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19 Aug 2010 If you’re only listening to yourself or your community, you’re deaf to the future
29 Jul 2010 Future Savvy, as viewed by ‘Info-Savvy’ Peter Stoyko (SmithySmithy)
22 Jul 2010 Banking ‘stress test’ is scenario planning by another name, with limitations
16 Jul 2010 FEMA’s ‘getting urgent about the future’ initiative at least talks the talk
29 Jun 2010 Big trends vs. little trends – as Indian television catches up with Indian women
10 Jun 2010 The FIFA world cup meets the business model canvas
07 Jun 2010 Industry foresight, or how to avoid ‘the dog-chase problem’
27 May 2010 The lessons from Bill Gates’ shaky grasp on the future – 15 years on
21 May 2010 ‘Roll it’ is not the future, but is good futures thinking
18 May 2010 South Africa 2030, yes there will be life after the Fifa World Cup

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"Future Savvy" (Amacom Press, NY, 09) shows readers how to discern quality in the future-thinking they read and hear. It views expert foresight as a crucial resource, but puts sharp tools in the hands of forecast users, with case studies from both industry and government. The ability to critically evaluate expert predictions is fundamental to getting major business and policy decisions right.
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The Future Savvy Journal provides ongoing discussion on forward thinking and future-management. As in Future Savvy, I bring foresight under the scrutiny of method, to improve decision-making under conditions of change & uncertainty.
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“Persons pretending to forecast the future shall be considered disorderly under subdivision 3, section 901 of the criminal code and liable to a fine of $250 and/or six months in prison.” - Section 889, New York State Code of Criminal Procedure

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I'm among a dozen or so contributors to Risk Matters. From the blog site: "Risk Matters has brought together some of the best thinkers and practitioners to help raise awareness of major accident hazards in the energy and process industries. The purpose of this is to help organisations better control such hazards and reduce their potential impact on life, livelihoods, and business."
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I'm an advisory board member of the Lifeboat Foundation and contributor to its blog. The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advances while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful technologies.
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