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Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose is a British journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose is a British journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Alastair M. Taylor
Alastair MacDonald Taylor (March 12, 1915 – October 15, 2005) was a Canadian historian, filmmaker, United Nations official, professor of geography and political studies, and interdisciplinary th...
Alastair MacDonald Taylor (March 12, 1915 – October 15, 2005) was a Canadian historian, filmmaker, United Nations official, professor of geography and political studies, and interdisciplinary th...
Alex Steffen
Alex Steffen is an American writer, editor, public speaker and futurist most noted for his bright green ideas.
Alex Steffen is an American writer, editor, public speaker and futurist most noted for his bright green ideas.
Alfred Webre
Alfred Lambremont Webre is an American author, lawyer, futurist, peace activist, environmental activist, and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons.
Alfred Lambremont Webre is an American author, lawyer, futurist, peace activist, environmental activist, and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons.
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity.
Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity.
Andrey Korotayev
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Anne Lise Kjaer
Anne Lise Kjaer (born 15 March 1962 in Denmark) is a London-based futurist and keynote speaker.
Anne Lise Kjaer (born 15 March 1962 in Denmark) is a London-based futurist and keynote speaker.
Anthony Judge
Anthony Judge, (Port Said, 21 January 1940) is mainly known for his career at the Union of International Associations (UIA), where he has been Director of Communications and Research, as well as...
Anthony Judge, (Port Said, 21 January 1940) is mainly known for his career at the Union of International Associations (UIA), where he has been Director of Communications and Research, as well as...
Archibald Low
Archibald Montgomery Low (1888 - 13 September 1956) was an English consulting engineer, research physicist and inventor, and author of more than 40 books.
Archibald Montgomery Low (1888 - 13 September 1956) was an English consulting engineer, research physicist and inventor, and author of more than 40 books.
Arthur B. Shostak
Arthur B. Shostak, is an American sociologist and futurist, and former professor of sociology at Drexel University.
Arthur B. Shostak, is an American sociologist and futurist, and former professor of sociology at Drexel University.
Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space O...
Arthur Harkins
Arthur M. Harkins, Ph.D. (born 1936), is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and faculty director of the Graduate Certificate in Innovation Studies ...
Arthur M. Harkins, Ph.D. (born 1936), is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration and faculty director of the Graduate Certificate in Innovation Studies ...
Aurelio Peccei
Aurelio Peccei was an Italian scholar and industrialist, best known as the founder and first president of the Club of Rome.
Aurelio Peccei was an Italian scholar and industrialist, best known as the founder and first president of the Club of Rome.
Benjamin M. Friedman
Benjamin Morton Friedman, a leading American political economist, is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.
Benjamin Morton Friedman, a leading American political economist, is the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University.
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel (31 October 1903, Paris – 1 March 1987) was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.
Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel (31 October 1903, Paris – 1 March 1987) was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.
Betty Sue Flowers
Betty Sue Flowers is the former director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Betty Sue Flowers is the former director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and an Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist.
Charles E. Alden
Charles E. Alden was an obscure inventor mentioned in a 1906 edition of the New York World who was claimed to have created the idea of a vest pocket telephone, a device that was the precursor of...
Charles E. Alden was an obscure inventor mentioned in a 1906 edition of the New York World who was claimed to have created the idea of a vest pocket telephone, a device that was the precursor of...
Clement Bezold
Clement Bezold is one of the founders of the Institute for Alternative Futures as well as its for-profit subsidiary Alternative Futures Associates, and is the current Chairman of the Board.
Clement Bezold is one of the founders of the Institute for Alternative Futures as well as its for-profit subsidiary Alternative Futures Associates, and is the current Chairman of the Board.
Dandridge MacFarlan Cole
Dandridge MacFarlan Cole was an American aerospace engineer, futurist, lecturer, and author.
Dandridge MacFarlan Cole was an American aerospace engineer, futurist, lecturer, and author.
