![]() ![]() gives the interested reader an amazing overview on the topic of future and the research field of futures studies. Part of the Very Short introductions series - over seven million copies sold worldwide.Discusses the reality of multiple futures in a world of quantum possibility, and explores how we can become the creative agents of our desired futures.Introduces the exciting field of futures studies, spanning social, cultural, and environmental innovations, as well as technological advances, and dispels some of the common misconceptions about the field.Explains the history of our conception of the future from the emergence of the theory of linear time in ancient Greece two and a half thousand-years ago, and looks at the way human beings have prophesied, foretold,.Can we ever truly influence, predict, and direct our own futures? Are there multiple futures or only one awaiting us? Jennifer Gidley explains our innate fascination with the unknown future, and considers the role of the human consciousness in embracing multiple future possibilities, and creating a world of our choices. ![]()
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