V-Gathering Futures Festival
The report details a virtual conference for futurists with presentations on foresight methods and future careers.
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| Quick Facts | |
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| Report location: | source |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: |
The Association Of Professional Futurists |
| Authors: | Andrew Curry, Andy Hines, Cindy Frewen Wuellner, Dr. Richard A Slaughter, Dr. Wendy Schultz, Elizabeth Rudd, Emily Empel, Frank Spencer, Heather Frey, Heather Schlegel, Joel Barker, Justin Pickard, Marcus Barber, Maree Conway, Maria Anderson, Noah Raford, Peter Bishop, Sara Robinson, Scott Yim, Sohail Inayatullah, Vahakn Matossian, Verne Wheelwright, Victoria Ward, Emile Hooge |
| Time horizon: | 2011 |
| Geographic focus: | Europe, Americas, Asia-pacific, Global |
Methods
The research method involved organizing a virtual conference with presentations, workshops, and panel discussions from various experts in the field of futures studies.
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Key Insights
The V-Gathering Futures Festival was an 18-hour virtual conference held on October 26 and 27, 2011, aimed at futurists, strategic planners, and forecasters. The event featured over 20 speakers from Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific, discussing various topics related to futures studies and foresight methods. The conference was organized into sessions focusing on different regions and content areas, including Futures/Foresight Methods, Insights from Art/Design/Architecture, Crazy Futures, and Building a Futures Career. The event was supported by the Futures Studies program at the University of Houston and utilized their e-learning platform for seamless interaction. Key presentations covered community futures design, speculative culture, the future of money, sex, and politics, mega-hacks in urban planning, and integral futures. The conference also included workshops on the implications wheel and negotiation skills for business outcomes. The Association of Professional Futurists (APF) hosted the event, promoting professional excellence and the value of futures thinking.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: 2010s time horizon | 2011 time horizon | Americas geographic scope | Asia-pacific geographic scope | English publication language | Europe geographic scope | Global geographic scope | art/design/architecture | careers | community design | crazy futures | foresight methods | futures | futures studies | gathering festival | integral futures | negotiation skills | speculative culture | urban planning