Month: May 2016

Some reflections on the decision to cease teaching strategic foresight at Swinburne University

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The news is not entirely unexpected, but this week I found out that 2016 is the last year that Swinburne University will offer a Master’s degree in strategic foresight.  In this post I want to provide a personal perspective on this course and the decision to cease teaching strategic foresight.  For me, and perhaps for … [Read more…]

The imagined futures of the Great Barrier Reef: what’s the role of thought communities?

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During my scanning of the news over recent weeks I noticed the diverse range of articles on recent coral bleaching events, related scientific research, and the future of the Great Barrier Reef, e.g.: ‘Great Barrier Reef could be dead within 20 years, Australia scientists have warned’ (link) ‘Great Barrier Reef and Other Corals May Survive … [Read more…]