corporations and over 15 years Senior Vice-President-level
management and operational responsibilities in international businesses, Derek is widely recognized as a global
specialist in marketing, innovation, business and futures-based consulting. He is currently on the Board of Directors of
Planet U in Dallas and Experentis in London, England.
In January 1998, Derek set up The Futures Lab, a futures-based consultancy, specializing in leveraging future
potential, innovation, category redefinition and repositioning of major brands and businesses. The Futures Lab has
helped many major global corporations across a myriad of categories.
Derek has lived and worked in eleven countries and is at home in seven languages (English, Croatian, French, Italian,
Bulgarian, Russian and Dutch).
He graduated with a Bachelor Degree (Hons.) from University College London, in Contemporary Slav Studies and then
gained his Masters in Economics – (concentration in politics) from Zagreb University, a city where he spent over ten
years. He is a frequent conference speaker, panelist and commentator on the future, particularly with regard to youth
culture and marketing and its relevance to the future business landscape. Derek is a prolific writer on future-related
topics, his latest book “Future Frequencies,” was published in 2004, and he is currently writing for a new release
entitled "Future Flow". He also contributed to the major work on Burroughs “Calling the Toads”.
Derek is a founding member and a board member of the Association of Professional Futurists, a member of The World
Futures Society, The World Futures Studies Federation and is also on the Regional Vision and Strategy Committee for
Austin 2020.
The above text is provided by the Futures Lab website.
Futurist Lecturer —
Derek Woodgate
The Futures Lab
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Futures
Podcast Lectures Series
Featuring Leading Futurists
I hope you enjoyed this lecture series!
2005
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Studies of the Future
MS Graduate Program
Natasha Vita-More, Graduate Student