A UNIVERSITY of the Sunshine Coast adjunct professor who works to educate business, not-for-profit and government organisations on what the future holds has received a global award.
Professor Sohail Inayatullah received one of four 2010 Laurel Awards for all-time best futurists, after a vote by almost 3000 of his colleagues in the global Foresight Network.
Professor Sohail Inayatullah received one of four 2010 Laurel Awards for all-time best futurists, after a vote by almost 3000 of his colleagues in the global Foresight Network.
Professor Inayatullah, who has lived at Mooloolaba for the past decade but spends several months a year working internationally, recently consulted for a global cola drink company about changing health paradigms. This year, he will work with bodies including Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Pakistan Ministry of Commerce.
At USC, Professor Inayatullah has supervised PhD students on topics ranging from the futures of Queensland’s public service to foresight in Maroochy Shire to the changing nature of intelligence.
Futures studies involve activism, research and citizen visioning and intends to facilitate discussion between people who are experts in their fields about possible future outcomes and how these can be altered.
“It’s about empowering people in organisations to create better futures,” Professor Inayatullah said.
The Foresight Network membership includes future thinkers, strategists, change agents and policy makers from commercial, not-for-profit and governmental organisations.
