http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk A scrapbook of progress, ideas, emerging findings, and developments from the Beyond Current Horizons programme Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:10:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been quiet on the BCH blog as we're preparing for a three day event to develop the scenarios that build from the evidence collated as part of the programme so far.  Whilst that is going on, below is an overview of the responses from the Citizens Panel. As part of ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2009/02/16/231/ What do 500 members of the public think about the future of education?  What do they hope for and what are they concerned about?  A first (small) insight to all you avid BCH Blog readers of some of the comments that have come back as part of a 500 strong ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/11/28/163/ Am sure you've all seen Million Futures – you remember, virtual paper planes, your wishes for the future... Very pretty, if you haven’t seen it take a look. Anyway, in addition to being inspirational and fun there is a purpose. As it says, the responses on the planes contribute to ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/11/17/156/ On Wednesday the BCH programme was presented briefly to the meeting of the FAN club at the new UCL Engineering Front Building.  The presentation was a provocation to an hour long workshop thinking about the implications of particular socio and technological trends. Over the coming week I will write a summary ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/09/18/103/ When you start looking there are a lot of scenarios on the web, including a large number with an educational slant, for example scenarios developed by JISC, the Learning and Skills Research Centre and OECD. Even Futurelab has created them to help inspire. Yet how many have been used to ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/08/18/88/ I have spent the last few months considering long term planning. Not what I’m going to have for breakfast next week rather than just tomorrow but what could the world be like in 2020 and am I ready for it (the answer to which is probably not). The reason for this ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/08/13/80/ My homepage is a dynamic collection of the activity on some of the most popular websites. This morning it brought my attention to a blog post about a presentation given by Wisdom of the Crowds author James Surowiecki. The presentation was about how to harness collective intelligence to ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/08/07/72/ A fascinating part of futures work is looking, not at the developments and new advances that may take place, but at the things that remain constant and the current activities, trends and objects that may end. The speed of change is often talked about - especially by those making arguments ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/07/25/28/ As well as using our own engagement tools to elicit people's views on possible futures, such as the BCH PowerLeague and Million Futures, we're also looking to use other existing tools and networks to ask questions and to gather different responses. Grupthink is one such tool. Grūpthink is a new way ... http://blog.beyondcurrenthorizons.org.uk/2008/07/21/37/