Futuring: The Exploration of the Future

Futuring: The Exploration of the Future

by Edward Cornish. WFS. 2004. 313 pages. Paperback. ISBN 0-930242-61-0.

This comprehensive guide to the study of the future will give you a detailed look at the techniques futurists use, what we can know about the future and what we can't, and the role that forward-looking people can play in creating a better tomorrow. Used as a textbook for dozens of college courses! More information about Futuring.

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Building the Future: A Workbook to Accompany Futuring: The Exploration of the Future

by Jill Loukides and Lawrie Gardner
Anne Arundel Community College.
Preface by Arthur Shostak
WFS. 2006. 94 pages. Paperback. ISBN 0-930242-62-9.

Futurist educators Loukides and Gardner have developed this thought-inspiring workbook to guide students through the key lessons of Edward Cornish's text, Futuring.

For each of the text's 16 chapters—which cover supertrends, the nature of change, futuring methods, uses of scenarios, the origins and rise of futurism, and much more—the workbook queries students on their prior knowledge and learning objectives; provides an outline, summary, and key terms; and prompts learners to evaluate their new knowledge about the future through critical thinking questions, activities, and self-study questions.

Building the Future $17.50, Members $15.95 Order

Arabic

ISBN: 978-9953-87-031-1
Translated by Dr. Hasan Charif
Published by Arab Scientific Publishing in Lebanon, Beirut.

Korean

ISBN: 89-89797-31-4
Published by Wisdom Publishing in Seoul with the help of Youngsook Park and the Korea Chapter of the World Future Society.

Mongolian

Translated and Published by Manlaibaatar Zagdbazar and the Mongolian Future Society in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Do you know of a publisher interested in producing a translation of FUTURING? Please contact WFS Business Manager Jeff Cornish, jcornish@wfs.org