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Book Review: Responsible Foresight
In his thought-provoking book, "Responsible Foresight," Alireza Hejazi, Ph.D., delves deep into the realm of futures studies, presenting...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Oct 9, 2023
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Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas of a Greater Depression: A Three Frameworks Perspective
Abstract: Explores the ethical implications of a Greater Depression from three philosophical frameworks: Utilitarianism, Deontology, and...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 21, 2023
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Surviving the Greater Depression: How National and International Legal Systems Will Adapt
Abstract: Explores the potential impacts of a catastrophic global economic collapse on national and international legal systems from the...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 21, 2023
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The Greater Depression and the Reshaping of the Political Landscape
Abstract: Examines the potential impact of a fictional Greater Depression on Global Multimodal Logistics (GML) from the perspective of...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 19, 2023
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When the Global Economy Fails, So Does the Planet: The Environmental Costs of a Greater Depression
Abstract: The environmental consequences of a Greater Depression can range from air pollution, to water scarcity, to the loss of...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 16, 2023
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Facing the Unfathomable: Government Strategies for Dealing with a Greater Depression
Abstract: Explores how economic policies governments might employ to respond to the Greater Depression, a hypothetical future economic...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 13, 2023
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From Crisis to Innovation: How the Greater Depression will Shape the Development of Technology
Abstract: Explores how the Greater Depression, a hypothetical future economic crisis, could shape future technology development. It...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Dec 22, 2022
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Directed Fiction: Scanning the future with scenario prompts
Directed Fiction Defined: Directed fiction is a strategic foresight tool designed to simultaneously consider multiple plausible future...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Feb 14, 2022
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Imagining the Future: The rapid classification of fiction archetypes
Abstract: Classifying fiction illuminates the future. The technique for imagining the future presented in this paper using a rapid,...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jan 17, 2022
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Book Review - Becoming a Professional Futurist: A Five-Step Approach
For sound and practical advice, tons of useful information, and an assortment of extremely helpful tools, “Becoming a Professional...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Dec 29, 2021
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How Do You Use Strategic Foresight?
One of the explicit motivations for writing my novel was to showcase some of the tools and techniques of Strategic Foresight for a...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Dec 7, 2021
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Strategic Foresight - Futurism
(paid link) Future Smart by James Canton: Increasing velocity and complexity define the world, and you’d better figure out how to deal...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jul 1, 2021
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Strategic Foresight - Futurism
(paid link) Futuring - The Exploration of the Future by Edward Cornish: This is a book I really love. Edward Cornish is the president of...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jul 1, 2021
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Strategic Foresight - Futurism
(paid link) Future Savvy by Adam Gordon: Before we delve into the complex, difficult, and sometimes even dangerous world of futurism, it...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jul 1, 2021
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Strategic Foresight - Systems Thinking
(paid link) Business Analytics by Randy Bartlett: Strategic Foresight is a lot more than just studying graphs and charts and making...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jul 1, 2021
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Systems Thinking - Examples
BDAC and Humanitarian Relief Operations With the rise of modernity, basic humanitarian disaster relief activities have given way to...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jun 29, 2021
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Strategic Foresight
(paid link) Scenario Planning in Organizations by Thomas Chermack: The first rule of the Futurist is: Do not make point predictions....
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jun 29, 2021
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Foresight Scenario Testing - Part 4
SWOT Analysis Introduction This variation of the SWOT analysis differs significantly from traditional business applications which focus...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jun 28, 2021
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Foresight Scenario Testing - Part 3
A quick visual representation of the Stress Test is possible by comparing PIRA’s six strategies to provide shelter to one million people...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jun 28, 2021
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Foresight Scenario Testing - Part 2
Scenario Report Background The scenario report that will be used to stress test PIRA’s six strategies is titled “Global Governance in...
Dr. Timothy X. Merritt
Jun 28, 2021
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