Outline of futures studies

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to futures studies:

Futures studies (also called futurology) – study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. There is a debate as to whether this discipline is an art or science. In general, it can be considered as a branch of the social sciences and parallel to the field of history. History studies the past, futures studies considers the future. Futurology (colloquially called "futures" by many of the field's practitioners) seeks to understand what is likely to continue and what could plausibly change. Part of the discipline thus seeks a systematic and pattern-based understanding of past and present, and to determine the likelihood of future events and trends.

General concepts[edit]

Futures techniques[edit]

Organizations[edit]

Research centers[edit]

Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies^[1]
Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, California
Tellus Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
The Futures Academy, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
World Futures Studies Federation, world^[2]

Academic programs[edit]

Australia: Australian Catholic University
Australia: Swinburne University of Technology
Argentina: Universidad Nacional de La Plata^[3]
Australia: Curtin University of Technology^[4]
Australia: University of the Sunshine Coast
Canada: OCAD University^[5]
Colombia: Universidad Externado de Colombia^[6]
Colombia: Uniandes^[7]
Czech Republic: Charles University of Prague
Finland: Turku School of Economics and Business Administration^[8]
France: CNAM^[9]
Hungary: Corvinus University of Budapest^[10]
India: Devi Ahilya University^[11]
India: University of Kerala^[12]
Italy: Gregorian University^[13]
Mexico: Monterrey Institute of Technology^[14]
Romania: Babeș-Bolyai University
Russia: Moscow State University
South Africa: Stellenbosch University^[15]
South Korea: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Taiwan: Tamkang University^[16]
Taiwan: Fo Guang University^[17]
US: University of Hawaii (Since 1971)^[18]
US: University of Houston (Since 2000)^[19]
US: Stanford University^[20]
US: Regent University^[21]

Futurologists[edit]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
Brave New World
The Communist Manifesto
Future Primitive
Future Shock
Futurewise
The Limits to Growth
Our Final Hour
The Revenge of Gaia
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The Skeptical Environmentalist
The Third Wave, Alvin Toffler
Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

Periodicals and monographs[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Home". cifs.dk.
^ Welcome to the World Futures Studies Federation
^ Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales – Universidad Nacional de La Plata
^ "Curtin Courses Online Handbook 2005 - Futures and Foresight Research Methodologies 505". Archived from the original on July 17, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
^ "Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Home". uexternado.edu.co.
^ Universidad de los Andes|Departamento de Filosof&#237a
^ "TVA - Tulevaisuudentutkimuksen VerkostoAkatemia". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
^ "LIPSOR : Laboratoire d'Investigation en Prospective Stratégie et Organisation". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ "Tanszék: Jövőkutatás Tanszék". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ "Home". dsf.dauniv.ac.in.
^ "University Departments". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Università Gregoriana – Home Page
^ "Maestría en Prospectiva Estratégica". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Institute For Futures Research :::::: Home
^ "淡江大學 - 未來學研究中心". www.ed.tku.edu.tw. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003.
^ ¦ò¥ú¤j¾ÇªÀ·|¾Ç°|¥¼¨Ó¾Ç¨t©Ò
^ "Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies".
^ "Master of Science in Foresight".
^ Stanford Center for Foresight and Innovation
^ "Regent University: School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship – Academics – MSF – Home". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Zipern, Andrew (1 April 2002). "Compressed Data; On a Futurists' Forum, Money Backs Up Predictions". The New York Times.
^ "Prof. David Passig - ליצירת קשר - האתר הרשמי היחיד של פרופ דוד פסיג - Futures Studies - חקר העתיד".
^ Lamb
^ "Articles by Sohail Inayatullah". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ Nick Paton Walsh (2 September 2001). "Alter our DNA or robots will take over, warns Hawking". The Guardian.
^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Move to new planet, says Hawking". 30 November 2006.
^ Ialenti
^ Emerald for Managers has changed
^ International Institute of Forecasters
^ "Journal of Futures Studies". Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

External links[edit]

Future at Curlie
– list of recent publications from the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies
15 Global Challenges from The Millennium Project

[1] "Home". cifs.dk.

[2] Welcome to the World Futures Studies Federation

[3] Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales – Universidad Nacional de La Plata

[4] "Curtin Courses Online Handbook 2005 - Futures and Foresight Research Methodologies 505". Archived from the original on July 17, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[5] "Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation". Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[6] "Home". uexternado.edu.co.

[7] Universidad de los Andes|Departamento de Filosof&#237a

[8] "TVA - Tulevaisuudentutkimuksen VerkostoAkatemia". Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[9] "LIPSOR : Laboratoire d'Investigation en Prospective Stratégie et Organisation". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[10] "Tanszék: Jövőkutatás Tanszék". Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[11] "Home". dsf.dauniv.ac.in.

[autogenerated5-12] "University Departments". Archived from the original on 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[13] Università Gregoriana – Home Page

[14] "Maestría en Prospectiva Estratégica". Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[15] Institute For Futures Research :::::: Home

[16] "淡江大學 - 未來學研究中心". www.ed.tku.edu.tw. Archived from the original on August 8, 2003.

[17] ¦ò¥ú¤j¾ÇªÀ·|¾Ç°|¥¼¨Ó¾Ç¨t©Ò

[18] "Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies".

[19] "Master of Science in Foresight".

[20] Stanford Center for Foresight and Innovation

[21] "Regent University: School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship – Academics – MSF – Home". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[22] Zipern, Andrew (1 April 2002). "Compressed Data; On a Futurists' Forum, Money Backs Up Predictions". The New York Times.

[autogenerated4-23] "Prof. David Passig - ליצירת קשר - האתר הרשמי היחיד של פרופ דוד פסיג - Futures Studies - חקר העתיד".

[autogenerated3-24] Lamb

[25] "Articles by Sohail Inayatullah". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

[autogenerated1-26] Nick Paton Walsh (2 September 2001). "Alter our DNA or robots will take over, warns Hawking". The Guardian.

[autogenerated2-27] "BBC NEWS - UK - Move to new planet, says Hawking". 30 November 2006.

[autogenerated16-28] Ialenti

[29] Emerald for Managers has changed

[30] International Institute of Forecasters

[31] "Journal of Futures Studies". Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

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