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Ruben Nelson’s Writings, Keynote Addresses and Sermons – a sample

1972

• Society Today and Tomorrow: What Can We Male of a World Like This? An invitation to explore human social realities in a Post-Newtonian Psychic-Social world. An address to the Ontario Camping Association, Toronto, March 2, 1972. Society_Today & Tomorrow or What We Can Make of a World Like This
• Running to Catch Up: A review Article. A review of the working papers on citizen involvement prepared for the Committee on Government Productivity of the Ontario Government. Review Article-Running to Catch Up

1977

• Beyond the Slap of the Beaver’s Tail: Understanding the Treats to Our Future. An address to The Way Through to the Future, an event celebrating the 166^th anniversary of Sydenham Street United Church, Kingston, Ontario, March 11, 1997. Beyond the Slap of the Beaver’s Tail-Understanding the Treats to our Future

1980

• The Illusion of Urban Man. 2^nd Originally published by the Ministry of Urban Affairs a part of its Urban Prospect series. The Illusions of Urban Man
• The Exhaustion of Liberalism. An article in the conference book for the 1980 futures conference jointly sponsored by the Canadian Association for Futures Studies and the World Futures Society. The Exhaustion of Liberalism

1981

• Networks, Networking and Advanced Education: A Preliminary Review. A paper commissioned by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Government of Alberta. Networks, Networking and Advance Education
• A Person-Centered Understanding of Work and Its Implications. A paper commissioned by the Labour Market Development Task Force, Government of Canada. Labour Market Development Task Force Technical Studies Series

1993

• Four Quadrant Leadership: Thinking About Administration, Management, Leadership and Profound Societal Change. An address given to the Strategic Management Forum, Dallas, Texas, 1993. Note the SMF announced a name change at the event to the Strategic Leadership Forum. SLF disappeared within a decade. Four Quadrant Leadership, R. Nelson, 1993
• Reflections on ‘Paradigms.’ Reflections On Paradigms, 1993

1996

• “Information Society,” in the Encyclopaedia of the Future, MacMillan, New York, 1996, pp 479-481. Information Society Article, R. Nelson, 1996

1998

• The Challenge of the 21^st Century: From ‘Volunteer Effort’ to ‘Living Voluntarily. Keynote address to IAVE ’98: the 15^th Bi-annual World Volunteer Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada

1999

• Learning Si, Schooling No, with Arden Brummell, Wilson Winnitoy and Brian Woodward. LEARNING Si, SCHOOLING No!, Brummell, Nelson, Winnitoy, 1999
• Reflections… on the Millennium. Reflection on the Millennium, R. Nelson, 1999
• Ten Surprises of the 21^st Ten Surpries of the 21st Century, R. Nelson, 1999

2000

• Propositions about Canada’s National Dream in the 21^st Century. Propositions About Canada’s National Dream In the 21st Century, R. Nelson, 2000

2001

• Knowledge Economy: Just What Does It Mean, 2001 Knowledge Economy – Just What Does It Mean, R. Nelson, 2001
• On Globalization, 2001. On Globalization, R. Nelson, 2001

2002

• A Millennial Meditation, 2002. A Millennium Meditation, R. Nelson, 2002
• Co-Creating Our Future: Reflections at New Year 2002 on Genesis 1:1-27. A sermon delivered in Calgary, Alberta, January 6, 2002. Co-Creating Our Future, 2002

2003

• Living Faithfully as a Transforming People in an Age of Transformation: Reflections on the Creation of Living Spirit United Church. A sermon delivered in Calgary, Alberta, January 25, 2003. Living Faithfully as a Transforming People

2004

• Appendix A: An Exploration of Strategic Foresight. Appendix A — An Exploration of Strategic Foresight, R. Nelson2004
• The Interplay of Technology Consciousness and Culture: Implications for Future-Oriented Technology Analysis. The Interplay of Technology, Consciousness and Culture, R. Nelson, 2004