Daniel Barben
Daniel Barben is the first scientist holding an academic chair for futures studies in Germany.
Daniel Barben is the first scientist holding an academic chair for futures studies in Germany.
Danila Medvedev
Danila Andreevich Medvedev (Данила Медведев) (born March 21, 1980 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)) is a Russian futurologist (specializing in the science and future of Russia), a politician...
Danila Andreevich Medvedev (Данила Медведев) (born March 21, 1980 in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)) is a Russian futurologist (specializing in the science and future of Russia), a politician...
Daria Khaltourina
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
Daria Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure.
David H. Holtzman
David H. Holtzman is a former security analyst and military code-breaker, a futurist, activist, security expert, technologist, technology executive, and writer.
David H. Holtzman is a former security analyst and military code-breaker, a futurist, activist, security expert, technologist, technology executive, and writer.
David Houle (futurist)
David Houle is a futurist, keynote speaker, and author of The Shift Age.
David Houle is a futurist, keynote speaker, and author of The Shift Age.
David Passig
David Passig is a futurist who received his Ph.D. in Anticipatory Anthropology from the University of Minnesota.
David Passig is a futurist who received his Ph.D. in Anticipatory Anthropology from the University of Minnesota.
Dennis Gabor
Dennis Gabor CBE, FRS (original Hungarian name: Gábor Dénes; 5 June 1900 – 8 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography...
Dennis Gabor CBE, FRS (original Hungarian name: Gábor Dénes; 5 June 1900 – 8 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British electrical engineer and physicist, most notable for inventing holography...
Dirk HR Spennemann
Dr. Dirk HR Spennemann is Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Management at the School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University in Albury, Australia.
Dr. Dirk HR Spennemann is Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Management at the School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University in Albury, Australia.
Donald Prell
Donald B. Prell is a venture capitalist and futurist who created Datamation, the first magazine devoted solely to the computer hardware and software industry.
Donald B. Prell is a venture capitalist and futurist who created Datamation, the first magazine devoted solely to the computer hardware and software industry.
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Carl Engelbart is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
Douglas Carl Engelbart is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer.
Earl Bakken
Earl E. Bakken (born Hennepin County, Minnesota, January 10, 1924) is an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry.
Earl E. Bakken (born Hennepin County, Minnesota, January 10, 1924) is an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry.
Elza Maalouf
Elza S. Maalouf (Zahlé, Lebanon 1965) is an Arab-American futurist and cultural development specialist focusing her work on cultural and political reform in the Arab world, including Palestine, ...
Elza S. Maalouf (Zahlé, Lebanon 1965) is an Arab-American futurist and cultural development specialist focusing her work on cultural and political reform in the Arab world, including Palestine, ...
Erich Jantsch
Erich Jantsch (2 January 1929, ViennaDecember 1980, Berkeley, California) was an Austrian astrophysicist.
Erich Jantsch (2 January 1929, ViennaDecember 1980, Berkeley, California) was an Austrian astrophysicist.
Erika Cheetham
Erika Cheetham (7 July 1939 – 3 May 1998) was an English medieval scholar best known for her controversial interpretations of Nostradamus' writings.
Erika Cheetham (7 July 1939 – 3 May 1998) was an English medieval scholar best known for her controversial interpretations of Nostradamus' writings.
Ervin László
Ervin László (born 12 May 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist.
Ervin László (born 12 May 1932 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist.
Erwin McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus is the founder and creative mind behind McManus Studios, a design company with expressions in both fashion and film.
Erwin Raphael McManus is the founder and creative mind behind McManus Studios, a design company with expressions in both fashion and film.
Eugene Burdick
Eugene L. Burdick (December 12, 1918–July 26, 1965), was an American political scientist, novelist, and non-fiction writer, co-author of The Ugly American (1958) and Fail-Safe (196...
Eugene L. Burdick (December 12, 1918–July 26, 1965), was an American political scientist, novelist, and non-fiction writer, co-author of The Ugly American (1958) and Fail-Safe (196...
