Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society
Raising awareness of the future and its impact on Central Texas
Foresight in the Time of Simplicity, Complexity and Chaos
What does foresight mean in today's environment? How do manage differently if the environment is simple, complex or chaotic? These and other questions will be answered by Paul Schumann's provocative discussion.
Paul Schumann is a futurist and an innovation consultant. He is the president and co-founder of Glocal Vantage Inc. (GVI).
He has been a technologist and technology manager in the semiconductor industry (IBM), internal entrepreneur (IBM), cultural change agent (IBM), and consultant (Technology Futures and Glocal Vantage). With 49 years of professional experience, Paul is still excited about learning, and sharing what he is learning.
He is the founder, past president, and member of the board of the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society. Paul is a member of the advisory boards of the Marketing Research Association and ACC’s Center for Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations. He is also involved with Texas Forums and Extreme Democracy. He is the creator and director of the Insights – Intelligence – Innovation Collaborative (In3C).
Paul is a fan of web 2.0 technologies and has applied them to his own work, and to create market intelligence systems for clients. He is excited to see their application in democracy. His interests also include media ecology and complexity.
Go to GVI and In3C for more information about Paul and examples of his thinking and writing. And you can follow Paul on Twitter and join his Twibe on the future. You can also network with him on Facebook , LinkedIn and SlideShare. Paul is a member of The Foresight Network, We Are Teachers, Innovation Community, Classroom 2.0, Changeblogger Network, Integrating Technology for Instruction and Learning and Spaces of Interaction.
Listen to the talk (mp3, 90 min, 81 MB)
Copy of Presentation (pdf)
Resources for Understanding and Applying Complexity
StarLogo: Massively parallel modeling program.
Chaotic Behavior
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Emergence
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Fractal Zoom (Julia Set)
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Fractal Zoom (Madelbrot Set)
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Paul Schumann is a futurist and an innovation consultant. He is the president and co-founder of Glocal Vantage Inc. (GVI).
He has been a technologist and technology manager in the semiconductor industry (IBM), internal entrepreneur (IBM), cultural change agent (IBM), and consultant (Technology Futures and Glocal Vantage). With 49 years of professional experience, Paul is still excited about learning, and sharing what he is learning.
He is the founder, past president, and member of the board of the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society. Paul is a member of the advisory boards of the Marketing Research Association and ACC’s Center for Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations. He is also involved with Texas Forums and Extreme Democracy. He is the creator and director of the Insights – Intelligence – Innovation Collaborative (In3C).
Paul is a fan of web 2.0 technologies and has applied them to his own work, and to create market intelligence systems for clients. He is excited to see their application in democracy. His interests also include media ecology and complexity.
Go to GVI and In3C for more information about Paul and examples of his thinking and writing. And you can follow Paul on Twitter and join his Twibe on the future. You can also network with him on Facebook , LinkedIn and SlideShare. Paul is a member of The Foresight Network, We Are Teachers, Innovation Community, Classroom 2.0, Changeblogger Network, Integrating Technology for Instruction and Learning and Spaces of Interaction.
Foresight in the Time of Simplicity, Complexity and Chaos
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Listen to the talk (mp3, 90 min, 81 MB)
Copy of Presentation (pdf)
Resources for Understanding and Applying Complexity
StarLogo: Massively parallel modeling program.
Chaotic Behavior
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Emergence
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Fractal Zoom (Julia Set)
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Fractal Zoom (Madelbrot Set)
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