Date: May 28, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm ET for 1.5 to 2 hours
Venue: Via Zoom, Register in advance for this meeting:
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Abstract: Jack, who passed away a year ago, was a Canadian Foresight pioneer and a contributor to many organization’s around the world adopting Foresight as a practice.
This FSN webinar brings together a number of people who interacted with Jack on Foresight over more than 30 years. They will provide their reflections on Jack’s contributions to Futures Studies through the lens of Foresight in Lightning talk format in 4 – 7 minute talks followed by a general discussion among all the participants including
Q&A.
Speakers include the following, with possibly 2 – 3 more by the time of the event, including an introduction and some statements provided by others to be presented by the Chair:
- Jonathan Calof, Professor, Telfer School of Management, uOttawa; UNESCO professor anticipatory systems
- David Harries, President, Proteus Canada
- Brian Colton, former Manager of Foresight/S&T Outlook, National Research Council, Ottawa
- Ruben Nelson, Executive Director, Foresight Canada, Canmore, Alberta
- David Snowden, Foresight practitioner, Manila, Philippines
- Martin Brooks, former Research Scientist, National Research Council, Ottawa
- Steffen Christensen, Foresight practitioner, Policy Horizons Canada, Ottawa
- Peter MacKinnon, Chair, Foresight Synergy Network, uOttawa
Foresight Synergy Network (FSN) 