Faith Popcorn
Faith Popcorn,, is a futurist, author and founder and CEO of marketing consulting firm BrainReserve.
Faith Popcorn,, is a futurist, author and founder and CEO of marketing consulting firm BrainReserve.
FM-2030
FM-2030 (October 15, 1930, Brussels – July 8, 2000, New York) was an author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist and consultant.
FM-2030 (October 15, 1930, Brussels – July 8, 2000, New York) was an author, teacher, transhumanist philosopher, futurist and consultant.
Fred Polak
Frederik Lodewijk Polak was one of the Dutch founding fathers of futures studies, perhaps best known in the field for theorising the central role of imagined alternative futures in his classic w...
Frederik Lodewijk Polak was one of the Dutch founding fathers of futures studies, perhaps best known in the field for theorising the central role of imagined alternative futures in his classic w...
Freeman Dyson
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
Freeman John Dyson FRS is a British-born American theoretical physicist and mathematician, famous for his work in quantum electrodynamics, solid-state physics, astronomy and nuclear engineering.
Futurist
Futurists or futurologists are scientists and social scientists whose speciality is to attempt to systematically predict the future, whether that of human society in particular or of life ...
Futurists or futurologists are scientists and social scientists whose speciality is to attempt to systematically predict the future, whether that of human society in particular or of life ...
Gaston Berger
Gaston Berger (1 October 1896 – 13 November 1960) was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager.
Gaston Berger (1 October 1896 – 13 November 1960) was a French futurist but also an industrialist, a philosopher and a state manager.
George Dvorsky
George P. Dvorsky is a bioethicist,transhumanist, futurist, and producer of the Sentient Developments blog and podcast.
George P. Dvorsky is a bioethicist,transhumanist, futurist, and producer of the Sentient Developments blog and podcast.
George Friedman
George Friedman is an American political scientist and author.
George Friedman is an American political scientist and author.
George Gilder
George F. Gilder (born November 29, 1939, in New York City) is an American writer, techno-utopian intellectual, Republican Party activist, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute.
George F. Gilder (born November 29, 1939, in New York City) is an American writer, techno-utopian intellectual, Republican Party activist, and co-founder of the Discovery Institute.
Gerald Celente
Gerald Celente is an American trend forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, business consultant and author who makes predictions about the global financial markets and other events of h...
Gerald Celente is an American trend forecaster, publisher of the Trends Journal, business consultant and author who makes predictions about the global financial markets and other events of h...
Gerry Morgan
Gerry Morgan (born June 8, 1953) is a Canadian entrepreneur and educator specializing in ICT and creating working private-public partnerships.
Gerry Morgan (born June 8, 1953) is a Canadian entrepreneur and educator specializing in ICT and creating working private-public partnerships.
Ghanem Nuseibeh
Ghanem Nuseibeh is the founder of London-based strategy and management consultancy, Cornerstone Global Associates.
Ghanem Nuseibeh is the founder of London-based strategy and management consultancy, Cornerstone Global Associates.
Hans Moravec
Hans Moravec is an adjunct faculty member at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University.
Hans Moravec is an adjunct faculty member at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University.
Herman Kahn
Herman Kahn was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Herman Kahn was one of the preeminent futurists of the latter third of the twentieth century.
Hermawan Kartajaya
Hermawan Kartajaya is an Indonesian author and public speaker in the area of marketing studies.
Hermawan Kartajaya is an Indonesian author and public speaker in the area of marketing studies.
Hugo de Garis
Hugo de Garis (born 1947, Sydney, Australia) is a researcher in the sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) known as evolvable hardware.
Hugo de Garis (born 1947, Sydney, Australia) is a researcher in the sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) known as evolvable hardware.
Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti
Dr. Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti Ph.D., MS, BS (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) and MA, Political Science was President and Chairman of the Gulf Institute for Futures and Strategic Studies (GI...
