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Wait & Speak Podcast#1 Futures Studies - Measuring and Making the FutureI spoke to Doris Viljoen: Senior Futurist at the Institute for Futures Research (IFR) and lecturer in Futures Studies (FS) at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB).
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On defining the field: Richard Slaughter: “the ultimate purpose of FS was to open out productive mind spaces, precursors of social innovations, from which more advanced stages of civilized life can emerge” - Slaughter, R.A. (2002). Futures studies as a civilizational catalyst. Futures, 34, 349-363.
On activities of a Professional Futurist: Andy Hines identifies three groups of activities:
Creating content: sharing infor...2020-02-1617 minWait & Speak PodcastWelcome to the Wait & Speak PodcastWelcome to the Wait & Speak Podcast, my name is Requier Wait.
I hold a PhD in Economics and I am currently enrolled for a Postgraduate programme in Futures Studies (strategic foresight). My experience covers academia, consulting and industry advocacy. Industry experience ranges from upstream oil and gas to renewable energy and agriculture. I am based in South Africa.
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