10 Things – Dispatches from the Future – May 12, 2022 Edition
Periodic interesting things gathered – to accelerate (or disrupt) social working thinking, exploring and practice with a futures/foresight lens. 10
Complexity Theory as a Navigational Tool for Social Work Futures
Futures thinker Bob Johansen says that futures thinking now, is about moving from “categorical” to “spectrum” thinking in his most
A Critical Foresight-Informed Perspective on the Proposed 2022 CSWE EPAS (Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards) for Schools of Social Work in the U.S.
The Council on Social Work Education regularly goes through a lengthy process to revise its educational and practice standards. Currently
Anticipatory Social Work: The Future is Plural
This blog was started as a way to track my journey as a social worker, and social work scholar, as
Emerging Words for the Future – Fall 2021 Edition!
Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found
The Future of Cities: Scanning Signals
I was invited into a discussion about the future of the city of Portland recently – and I thought I’d
Adding Futures Thinking and Foresight to Your Social Welfare Policy Class: An Assignment Overview for MSW/BSW Policy Classes
This past year, I taught a traditional social welfare policy class at my post as a social work professor at
Social Work Jobs of the Future Game – Let’s Play
As a way to explore futures thinking in the social work profession, I’ve developed a new game. I’ve enjoyed using
Artificial Intelligence: In What Ways Does AI Turn Up in the Social Work Practice Ecosystem? An Exploration
In social work, we generally don’t “cover” topics of artificial intelligence very centrally in our educational or practice literature, though
Grief and the Future of Social Work: An Invitation to Grow Together in Respect and Readiness
In April of 2019, I had the privilege of getting to design a futures game for my dean colleagues of
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