Professional futurists reflect on the state of futures studies
John B. Mahaffie
(John B Mahaffie is Principal with Leading Futurists LLC, 420 49th St., NW, Washington, DC, USA. E‐mail: jbmahaffie@starpower.net; www.leadingfuturists.biz.)
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Abstract
Poking fun at futurists is not new and so when mainstream journalists deride futures research for being no longer relevant they tend to be dismissed by the futures community as ill informed. But sometimes these accusations hit home and deserve greater reflection and response.
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Citation
Mahaffie, J.B. (2003), "Professional futurists reflect on the state of futures studies", Foresight, Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680310476203
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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