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Module 2 Technology Trends

This document provides an overview of tools and resources for identifying technology trends and issues. It discusses the STEEP framework for analyzing socio-cultural, technological, economic, environmental, and political factors. The goal is to identify, analyze, and synthesize sources reporting on new technologies and discuss trends. Suggested resources include publications, organizations like the Institute for the Future, and influential futurists such as Paul Saffo and Jack Uldrich.

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Module 2 Technology Trends

This document provides an overview of tools and resources for identifying technology trends and issues. It discusses the STEEP framework for analyzing socio-cultural, technological, economic, environmental, and political factors. The goal is to identify, analyze, and synthesize sources reporting on new technologies and discuss trends. Suggested resources include publications, organizations like the Institute for the Future, and influential futurists such as Paul Saffo and Jack Uldrich.

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Module

2 Technology Trends
Emerging Future: Technology Issues and Trends

Tools of a Futurist
Awareness of New

Technologies and Issues for


Proac<ve Planning

STEEP
Socio-cultural
Technological
Economic
Environmental
Poli<cal

h@p://foresightcards.com/

background-informa<on/
steepexplained/

Types of Resources Used by Futurists


Media
Books
Popular Journals
Organiza<onal Websites
Selected Sources:
METIS
Module Resources

Module of Exploration
Technology Trends Overview
Goal and Objec<ves
Sources to Watch
People to Watch
Organiza<ons to Watch

Resources, Resources,

Resources

Technology Trends

Badge: Discussions

Goal and Objectives


Iden7fy, analyze and synthesize sources that report on the latest


technological developments.

Objec7ve 1: Review a list of selected sources that report on the latest


technological developments in the Technology Trend categories.
A suggested list of Technology Trends Sources to Watch and a
starter list of specic technology trends resources are located in
the METIS Web Content Repository.
A starter list of specic Technology Trends Resources is
available in the Module
Objec7ve 2: Iden7fy and monitor selected sources, and report on the
latest trends within your Tech Crowd Discussions.
Objec7ve 3: Add new technology examples to METIS
Complete an entry in METIS for each resource you located on
new technology issues and trends by following the procedure
outlined in Module 0.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING DATA INTO METIS Web Content
Repository in Module 0

Tech Watch Publications


List Available in Module 2
Available in METIS as a

Book

Review Resources

on a Regular Basis

METIS Book Catalog

METIS Book Catalog List

Tech Trends Page

Tech Watch Organizations

Associa<on of Professional Futurists:


www.profuturists.org/

Discern Analy<cs:
h@ps://www.discern.com/index.php

Google: www.google.com

Ins<tute for the Future: IFTF Palo


Alto: www.iTf.org/

Silicon Valley: www.siliconvalley.com

World Futures Studies Federa<on:


www.wfsf.org

World Future Society: www.wfs.org/

Two Organizations
Associa<on of

Professional Futurists:
www.profuturists.org/

Ins7tute for the


Future: www.iTf.org


MAKING THE FUTURE
WITH FORESIGHT

A Few People to Watch


Paul Sao: Futurist
Faculty at Stanford
Director of Foresight at Discern
Analy7cs
Author

Jack Uldrich
Global futurist
Author
Publishes List of

Recommended Futures
Books

Chris Dede
Technology, Innova<on, and

Educa<on

Harvard
Futures Program, University

of Houston

Cecily Sommers
Futurist
Author
Speaker

Will technology improve our lives?


Recent publica<on no<ng

new technologies and


warning about how they can
be misused.

EXPLORE
Module 2 provides

resources for you to


review. Select those
that you will con<nue
to follow aTer the
MOOC is over.

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