Dr. Ismail Khudr Al-Shatti Ph.D., MS, BS (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) and MA, Political Science was President and Chairman of the Gulf Institute for Futures and Strategic Studies (GI...
J. Scott Armstrong
J. Scott Armstrong (born March 26, 1937) is an author, forecasting and marketing expert, and a professor of Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
J. Scott Armstrong (born March 26, 1937) is an author, forecasting and marketing expert, and a professor of Marketing at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Jacque Fresco
Jacque Fresco, is a self-educated structural designer, architectural designer, philosopher of science, concept artist, educator, and futurist.
Jacque Fresco, is a self-educated structural designer, architectural designer, philosopher of science, concept artist, educator, and futurist.
Jamais Cascio
Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist specializing in design strategies and possible outcomes for future scenarios.
Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and ethical futurist specializing in design strategies and possible outcomes for future scenarios.
James Hughes (sociologist)
James J. Hughes Ph.D. is a sociologist and bioethicist teaching health policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
James J. Hughes Ph.D. is a sociologist and bioethicist teaching health policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
James Lovelock
Sir James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS, Ph.D is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England.
Sir James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS, Ph.D is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England.
James Maury
The Reverend James Maury (1719–1769), Was a son Matthew Maury, a French Huguenot, who came shortly after his birth to Virginia from Castel Mauron, in Gascony.
The Reverend James Maury (1719–1769), Was a son Matthew Maury, a French Huguenot, who came shortly after his birth to Virginia from Castel Mauron, in Gascony.
Jerome C. Glenn
Jerome C. Glenn is co-founder and Director of The Millennium Project a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation with 40 Nodes around the world.
Jerome C. Glenn is co-founder and Director of The Millennium Project a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation with 40 Nodes around the world.
Jerry Fishenden
Jerry Fishenden has been referred to as "one of the UK’s leading authorities in the world of technology", and appears regularly in a variety of mainstream media.
Jerry Fishenden has been referred to as "one of the UK’s leading authorities in the world of technology", and appears regularly in a variety of mainstream media.
Jim Carroll (author)
Jim Carroll is a futurist and trends and innovation expert.
Jim Carroll is a futurist and trends and innovation expert.
Jim Channon
Jim Channon a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, now retired, is a futurologist and military theorist.
Jim Channon a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, now retired, is a futurologist and military theorist.
Jim Dator
James Allen (Jim) Dator is Professor, and Director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
James Allen (Jim) Dator is Professor, and Director of the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Joanne Pransky
Joanne Pransky is an American robotics expert and futurist who provides professional advice on using and marketing robotics devices.
Joanne Pransky is an American robotics expert and futurist who provides professional advice on using and marketing robotics devices.
John Michael Greer
John Michael Greer (b. 1962 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American author, independent scholar, historian of ideas, cultural critic, Neo-druid leader, Hermeticist, environmentalist/conservatio...
John Michael Greer (b. 1962 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American author, independent scholar, historian of ideas, cultural critic, Neo-druid leader, Hermeticist, environmentalist/conservatio...
John Naisbitt
John Naisbitt (born January 15, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies.
John Naisbitt (born January 15, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author and public speaker in the area of futures studies.
John Smart (futurist)
John Smart is a futurist and scholar of accelerating change.
John Smart is a futurist and scholar of accelerating change.
Joël de Rosnay
Joël de Rosnay (born 1937), Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a Mauritian-born French futurist, science writer, and molecular biologist.
Joël de Rosnay (born 1937), Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a Mauritian-born French futurist, science writer, and molecular biologist.
Kevin Warwick
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK) is a British scientist and professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom.
Laurence F. Johnson
Dr. Larry Johnson (born December 17, 1950 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American futurist, author, and educator.
Dr. Larry Johnson (born December 17, 1950 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American futurist, author, and educator.
Lidewij Edelkoort
Lidewij Edelkoort, often called Li, (born 1950, Wageningen) is a Dutch trend forecaster, someone who anticipates future fashion trends.
