Teaching Long Term, Futures Thinking: Goals and Expectations World Futures Society San Francisco, CA July 25, 2015
Rich Diversity - racial/ethnic
Rich Diversity - age
Seeking Transformation
The Challenge Landscape
Exponential Technologies
Responsibility “Nobody can save the world, but any of us can help set in motion a self-saving world—if we are willing to engage the process of centuries, because that is where the real power is.” Stewart Brand, Long Now Foundation
Insight Not everyone will become a “Futurist”, but everyone can learn to think long term.
LTT Core Concepts Time Frame Rate of change Drivers Uncertainty Wildcards
Pace Layers of Change
Pace Layers Interact Fast Layers Learn Propose Absorb Slow Layers Remember Integrate Constrain ATTENTION POWER
Framework Relevance to the students Strategy to embed Course design Connect with other faculty