When reading about how to be a futurist, i thought to myself that some main things you need are: common sense, imagination, and a good search engine. Talking about futures in class though, felt kinda like a discussion in philosophy, because you never know what could happen. The reason why "futures" has an 's' on the end instead of just "future". Also, talking about history and what if someone didn't start talking about, or writing about what happened in early life, what might have happened. Would we be in a linear world where we only know how to do one thing, or that the generations would make the same mistake over and over throughout life, would we then annihilate our race if someone hadn't made history possible?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Minute Paper 1/31
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Hi Nick,
I like your simplified recipe for futures: common sense, imagination, and a good search engine. If those are the ingredients, how would you allocate 100% among those three? :)
I would probably set common sense at 35% and also put imagination at 35%, and then i would put a good search engine at 30%. I would put common sense and imagination at the same level since those are some of the most needed aspects to be able to move through life. I put a good search engine a little lower because you do need to know information to progress, but if you have set a goal and know how to get there, then thats what you need.
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