2005

• “Which Future for Alberta?” in Alberta – A State of Mind. Edited by Sydney Sharpe, Roger Gibbins, James H. Marsh and Heather Bala Edwards. Key Porter Press, 2005. Which Future for Alberta, R. Nelson, 2005

2006

• “Whither Democracy: Reflections on the Future of Democracy in the 21^st” In Democracy and Futures, Ed. Mika Mannermaa, Jim Dator and Paula Tiihonen, Committee of the Future, Parliament of Finland, 2006. Whither Democracy, Reflections…, R. Nelson, 2006
• “Aligning Alberta with the 21^st” Presented at the Changing Foresight Practice in Regional Development – Global Pressures and Regional Possibilities – Conference, 7-9 June, 2006, Turku, Finland. Aligning Alberta with the 21st Century, R Nelson, 2006
• “Implications for our Practice of FTA of the 20^th Century Revolution in Ontology and Epistemology.” Presented at the Second International Seville Seminar on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis: Impact of FTA Approaches on Policy and Decision-Making – Seville, Spain, 28-29 September, 2006. Implications for FTA of New Ontology and Epistemology, R. Nelson, 2006

2007

• “Exploring Cultural Frame-Change: Towards a Capacity to Co-Create the Next Form of Human Civilization By Modelling the Evolution of Human Consciousness and Culture.” Presented at the From Oracles to Dialogue; Exploring New Ways to Explore the Future, 3^rd COST A22 Conference, Athens, July 9-11, 2007. Exploring Cultural Frame Change…, R. Nelson, 2007
• “Extending Foresight: The Case for and nature of Foresight 2.0.” Presented at “Learning the Future Faster”, a conference at the Strathclyde School of Business, Glasgow, Scotland, 2007. Extending Foresight – The Case for Foresight 2.0, R. Nelson, 2007

2010

• “Surprises Ahead: What Will Be Special About the 21st Century? Why Do We Now Need Boundary-Crossing Research?” Keynote address presented at the International Symposium on Research Across Boundaries, University of Luxemburg, 2010. Surprises Ahead, R. Nelson, 2010

2011

• “New maps for New Times: A Fresh Look at Persons and Communities.” Prepared for the 2011 Canadian National Recreation Summit, Lake Louise, Alberta. New Maps for New Times — Persons and Communities, R Nelson, 2011

2012

• “Adelaide’s Lament: Exploring Our Inability to Make Reliable Sense of Our Situation.” Nelson, 2012. Adelaide’s Lament, R. Nelson, 2012
• “The Only way to Grow is Up.” Nelson, 2012. The Only Way to Grow is Up, R. Nelson, 2012

Foresight Canada’s Documents

• Foresight Canada: A Profile. Foresight Canada — Profile, August, 2015
• Foresight Canada’s Consulting V.S. Engaging Citizens. FC, Consulting VS Engaging Citizens, v3
• Foresight Canada’s Glossary of Futures and Foresight Terms. FC A Glossary of Core Terms for Strategic Foresight, v2.0
• Foresight Canada’s Levels of Depth. FC, Levels of Depth, 2015
• Foresight Canada’s One Way to See, Think Through and Act on Co-ordinated Policies. FC, One Way to See Think Through and Embody Policy Co-ordination
• Foresight Canada’s Strategic Opportunities and Challenges Facing Canada and the World In the Early 21st Century and The Science and Technologies Required to Sustain Success. Written with David Harries. FC, Strategic Opportunites and Challenges in teh early 21st Century, R. Nelson, 2005
• Foresight Canada’s Three Levels of Whole System Governance. FC, Three Levels of Whole Systems Governance of Whole Systyems, 2015
• Foresight Canada’s Whole System Governance Onion. FC, Whole Systems Governance Onion single slide, 2015

Other Documents

Looking Back on the Future: The futures movement through the eyes of a Canadian futurist from the late 1960’s through the early 1990’s. A personal journey. Fred. G. Thompson. 1992. Fred Thompson’s Book on Canadian Futures