Agreed on the need. Futures thinking is still too thin on the ground.
I find many American academics are not in a foresight mood. Instead, they're in a defensive crouch, reacting to a range of challenges: institutional instability, politics, COVID exhaustion, antiintellectualism.
Agreed on the need. Futures thinking is still too thin on the ground.
I find many American academics are not in a foresight mood. Instead, they're in a defensive crouch, reacting to a range of challenges: institutional instability, politics, COVID exhaustion, antiintellectualism.
Agreed on the need. Futures thinking is still too thin on the ground.
I find many American academics are not in a foresight mood. Instead, they're in a defensive crouch, reacting to a range of challenges: institutional instability, politics, COVID exhaustion, antiintellectualism.
yep -- also not helped by the pressures and expectations of short-term wins with grants, outputs and impact!