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aspergian_mutant
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07 Oct 2005, 9:10 pm

The Future Needs Futurists
http://wired.com/news/business/0,1367,6 ... _tophead_1
Being a futurist sure sounds like a fun job. Observe the world at large, amass predictions and inspire awe at one's visionary talents.



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08 Oct 2005, 10:46 am

I've always considered myself a futurist and have made several quite accurate predictions. Many of my others however are long-term scenarios. My field is probabilistic engineering risk, pretty much when stuff goes wrong and a major part of that is forethinking about future needs.