Nichole, at the World Future Society conference in Chicago over the weekend, the panel on economic development underscored how telework (an estimated 40% of the workforce now does it to some degree) is going to become a driver in how communities must plan for the future. They restated Richard Florida's The Great Reset. People who telework will want access to goods and services within "walking distance" of their home offices. Goodbye commuting, malls.
Paul & Jane Rux
Dr. Rux is founder and editor of this blog.
Where is your "puck" going?
World-class hockey players skate toward where the puck will be (the future) - not where it is (today). They are "Futurists."
Dr. Rux & M.B.A. students
Dr. Rux (left) teaches students to think like world-class hockey players. Be proactive. Where is your puck is going?
Think science fiction.
Future Studies work like Science Fiction. Both, unlike "Fantasy," start with facts. Both "Imagineer" future scenarios from the facts. H.G. Wells is a great example of an early "Futurist." His "War of the Worlds" still sells tickets.
Avoid "rearview" mirrors.
Winning race drivers focus on the road ahead. They are "Futurists."
Catch the next "wind."
Master sailors know how to catch the next "wind." Futurists do too.
Riding the Wind!
Paul and Jane Rux, Apostle Islands, Bayfield, Wisconsin
Oma/Ratna Arya, Paul Rux
Comparisons can be great teachers. This is one reason why Dr. Rux values his friends like the Arya family from India.
Apply historical precedents.
"Futurists" apply lessons and models from history. It is "Back to the Future."
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