Lidewij Edelkoort, often called Li, (born 1950, Wageningen) is a Dutch trend forecaster, someone who anticipates future fashion trends.
M. G. Gordon
M.G. Gordon (August 10, 1915 - February 16, 1969) was a Chicago businessman, inventor, and social theorist.
M.G. Gordon (August 10, 1915 - February 16, 1969) was a Chicago businessman, inventor, and social theorist.
Mark McCrindle
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher.
Mark McCrindle is a social researcher.
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson is a London-based British author, comedian, businessman, public speaker and futurologist, as well as a former semi-professional musician.
Mark Stevenson is a London-based British author, comedian, businessman, public speaker and futurologist, as well as a former semi-professional musician.
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a...
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC (July 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980) was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a...
Marshall Savage
Marshall Thomas Savage is an advocate of space travel who wrote The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps and founded the Living Universe Foundation, which was design...
Marshall Thomas Savage is an advocate of space travel who wrote The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps and founded the Living Universe Foundation, which was design...
Matthew Simmons
Matthew Roy Simmons was founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil.
Matthew Roy Simmons was founder and chairman emeritus of Simmons & Company International, and was a prominent figure in the field of peak oil.
Meredith Thring
Meredith Wooldridge Thring was a British inventor, engineer, futurologist, professor and author.
Meredith Wooldridge Thring was a British inventor, engineer, futurologist, professor and author.
Michael A. Rogers
Michael A. Rogers is a technology pioneer, author, and futurist who recently completed two years as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times Company.
Michael A. Rogers is a technology pioneer, author, and futurist who recently completed two years as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times Company.
Michael Crichton
John Michael Crichton, best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fi...
John Michael Crichton, best known as Michael Crichton, was an American best-selling author, producer, director, and screenwriter, best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fi...
Michael E. Arth
Michael E. Arth is an American artist, home/landscape/urban designer, public policy analyst, advocate for the homeless, futurist, and author.
Michael E. Arth is an American artist, home/landscape/urban designer, public policy analyst, advocate for the homeless, futurist, and author.
Michael Vassar
Michael Vassar (born February 4, 1979) is an American futurist, activist, and entrepreneur.
Michael Vassar (born February 4, 1979) is an American futurist, activist, and entrepreneur.
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics in the City College of New York of City University of New York, a co-founder of string field th...
Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist, the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics in the City College of New York of City University of New York, a co-founder of string field th...
Mitchell Joachim
Mitchell Joachim (pronounced /jo-ak-um/; born February 3, 1972) is acknowledged as an innovator in ecological design and urban design.
Mitchell Joachim (pronounced /jo-ak-um/; born February 3, 1972) is acknowledged as an innovator in ecological design and urban design.
Morgan Downey
Morgan Downey is a New York based American commodities trader and author of the 2009 book Oil 101, which was called a "must read" by the Financial Times and leading oil blog reviewed th...
Morgan Downey is a New York based American commodities trader and author of the 2009 book Oil 101, which was called a "must read" by the Financial Times and leading oil blog reviewed th...
Nayef Al-Rodhan
Nayef Al-Rodhan,M.D., Ph.D, is a philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author.
Nayef Al-Rodhan,M.D., Ph.D, is a philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author.
Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte is an American architect best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of the One Laptop...
Nicholas Negroponte is an American architect best known as the founder and Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and also known as the founder of the One Laptop...
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (Никола́й Фёдорович Фёдоров; surname also Anglicized as "Fedorov") (June 9, 1827–December 28, 1903) was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part ...
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov (Никола́й Фёдорович Фёдоров; surname also Anglicized as "Fedorov") (June 9, 1827–December 28, 1903) was a Russian Orthodox Christian philosopher, who was part ...
Orrin H. Pilkey
Orrin H. Pilkey is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines within the Nicholas School of the Environment at D...
Orrin H. Pilkey is Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences, and Founder and Director Emeritus of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines within the Nicholas School of the Environment at D...
