This trend information provides a basis for educational programming or organization management decisions based on challenging, or changing, or accepting the trends. This instructional module is an excellent tour guide to thinking about and working with futures. To keep futuring itself in perspective, Michael Marien, editor of Future Survey , World Future Society, adds to the module his tips for the futures tourists. There are no magic techniques. Distinguish between forecasts and proposals.
Most forecasts are likely to be wrong.
Futures thinking can be subversive, conserving, and amusing. As a start, it can be used in self-study. District directors and program leaders can use its contents as a basis for modeling anticipatory management with staff. It's a must for new staff orientation. The module leaves one seeking a sequel-searching for implementation strategies of the techniques in individual and group settings to actually facilitate Extension publics generating their own futures perspectives.