Future:
Explorations have been particularly influenced by the discipline of futures studies
which has provided a context, thanks to Mankind 2000, for the preparation of the
Encyclopedia
of World Problems and Human Potential
, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1995). The
thematic opportunities of the conferences of the World Futures Studies Federation
, have provided
a focus for a number of papers (
World Problem Networks as perceived by international
organization networks
, 1976; Development: beyond "science" to "wisdom"
, 1979;
Metaphoric revolution; in quest of a manifesto for governance through metaphor
, 1988;
Aesthetics of governance...in the year 2491
, 1990; Participative Democracy vs.
Participative Drama
, 1991; Metaphor as an Unexplored Catalytic Language for Global
Governance
, 1993; Future generation through global conversation
, 1997). A particular
concern has been the role of metaphor in articulating, and constraining, future opportunities
(
Metaphor and the Language of Futures
, 1992, 1994
; The Future of Leadership: reframing
the unknown,
1994; Richer Metaphors for Our Future Survival
, 1996). The metaphoric
approach to futures is consistent with a radical perspective (noted earlier).
Present:
This contrast to the futures perspective (above
) has been the subject of explorations of
the integration of the future into the present (
Presenting the Future
, 2001), whether in terms of
composing and engendering the present (
2001
), present research (
2001
), or thriving in the
moment (
2001
). Such investigations are associated with the possibility of radical approaches to
understanding of time, whether by alternative communities (
Embodying a Timeship vs.
Empowering a Spaceship
, 2003), from a mytho-poetic (
2002
) or purely speculative perspective
(
People as Stargates
, 1996), or as constrained by metaphor (
Metaphoric entrapment in time
,
2000), or as a strategic opportunity for individuals (
The Isdom of the Wisdom Society:
Embodying time as the heartland of humanity
, 2003). From a more mundane perspective, the
challenge of time management in conferences has also been a concern (
1994
).
|
|
|
|
|
1. Metaphor