Paul Raskin
Dr. Paul Raskin is the Founding Director of the Tellus Institute which has conducted over 3,500 research and policy projects throughout the world on environmental issues, resource planning, and ...
Dr. Paul Raskin is the Founding Director of the Tellus Institute which has conducted over 3,500 research and policy projects throughout the world on environmental issues, resource planning, and ...
Peter C. Bishop
Peter C. Bishop (born December 20, 1944) is a professional futurist (futurologist), an associate professor of strategic foresight, and coordinator of the graduate program in futures studies at t...
Peter C. Bishop (born December 20, 1944) is a professional futurist (futurologist), an associate professor of strategic foresight, and coordinator of the graduate program in futures studies at t...
Peter Newman (environmental scientist)
Peter William Geoffrey Newman (born 1945) is an environmental scientist, author and educator based in Perth, Western Australia.
Peter William Geoffrey Newman (born 1945) is an environmental scientist, author and educator based in Perth, Western Australia.
Peter Russell (author)
Peter Russell M.A., D.C.S. (born May 7, 1946) is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity.
Peter Russell M.A., D.C.S. (born May 7, 1946) is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity.
Peter Schwartz (futurist)
Peter Schwartz is a futurist, author, and cofounder of the Global Business Network, an elite corporate strategy firm, specializing in future-think and scenario planning.
Peter Schwartz is a futurist, author, and cofounder of the Global Business Network, an elite corporate strategy firm, specializing in future-think and scenario planning.
Phil Salin
Phillip Kenneth Salin (1950-1991) was an American economist and futurist, best known for his contributions to theories about the development of cyberspace and as a proponent of private (non-gove...
Phillip Kenneth Salin (1950-1991) was an American economist and futurist, best known for his contributions to theories about the development of cyberspace and as a proponent of private (non-gove...
Raymond Spencer Rodgers
Raymond Spencer Rodgers (1935–2007) was a British-born American educator and futurist who spent most of his adult life in Canada.
Raymond Spencer Rodgers (1935–2007) was a British-born American educator and futurist who spent most of his adult life in Canada.
Renzo Provinciali
Renzo Provinciali (born Parma, Italy 14 March 1895 died Rome, 2 October 1981), a lawyer by profession, was a notable Italian anarchist, Futurist and journalist.
Renzo Provinciali (born Parma, Italy 14 March 1895 died Rome, 2 October 1981), a lawyer by profession, was a notable Italian anarchist, Futurist and journalist.
Richard C. Duncan
Richard Duncan is chief author of the Olduvai theory, a prediction of rapidly declining world energy production.
Richard Duncan is chief author of the Olduvai theory, a prediction of rapidly declining world energy production.
Richard Moran (author)
Richard A. Moran is a San Francisco based venture capitalist, social scientist, best selling author and evangelist for organization effectiveness.
Richard A. Moran is a San Francisco based venture capitalist, social scientist, best selling author and evangelist for organization effectiveness.
Richard Neville (writer)
Richard Neville (born 1941) is an Australian author and self-described "futurist", who came to fame as a co-editor of the counterculture magazine Oz in Australia and the United Kingdom in t...
Richard Neville (born 1941) is an Australian author and self-described "futurist", who came to fame as a co-editor of the counterculture magazine Oz in Australia and the United Kingdom in t...
Richard Slaughter
Richard Alan Slaughter, PhD, is an Australian educator and scholar.
Richard Alan Slaughter, PhD, is an Australian educator and scholar.
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson, January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007), known to friends as "Bob", was an American author and polymath who became at various times a nov...
Robert Jungk
Robert Jungk, also known as Robert Baum and Robert Baum-Jungk, was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons.
Robert Jungk, also known as Robert Baum and Robert Baum-Jungk, was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons.
Robert Prehoda
Robert W. Prehoda (7 July 1929 - ?) was an American chemist and futurist.
Robert W. Prehoda (7 July 1929 - ?) was an American chemist and futurist.
