BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 4, 2000 ISSUE
FRONTIER -- FORECAST 2001 Resources for Aspiring Futurists THE WORLD FUTURE SOCIETY publishes THE FUTURIST, a bimonthly magazine that covers forecasts, trends, and the latest thinking about the future, and FUTURES SURVEY, which abstracts the latest studies on the future. Both publications come with a $39 membership in the organization. The Web site (www.wfs.org) also offers a directory to futurist consultants. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S TECH FORECAST PAGE (www.gwforecast.gwu.edu) has far-reaching tech predictions and a carefully selected list of links to futures-focused Web sites. THE VISIONARY'S HANDBOOK, Nine Paradoxes that Will Shape the Future of Your Business, by Watts Wacker (HarperBusiness, 2000, $26). ''Does a good job of connecting the future with the past and providing a context for forecasts,'' says futurist Gio Gutierrez at the Institute of Alternative Futures in Washington. A SUMMER RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IN FUTURES STUDIES is offered at the University of Houston at Clear Lake. The three-week course costs $3,000 and is led by Peter Bishop, PhD, whose credits include work for NASA. Navigate to www.cl.uh.edu/futureweb, or call 281 283-3396. THE ART OF THE LONG VIEW, by Peter Schwartz (Doubleday, 1996, $16.95). Walks readers through trend tracking and scenario development. For good measure, he ventures a few visions of life in 2005. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					Contents for Dec. 4, 2000 issue RELATED ITEMS Resources for Aspiring Futurists INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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