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A. Free Online Foresight Social Networks to Consider Joining 1. Global Foresight - Facebook Group For general foresight discussions and networking. 2. Global Foresight - LinkedIn Group For business and professional foresight discussions and networking. 3. Shaping Tomorrow's Foresight Network (STFN) - Ning Group For business and professional foresight discussions and networking. 4. Foresight Education and Research Network (FERN) - LinkedIn Group For foresight students, grads, faculty, employers, and advocates. See also our FERN wiki. B. Other Free or Low-Priced Foresight Networks in Primary Foresight Specialties to Consider Joining ACUNU Millennium Project (in 35 countries) They publish the annual State of the Future report and the Futures Research Methodology report. They meet annually at WFS conferences. (Founders, Jerry Glenn and Ted Gordon) Association of Professional Futurists (APF) $195 professionals/$50 students per year . 400+ members. Active. Great discussion list, great professional network. For those who: 1. Know the tools and perspectives of futures studies, and use them to enable others to identify options, decisions, and actions in the present. 2. Employ long-term thinking and planning and encourage others to do so. 3. Encourage use of the tools and perspectives of futures studies in public, private and professional endeavors. Australasian Futures and Foresight Association (AFFA) $330/165 per year. 40+ members. Started Feb 2008. Same joining criteria as APF. European Foresight Monitoring Network (59 global correspondents, thousands of foresight documents) For those doing government or industry foresight work in Europe or elsewhere to share research publicly (Mike Keenan). Foresight Canada Free network of Canadians with a serious interest in futures research and strategic foresight. Foresight Education Project (50+ members). For foresight/futures educators to share and improve foresight education curricula. See FEP Wiki. Humanity Plus (formerly: World Transhumanist Association)$50/$20 per year. 4,840 members. Active. Many free discussion lists. World Future Society (WFS) - General and Professional $49/$20 per year. 25,000+ members, but no known online discussion groups. The oldest and largest futures organization. Nonpartisan, broad-based. World Futures Studies Federation $70/$45 per year. 200+ members, active lister discussion among the world's scholarly-minded practitioners. For persons and orgs "committed to futures studies, strategic foresight and future-oriented societal change." C. Higher-Priced or Secondary Foresight Specialties Networks to Consider Joining American Academy of Actuaries (Unknown size) American Statistical Association (Unknown) Association for Strategic Planning (Unknown) Global Business Network (Unknown) Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (Unknown) International Actuarial Association (Unknown) World Future Council (Unknown) D. Free Foresight Social and Discussion Groups to Consider Joining ASF Future Salon Network (~1,500 members, 15 Yahoo!/Google/MeetUp/Facebook Groups) Free local social salons that regularly discuss futures issues in 15 cities around the world so far (start your own!): |
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