James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization Seminars
The Martin Institute, headquartered at Oxford’s Said Business School, has announced a series of 6 Tuesday night lectures on the topic ‘Futures’ for the upcoming term
The first lecture, on 24 April, will feature Angela Wilkinson, the Director of Scenarios and Futures Research at the James Martin Institute. She will lecture on A brief history of Futures at the James Martin Institute Seminar Room, in the Saïd Business School, at 5 pm.
The second lecture will host Rafael Ramirez, a fellow of Saïd Business School & Templeton College. He will discuss Oxford: Scenarios and strategy from 5 pm at the same venue.
The next lecture, on May 8, will feature Betty Sue Flowers. The lecture will be at 3 pm in Said’s Lecture Theatre 5. Dr Flowers is the Federal CEO and Director LB Johnson Presidential Library, discussing Using the future to create the present.
In the fourth lecture, Bill Sharpe, CEO and co-founder of The Appliance Studio, will discuss Technology foresight: navigating with invisible islands. The lecture will be held at the James Martin Institute Seminar Room, in the Saïd Business School, at 5 pm.
The fifth lecture will feature Kees van der Heijdenn an Associate Fellow of both Templeton College and Saïd Business School, discussing Scenarios to strategy. The lecture will be held at the James Martin Institute Seminar Room, in the Saïd Business School, at 5 pm.
The sixth and final lecture will feature Gwyn Prins, the Mackinder Professor at LSE, discussing: Problems and possibilities with strategic assessment methods. The lecture will be held at the James Martin Institute Seminar Room, in the Saïd Business School, at 5 pm.