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Article: Edward Cornish. Futuring: The Exploration of the Future.(Book review)
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- Utopian Studies
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- December 22, 2005
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Edward Cornish. Futuring: The Exploration of the Future. Bethesda, MD: World Future Society, 2004. xiv + 313 pp. $29.95
You too can become a futurist, in sixteen easy lessons set forth by Edward Cornish in as many chapters. His glossary defines "futurist" as "a person who engages in a great deal of futuring or otherwise demonstrates a serious rational or scientific concern for the future" (294). "Futuring" is defined as "The act, art, or science of identifying and evaluating possible future events." To this definition the glossary also adds: "Futuring is a very broad term and can be used in future-oriented discourse in both professional and personal affairs. It ...
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