Think Forward EP 138 - Building Future Thinkers with Peter Hayward
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Peter Hayward shares his journey from a problem-solving tax professional to becoming one of the most influential futures educators, training hundreds of futurists and co-creating the renowned FuturePod podcast series.
• Finding foresight in mid-career after experiencing existential questioning about purpose
• Joining Richard Slaughter's first Master of Foresight class before eventually succeeding him
• Understanding foresight as developmental - evolving as human consciousness evolves
• Discovering that people seek futures thinking when they can't yet articulate what they want to become
• Recognizing that organizations don't have futures - only people have futures
• Building organizational foresight by aligning personal purpose with organizational purpose
• Creating a "dance" between delivering immediate value and creating space for longer-term thinking
• Using AI as a tool while maintaining human responsibility for context and moral judgment
• Working with frontline employees who bring sophisticated real-world thinking to futures work
• Grounding all futures work in a clear moral foundation, as Wendell Bell advocated
Reach out if you're interested in being featured on FuturePod - Peter welcomes hearing from people who believe they have something valuable to contribute to futures conversations.
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-forward-conversations-with-futurists-innovators-and-big-thinkers/id1736144515
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IOn8PZCMMC04uixlATqoO
Web: https://thinkforward.buzzsprout.com/
Thank you for joining me on this ongoing journey into the future. Until next time, stay curious, and always think forward.
Chapters
1. Introduction to Peter Hayward (00:00:00)
2. Journey from Economist to Futurist (00:09:05)
3. Teaching Foresight and Personal Development (00:17:03)
4. Individual vs. Organizational Foresight (00:27:09)
5. AI's Impact on Futures Practice (00:33:08)
6. The Moral Foundation of Futures Work (00:43:02)
7. Legacy and Impact in Futures Field (00:50:21)
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