Comments on: Looking back to look ahead http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2007/12/18/looking-back-to-look-ahead/ An outlet for musings, observations and futureneering from the company helping you to transition into the connection economy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:56:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Raymond http://www.connectioneconomy.com/2007/12/18/looking-back-to-look-ahead/#comment-430902 Raymond Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:12:32 +0000 http://www.tmtd.biz/2007/12/18/looking-back-to-look-ahead/#comment-430902 Hey GC I was recently at a international futures studies conference held in Stellenbosch. Two things struck me. 1) Most futurists are PATHETIC presenters. With the quality of presentation seen at an international forum like that it is no wonder that Futurists & Futurologists don't get the profile they deserve. 2) Everyone ignored the influence of the past on the future, and the application of futures methodology of Multiple possible futures to the past implying Multiple possible pasts. The academic discipline touched on here is called CounterFactual History [also sometimes called Virtual History]. There are some links available from Wikipedia. Alternatively, I can be contacted via TMTD for additional resources. Ciao Raymond Hey GC

I was recently at a international futures studies conference held in Stellenbosch. Two things struck me.
1) Most futurists are PATHETIC presenters. With the quality of presentation seen at an international forum like that it is no wonder that Futurists & Futurologists don’t get the profile they deserve.
2) Everyone ignored the influence of the past on the future, and the application of futures methodology of Multiple possible futures to the past implying Multiple possible pasts.

The academic discipline touched on here is called CounterFactual History [also sometimes called Virtual History]. There are some links available from Wikipedia. Alternatively, I can be contacted via TMTD for additional resources.

Ciao
Raymond

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