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Futuring: The Exploration of the Future
by Edward Cornish
from World Future Society

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Good introduction to futuring methods.
  I enjoyed reading the book, which was required for my college course. I learned about the numerous futuring techniques avaiable to help one anticipate future events. I have a much better appreciation of the world around be as a result.

• Great introduction to thinking ahead
  If you're new to the study of the future and want to find out why it's important, what methodologies it uses, and how it's applied in the real world, this book is an excellent place to start, and it includes an extensive bibliography for further study. If you've already done a lot of reading on futurism, much of this will be familiar, but it will still provide good background and historical perspective.
  The early part of the book, particularly chapters 2 and 3, is reminiscent of the writings of Alvin... more info

• The future will be better than I thought!
  Sponsored by the World Future Society, this book brings into one volume dozens of the world's "experts" in many areas of life and science and religion and technology and government to project their visions and scenarios of the next 25 years. I find their opinions hopeful, and, although very "man can do anything" in outlook, encouraging. We can create a better future than previous generations could dream of. "While it would be pleasant to envision a world free from the pressure of material want, a more... more info

• Futuring - Its for all of us, Its the future
  First, I want to say that the topic of "futures" is not for all people. One must want to be able to think beyond and use available tools in the area of forecasting. Cornish's Futuring - The Exploration of the Future is one of those tools. Cornish truly has written a book that assists the Future's reader in forecasting the future via exposing risk and the effects of that risk on one's managing or potential management of either their own life's future or that of their respective organization..
  Second,... more info

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