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Publications

Revised and updated 29 October 2006

An Introduction to Futures Methods [Word]
2 February 1998
A short paper outlining a number futures methods

A Journey to the future: A personal odyssey [PDF]
24 June 1998
How I became interested in Futures

Some Influences On Europe In The 21st Century [PDF]
9 September 1998

After the party is over: Futures Studies and the Millennium [PDF]
3 January 1999
Reflections on Futures and the millennium

Philosophy, Aims and Objectives of the MA Foresight and Futures Studies offered by Leeds Metropolitan University between 1996 and 2002 [PDF]
10 May 1999

The Mis-information Society: Some Issues for Society and Planning [PDF]
23 February 2001
Questions some of the optimistic assumptions about the Information Society

The Local Government Association Futures toolkit [PDF]
26 June 2001
The development of a toolkit for Futures work in Local Authorities in England and Wales

Accidents waiting to happen [Word]
August 2001 updated February 2003
A short article arguing the case for Futures particularly in education

Could it have been predicted? [Word]
20 September 2001
A short article written after 9/11 noting that although the events may not have been foreseen by the US authorities they were planned by the perpetrators

Using forecasts [Word]
26 May 2002
A short article suggesting that it is important to consider who made a forecast, why it was made and how it was made before accepting its conclusions

Lessons from 25 Years of Futures Teaching [PDF]
November 2002
Contribution to the Teaching Futures Studies Conference, Tamkang University, Taiwan. Published in the Journal of Futures Studies, Volume 7, Number 3, February 2003.

Can we rescue our future? [PDF]
3 Februaury 2003
Lecture at the Free University, Berlin

The Vision Thing: Some thoughts on preferred futures [PDF]
January 2005
Summit for the Future, Club of Amsterdam

NEW Scenario Planning [Word]
March 2006
UNIDO Technology Foresight Seminar, Bratislava

 

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