What is it about?
Introduces the exciting field of futures studies, spanning social, cultural, and environmental innovations, as well as technological advances, and dispels some of the common misconceptions about the field.
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Why is it important?
Discusses the reality of multiple futures in a world of quantum possibility, and explores how we can become the creative agents of our desired futures.
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When I began trying to understand the field of futures studies 25 years ago, there was no concise, scholarly, but easy-to-read introduction to the field. Now that Oxford has published my book, there is. Enjoy.
Professor Jennifer M. Gidley
University of Technology Sydney
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This page is a summary of: The Future: A Very Short Introduction, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/actrade/9780198735281.001.0001.
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