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This page includes information about articles I have written  that relate to understanding the future. Most of what I have written is about Personal Futures, which is the application of professional futures methods to individual lives. There is a list of published articles, books, book sections, etc. as well as downloadable copies (PDF) of some of my articles.
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Publications by Verne Wheelwright

 Articles: 
  (2010) – “Career Development for a Very Long Life.” Career Planning and Adult Development Journal.26 (2) 82-88.
(2010) – “Strategies for Living a Very Long Life,” The Futurist. November-December.
(2010) – “The Next Wave”, Journal of Futures Studies. 14(4): 107-114.
(2009) - “Personal Futures: A Research Method for Individuals”, In: Glenn, J.C. and Gordon, T.J. (ed.). Futures Research Methodology 3.0.
(2009) -“Futures for Everyone”, Journal of Futures Studies,13 (4) 91-104

(2007) “Future Pathways: Using Futures Methods for Personal Strategic Learning.”(with Jeff Gold). AHRD International Research Conference. Conference paper.

(2006) “Personal Strategic Planning”, FO/futureorientation, 06 34-36.

(2006) “The Forces That Drive Our Lives”, FO/futureorientation, 04 56-59.
(2006) “A Personal approach to Strategic Foresight”, The Futurist, September-October.

(2006) “Your Personal Future: A Step By Step Guide”, The Futurist, May June.

(2006) “Images of the Future”, FO/futureorientation, 03 44-46.
(2006) “Personal Futures”, FOfutureorientation 01 73-75.
(2003) "Ageing: a personal futures perspective", Foresight, 5 (5).
(2000) "A Profession in the Future?" Futures, 32 913-918.
(2000) "Software for Futurists - Scanning", Futures Research Quarterly, 16 (2) 63-70. 
Books, book sections, chapters or essays
  (2011) Small Business Foresight. www.personalfutures.net. Personal Futures Network; Harlingen.(2011) “The Power of the Long Term Perspective.” In Wagner, Cynthia, (ed.) Moving from Vision to Action. Bethesda: World Future Society.
(2011) The Personal Futures Workbook, Fourth Edition. Personal Futures Network, Harlingen. 
(2010) It’s Your Future…Make It a Good One! Personal Futures Network, Harlingen.
(2010)  “Strategies for a Long Life.” In Wagner, Cynthia, (ed), Strategies and Technologies for a Sustainable Future. Bethesda: World Future Society.
(2010) “New Era – New Careers – New Challenges” In: Talwar, R. and Hancock, T. The Shape of Jobs to Come. Fast Future Research, www.fastfuture.com.(2008) Personal Futures Workbook, (PDF) www.personalfutures.net. Personal Futures Network, Harlingen. (English, Spanish and German versions)
(2006) The Personal Futures Workshop- CD Edition, Personal Futures Network, Harlingen.
(2006)  Facilitator’s and Educators Guide to the Personal Futures Workbook,  Personal Futures Network, Harlingen.
(2005) Personal Futures Workbook, Personal Futures Network, Harlingen.(2004) "Your Map to the Future", In: Shostak, A. (ed.). Tackling Tomorrow Today, Langhorne, PA:  Chelsea House Publishers.

(2001) Research Information Management with Biblioscape, C. G. Information.

(1999) "The Mont Fleur Scenarios", In: Glenn, J.C. and Gordon, T.J. (ed.). Factors Required for Successful Implementation of Futures Research in Decision Making, Atlanta:  Army Environmental Policy Institute 15-7.
(1999) "The Slidell Priorities Convention", In: Glenn, J.C. and Gordon, T.J. (ed.). Factors Required for Successful Implementation of Futures Research in Decision Making, Atlanta:  Army Environmental Policy Institute 26-7.

 (1999) "San Angelo Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) Project", In: Glenn, J.C. and Gordon, T.J. (ed.). Factors Required for Successful Implementation of Futures Research in Decision Making, Atlanta: Army Environmental Policy Institute 27-9.

Thesis / Dissertation

(2006) Personal Futures: Foresight & Futures Studies for Individuals. 1-278. PhD Dissertation, Leeds Metropolitan University, Faculty of Business and Law.

(2000) Professionalization of Futurists: Plausible Scenarios for the Future. Master’s Thesis. University of Houston Clear Lake, School of Studies of the Future. .



Download Articles
A PDF download of my recent article in The Futurist magazine, "Strategies for a Very Long Life" is below, along with several other published articles.
For more information or to download the Personal Futures Workbook (free), please visit www.personalfutures.net .
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"Strategies for a Very Long Life"

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