by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. And so the Wing-Nut wing of the Republican Party is once again threatening the financial, economic, and fiscal stability of the American republic, first by threatening to block passage of a Continuing Resolution on funding the government beyond September 30th, but more importantly by threatening to block raising the debt […] Read more

by Kit Arrow With this post, I’m introducing my new associate, Kit Arrow. Kit has been doing research for me off and on since 2005, and has now come on board full-time as a futurist. He did his undergraduate work in molecular biology, and has done graduate work in genetics. He brings a different background […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. This is the conclusion of a series, which started with two earlier blogs, which you can read here and here. Fifth Principle: A leader must exercise foresight. We’ve established that a leader must lead towards something, must help her followers to improve, and must promise and achieve victory. But to do these […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. This is a continuation of an earlier blog, which you can read here. Third Principle: A leader places the organization’s goals above her own, and pushes her followers to improve. Why do you lead? Is it to accomplish a specific goal? Or is it to feed your ego? If the […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Systematic study of the future consists of many things, and one of those is leadership. The practice of leadership is enables us to organize people and help them act and accomplish meaningful things for their future. Because it’s a pivotal issue that relates to how my clients succeed in preparing […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Food is that stuff that comes wrapped in plastic from the store, right? Obviously not, but it’s easy to forget that in the blur of daily routine. In fact, food is immensely complex – and the future of food is even more so. Just about every aspect of human endeavor that […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. A new year is a time when everyone thinks and wonders about the future, and I’m no different, except for me it’s also my job. With that in mind, let me identify some of the trends and new developments that are likely to emerge, or intensify, during 2013. Some of […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The utility industries thrive on stability, yet they may well face a number of surprises in 2013 and beyond, both pleasant and unpleasant. And although some of these will be “unknown unknowns”, others may be unfamiliar, but can be identified using futurist techniques. In particular, the concept of Wild Cards […] Read more

by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Why is risk something we want to avoid? I suspect that any attempt to answer this question will deal with the downside or cost of risk, and that’s where any assessment of risk should start. Indeed, my definition of risk is just that: Risk is the cost of being wrong. […] Read more