Fred Polak
The Dutch sociologist Fred Polak was one of the most important driving forces behind European futures studies in the mid-20th century.
Chapter on his work in my master’s thesis: Pull of the Future
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Books on Futures
If people ask me for book recommendations on the topic of foresight and futures studies, I usually recommend two books...
Characteristics of Future Imaginaries
This article is part of my Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries.
Previous Chapter: 3.2 Condensation of Future Imaginaries
Images of the Future from Inayatullah
This article is part of my Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries. Previous Chapter: 2.1.2 Pull of the Future from Polak...
Myth
This article is part of my Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries.
Previous Chapter: 3.3.1 Metaphor
Polak Game
A diagnostic futures tool for surfacing assumptions about agency and optimism
Pull of the Future
This article is part of my Master’s Thesis - Future Imaginaries.
Previous Chapter: 2.1.1 Present futures from Grunwald
Book – The Image of the Future
Polak, F. L. (1973). The image of the future. Amsterdam: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Comp.
Thinkers on futures
Sohail Inayatullah
Fred Polak
Todos
Topics, terms, and concepts I want to create notes for: Extend the Fred Polak note Post-Normal Critical Hype Studies Futures...
Utopia
_This is a Primer
primer on utopia. Related notes: Utopia as Method, Real Utopias_