Six New Social Work Jobs of the Future! Let’s Play!!
Last July, I launched the Social Work Jobs of the Future game! This game uses futures thinking to imagine what
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What is “Anticipatory Social Work?” Advancing a Provocation for the Next Chapter of the Profession
Social workers specialize in the effects of cascading failures of our most important community institutions and the very real hope,
Emerging Words for the Future (Fall 2022 Edition)
Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found
When Governments Practice Foresight
(This is a revision of a post first published in December 2018.) What does it look like when an entire
Reflections and Takeaways from reading Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel’s book, The Genesis Machine
Just finished reading (finally) the new book from Amy Webb and her co-author Andrew Hessel. It’s called “The Genesis Machine:
Exploring NASW’s Ethical Principles for Social Work Futures
Ethics evolve as the times change. For a while now, I’ve been exploring how futures thinking and practice might intersect
Foresight-Based Map of Social Work’s Immediate Future/Heat Map: Considering 1-5 years Ahead
REVISION NOTE: I had some feedback that the map below was a little hard to read, so also including a
How might social work be different in the future?
Let’s have an imagination session! Think about how different a “typical social work job” was 50 years ago. That would
A Future of Reproductive Justice: Resources for Teaching, Learning and Action
The future I will be working on includes reproductive freedom for all. This is (another) rallying moment for the profession
Social Work Futures 
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