Outline of futures studies

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The following outline is presented as an overview of and topical guide to futures studies – study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures, and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. It seeks to understand what is likely to continue, what is likely to change, and what is novel.

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[edit] What is futures studies?

Futures studies can be described as all of the following:

  • a branch of science[citation needed] –
    • a branch of social science –
    • a parallel discipline to history – the field of history concerns the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. It uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events.[1][2] Likewise futures studies uses narrative, entitled scenarios, that describe potential events and conditions over time in the future rather than in the past as history does.[3]

"In contrast to many future-oriented organizations that think of "the future" in a singular way as determined by present trends, WFSF [and the futures field in general] encourages and promotes 'plural futures' through exploration of alternative and preferred futures."[4]

[edit] General futures studies concepts

[edit] Futures studies organizations

[edit] Research centers

[edit] Academic programs

See also: Acceleration Studies Foundation's annotated list of 10 primary and 60+ secondary graduate futures studies programs.

[edit] Futurologists

Further information: Futurist and List of futurologists

[edit] Futures studies publications

[edit] Books

[edit] Periodicals and Monographs

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Professor Richard J. Evans (2001). "The Two Faces of E.H. Carr". History in Focus, Issue 2: What is History?. University of London. http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Whatishistory/evans10.html. Retrieved 10 November 2008. 
  2. ^ Professor Alun Munslow (2001). "What History Is". History in Focus, Issue 2: What is History?. University of London. http://www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Focus/Whatishistory/munslow6.html. Retrieved 10 November 2008. 
  3. ^ Staley, David J. (2010). History and Future: Using Historical Thinking to Imagine the Future. Lexington Books. 
  4. ^ "World Futures Studies Federation". http://www.wfsf.org. Retrieved February 08, 2012. 
  5. ^ Futuribles - Revue - Formation - Etudes
  6. ^ a b University Departments
  7. ^ MTA Jövőkutatási Bizottság - nyitó lap
  8. ^ LIPSOR : Laboratoire d’Investigation en Prospective Stratégie et Organisation
  9. ^ Welcome to the National Intelligence Council (NIC)
  10. ^ Welcome to the Horizon Scanning centre
  11. ^ SUBITO! Research&Futures
  12. ^ Zukunftsinstitut | Wissen für die Wirtschaft von morgen
  13. ^ proGective - futures-oriented solutions
  14. ^ Welcome to the World Futures Studies Federation
  15. ^ IZT - Institut für Zukunftsstudien und Technologiebewertung: Homepage
  16. ^ FUTURE-INSTITUTE international | Zukunftsinstitut, Trend-Academy & Future-University - future studies, mega-trends, forsights, scenarios, timelines, utopia, visions
  17. ^ Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales - Universidad Nacional de La Plata
  18. ^ http://handbook.curtin.edu.au/units/13/13629.html
  19. ^ School of futurology
  20. ^ http://www.ocad.ca/programs/graduate_studies/mdes_strategic_foresight_innovation/
  21. ^ http://www.uexternado.edu.co
  22. ^ Universidad de los Andes|Departamento de Filosof&#237a
  23. ^ http://www.tukkk.fi/tutu/tva
  24. ^ LIPSOR : Laboratoire d’Investigation en Prospective Stratégie et Organisation
  25. ^ Tanszék: Jövőkutatás Tanszék
  26. ^ Università Gregoriana - Home Page
  27. ^ Maestría en Prospectiva Estratégica
  28. ^ Institute For Futures Research :::::: Home
  29. ^ http://www.ed.tku.edu.tw/develop
  30. ^ ¦ò¥ú¤j¾ÇªÀ·|¾Ç°|¥¼¨Ó¾Ç¨t©Ò
  31. ^ Introduction to Future Studies Topics
  32. ^ Global Options Home Page
  33. ^ http://www.futures.hawaii.edu/
  34. ^ Human Development & Consumer Science
  35. ^ Stanford Center for Foresight and Innovation
  36. ^ Regent University: School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship - Academics - MSF - Home
  37. ^ "Compressed Data; On a Futurists' Forum, Money Backs Up Predictions," The New York Times, April 1, 2002
  38. ^ Harkins
  39. ^ Passig
  40. ^ Joseph
  41. ^ TAI
  42. ^ GOUX-BAUDIMENT
  43. ^ Feather
  44. ^ Cornish
  45. ^ Barker
  46. ^ John Brunner (novelist)
  47. ^ Tomsyck
  48. ^ list of topics
  49. ^ Voros
  50. ^ Dyer
  51. ^ Retzbach
  52. ^ Lamb
  53. ^ Erickson
  54. ^ Metafuture
  55. ^ Alter our DNA or robots will take over, warns Hawking
  56. ^ Our species must move to another planet
  57. ^ ISBN 1-59184-089-9 - Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson
  58. ^ Emerald for Managers has changed
  59. ^ http://www.futureorientation.com/
  60. ^ Futures Research Quarterly Main Page
  61. ^ Minnesota Futurists
  62. ^ THE FUTURIST magazine
  63. ^ ISBN 0-415-30269-2 - Joseph Voros
  64. ^ International Institute of Forecasters
  65. ^ Journal of Futures Studies
  66. ^ Welcome to the World Futures Studies Federation

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