Robert Theobald
Robert Theobald (June 11, 1929 in England-November 27, 1999) was a private consulting economist and futurist author.
Robert Theobald (June 11, 1929 in England-November 27, 1999) was a private consulting economist and futurist author.
Sergei Kapitsa
Sergei Kapitsa (born 14 February 1928, Cambridge, England) is a Russian physicist and demographer.
Sergei Kapitsa (born 14 February 1928, Cambridge, England) is a Russian physicist and demographer.
Sergey Kapitsa
Sergei Kapitsa is a Russian physicist and demographer.
Sergei Kapitsa is a Russian physicist and demographer.
Sohail Inayatullah
Sohail Tahir Inayatullah is a Pakistan-born political scientist and futurist who lives in Australia.
Sohail Tahir Inayatullah is a Pakistan-born political scientist and futurist who lives in Australia.
Stephen Euin Cobb
Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a U.S. author, magazine writer, interviewer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future and You.
Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a U.S. author, magazine writer, interviewer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future and You.
Takuya Murata
Takuya Murata is a Japanese futurist affiliated with the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies.
Takuya Murata is a Japanese futurist affiliated with the Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies.
Theodore Modis
Theodore Modis is a strategic business analyst, futurist, physicist, and international consultant.
Theodore Modis is a strategic business analyst, futurist, physicist, and international consultant.
Thorkil Kristensen
Thorkil Kristensen (9 October 1899 – 26 June 1989), was a Danish politician, finance minister, professor in national economy and futurist.
Thorkil Kristensen (9 October 1899 – 26 June 1989), was a Danish politician, finance minister, professor in national economy and futurist.
Tom Mandel (futurist)
Tom Mandel was born in Chicago, Illinois He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War.
Tom Mandel was born in Chicago, Illinois He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War.
Tytus Czyżewski
Tytus Czyżewski (1880–1945) was a Polish painter, art theoretician, Futurist poet, playwright, member of the Polish Formists, and Colorist.
Tytus Czyżewski (1880–1945) was a Polish painter, art theoretician, Futurist poet, playwright, member of the Polish Formists, and Colorist.
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator known for his work on analog computers, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb as a primary organizer...
W. W. Behrens, Jr.
Vice Admiral William Wohlsen Behrens, Jr. (September 14, 1922 – January 24, 1986) was an American naval officer and oceanographer who was instrumental in establishing the National Oceanic and At...
Vice Admiral William Wohlsen Behrens, Jr. (September 14, 1922 – January 24, 1986) was an American naval officer and oceanographer who was instrumental in establishing the National Oceanic and At...
W. Warren Wagar
Walter Warren Wagar, better known as W. Warren Wagar, was an American historian and futures studies scholar.
Walter Warren Wagar, better known as W. Warren Wagar, was an American historian and futures studies scholar.
Walter De Brouwer
Walter De Brouwer (; born May 9, 1957) is a Belgian futurist, semiotician and internet entrepreneur.
Walter De Brouwer (; born May 9, 1957) is a Belgian futurist, semiotician and internet entrepreneur.
Walter Greiling
Walter Greiling was a German chemist and futurologist.
Walter Greiling was a German chemist and futurologist.
Wendell Bell
Wendell Bell is a futurist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Yale University.
Wendell Bell is a futurist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Yale University.
Will Steger
Will Steger (born August 27, 1944 in Richfield, Minnesota) is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in the ...
Will Steger (born August 27, 1944 in Richfield, Minnesota) is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in the ...
William Gilpin (governor)
William Gilpin (October 4, 1813 – January 20, 1894) was a 19th century U.S. explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West.
William Gilpin (October 4, 1813 – January 20, 1894) was a 19th century U.S. explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West.
William Lederer
William Julius Lederer, Jr. (March 31, 1912 – December 5, 2009) was an American author.
William Julius Lederer, Jr. (March 31, 1912 – December 5, 2009) was an American author.