EDUCATION
| 1995 | Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Research topic: "Futures Fluency: Explorations in Leadership, Vision, and Creativity" (Keywords: Leadership, Vision, Creativity, Alternative Futures). |
| 1981 | M.A. in Public Policy, Alternative Futures Option, University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
| 1978 | B.A. magna cum laude, Justin Morrill College at Michigan State University. Field: "Philosophy, Technology, and Social Change." |
EMPLOYMENT/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
| 2001-2002 | Fulbright Lecturer/Researcher, Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku, Finland |
| Fall 2001 | Visiting Lecturer, Public Health Leadership, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas |
| 1996-2001 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Studies of the Future, University of Houston at Clear Lake |
| 1995 | Lecturer, International Space University, Strasbourg, France. |
| 1993-present | Sole Proprietor, Infinite Futures, consulting: futures research and facilitation. |
| 1993-2000 | Executive Board, World Futures Studies Federation. |
| 1989-1995 | Research Associate, Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
| 1989-1991 | Course Director, World Futures Studies Federation Annual Futures Workshop at the Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia. |
| 1988-1995 | Research Associate, Center for Development Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa. |
| 6-11/1987 | Deputy Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Development Planning Institute (Social Science Research Institute and Department of Urban and Regional Planning, The University of Hawaii at Manoa). |
| 1985-1987 | Consultant, The Asian Energy Security Project (AESP) and The OPEC Downstream Project (ODP) at the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
| 1984-1987 | Researcher, Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR). |
| 1981-1985 | Researcher, The OPEC Downstream Project (ODP) at the East- West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
EXPERIENCE
Foresight and Futures Studies:
worked with New Economic Foundation,
London, to create handbook for futures-focussed community development planning,
1996; advised DEMOS (London-based policy research center) on scenario building
for the U.K. National Health and Dental plans, 1996; designed a scenarios-and-vision-based
strategic planning approach for the State of Hawaii Department of Health,
1995; drafted an emerging issues analysis for the Supreme Court of the State
of Virginia, 1995; initiated and designed a "cyberspace" campus on the Internet
for the University of Hawaii, September 1994; designed guidebook and training
workshops in scenario-building for the Hawaii Community Services Council,
October '93 through June '94; designed and implemented visioning workshop
for the World Futures Studies Federation, September 1993; designed coursebook
and long-range vision workshops for state courts, 1991-1992, with pilot workshops
for the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida and the Supreme Court of Oregon;
designed and developed workshop materials for both a scenario-building workshop
and a preferred vision workshop for the Office of State Planning, State of
Hawaii, September-November 1991; designed and coordinated a visioning workshop
for the Hawaii Department of Health; designed alternative futures training
for Micronesian diplomats (U.S. Foreign Service); developed alternative scenarios
for international immigration, method: incasting (State Justice Institute);
explored impacts of expanded satellite communications systems on Pacific island
nation scientific productivity (U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications
and Information Agency); evaluated alternative science and technology policies
as basis for alternative Pacific island development scenarios (Pacific International
Center for High Technology Research); analyzed and forecast natural gas trade,
specifically focussing on Asia and the Pacific (U.S. Department of Energy).
Teaching:
Finland Futures Academy,
2002 -- taught an undergraduate introduction to futures studies course on-line;
1996 to 2000, taught six different graduate seminars in futures studies, including
intro, research methods, systems analysis, facilitation, and world futures at
the University of Houston - Clear Lake; prepared and delivered the "Introduction
to Futures Studies," and "Introduction to Visioning" lectures for the International
Space University's Summer Session and Master of Space Sciences programs; taught
Political Science 171, "Introduction to Political Futuristics" (University of
Hawaii); and taught integrated futures studies and planning during courses developed
for the Asia-Pacific Development Planning Institute (U.S. A.I.D.).
Facilitation:
facilitated the team visioning for
the design projects of the the '95 International Space University Summer Session
and the inaugural '95 Master's program; organized "Facilitators' Roundtable,"
a monthly colloquium series for professional facilitators and mediators in Hawaii
(ongoing), 1994; facilitated community focus groups identifying natural resources,
their uses, and potential use conflicts in North Kauai, 1994; facilitated Hawaii
Community Services Council's scenario-building workshops, 1993-1994; facilitated
World Futures Studies Federation's vision/planning activities, XIIth World Conference,
September 1993; facilitated "PEACESAT Future Directions Workshop," October 1992;
facilitated small group visioning sessions, "The Courts in the 21st Century"
(State of Hawaii Judiciary); facilitated small group scenario building and plenary
vision design for the Office of State Planning; facilitated a visioning workshop
for the Hawaii Department of Health; facilitated alternative futures training
for Micronesian diplomats (U.S. Foreign Service); and designed and facilitated
the leaders' workshop in environmental futures envisioning, Republic of the
Marshall Islands (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
Planning/Environmental
Management:
developed and implemented a process
for community input into a regional resource management plan for North Kauai,
Hawaii, March 1994; assessed current analyses of El Nino Southern Oscillation
impacts vis-a-vis Pacific Basin economies (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration), November 1992; contributed to drafting the Hawaii Ocean Resources
Management Plan, December 1990; evaluated Hawaii State Coastal Zone Management
Program, drafting policy and program suggestions, 1990; assessed and elaborated
alternative scenarios for sea level rise in Pacific island nations, method:
analytic hierarchy process (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
Technical Research:
analyzed oil spill impacts and current
management strategies as relevant to Hawaii and the Pacific island micro-states
(Office of State Planning, State of Hawaii); inventoried and analyzed research
telecommunications patterns between Hawaii and the Pacific island nations (Pacific
Basin Development Council); inventoried and analyzed Japan's LNG import facilities
and subsidiary infrastructure (U.S. Department of Energy); compiled technical
review of the international natural gas trade (Ministry of Planning, Kingdom
of Sa'udi Arabia).
Writing/Editing:
developed Task Force briefing papers
for The Nature Conservancy's Alien Species Action Plan project, 1994; since
1987, edited Center for Development Studies working paper series; compiled,
formatted, and edited the coursebook and final report for the Asia-Pacific Development
Planning Institute (U.S. A.I.D.); from 1983 through 1987, edited project publications
related to the OPEC Downstream Project and Asian Energy Security Project at
the East-West Center, including OPEC, The Gulf, and The World Petroleum Market,
Westview Press, 1983; from 1981 through the present, free-lanced as an editor.
Rapporteur:
rapporteured and edited workshop/discussion
sessions of the Pacific Islands Network conference on Global Climate Change,
September 1994; recorder, "El Nino Southern Oscillation Applications Workshop,"
sponsored by NOAA, October 1992; rapporteured and edited the proceedings of
the State of Hawaii Office of International Relations conference, "The Oceans
and the Environment: A Pacific Island Perspective," April 1992; organized, facilitated,
and rapporteured the Pacific Basin Development Council's November 1991 Pacific
Basin Oil Spill Response Capacity Workshop; rapporteured working sessions and
panel sessions for the Pacific Telecommunications Conference, 1985-1988; rapporteured
a variety of workshops and international conferences for the Resource Systems
Institute, East-West Center, 1979-1983.
Management/Administration:
over seven years' experience
in writing, acquiring, and administering research and educational grants totalling
over $500,000; supervising both research and support staff; organizing and coordinating
conferences, workshops, and lecture series.
PUBLICATIONS
Futures Studies:
15 November 2001
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