Futurlogics Glossary

GLOSSARY OF Futurlogics

It is not only impossible to predict the future; but, it is also foolish not to try.

Authoritative Pronouncements: Predicting dogma as a form of social conditioning.

Computer Generated Models and Simulations: Computer algorithm of the real to measure interactions.
Used where massive data exist such as weather, earthquakes.

Cross-Impact Analysis: Part of the 'System Thinking' concepts of cycles: virtual, vicious, balanced,
and their interactions.

Cost-Benefit Analysis: Planning resource allocations. See activity of Planning in this book. Also
THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE Edited by Andy Hines and Peter Bishop © 2006.
Decision advantage analysis.

Delphi Conferencing: Group Futurlogics or futuristic(s) discussion as answered in these pages.
But currently seen as a blind survey of the experts, concerning future scenarios. Collecting in the box
thinking as opposed to Transdisciplinary Research. Futurlogics Modal thinking.

Denouements: Endings to complex predictions, foretelling or prophecy:
1. The final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work.
Note: Last Day as portrayed in the scriptures.
2. The outcome of a complex sequence of events is backcasted to determine the cause(s)
and method(s) to produce the prediction of the future, which is either a bellwether, pilot and/or precursor.

Environmental Scanning: Gathering data in a neutral fashion as with scientific detachment,
generally associative to a notional future, or just related by either cause or result. Selecting
information with rules to collect data.

Examples of Nature: The use of natural occurrences such as, animal migrations and survival
in nature that portend human invention. Plant adaptations apply to the human condition.
VELCRO® was an invention inspired by the burr in nature.

Fulfillment of historical levels of society as seen from/by man:

1. Hunter/Gather Level of Societal Progress

2. Agricultural Level of Societal Progress

3. Industrial Level of Societal Progress

4. Communication Level of Societal Progress

5. Knowledge Level of Societal Progress

6. Thinking Level of Societal Progress

7. Spiritual Level of Societal Progress

Fulfillment of predictions in principle. Vs Fulfillment of predictions in actuality:
Theory vs practice.

futur: verb: The activity of futuring.

futuring: The mental consideration of the future as a concept, as a
potential reality , and as all that is yet to be in actuality.

Futurlogics : Futuring using six or seven thought streams (modes, models, paradigms)
to approach the future(s).

Origin of the word FUTUR + LOGIC + S before and since 1983

futurus Latin for: about to be, about to exist logic Latin/Greek for: 1. The science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference. a. The study of the principles of reasoning, especially of the structure of propositions as distinguished from their content and of method and validity in deductive reasoning. 2. A particular method of reasoning or argumentation: We were unable to follow his logic. a. A system of reasoning: Aristotle's logic. b. A mode of reasoning: By that logic, we should sell the company tomorrow. c. The formal, guiding principles of a discipline, school, or science. 3. The system or principles of reasoning applicable to any branch of knowledge or study. a.Valid reasoning: Your paper lacks the logic to prove your thesis. 4. Reason or sound judgment, as in utterances or actions: There wasn't much logic in her move. 5. The relationship between elements and between an element and the whole in a set of objects, individuals, principles, or events: There's a certain logic to the motion of rush-hour traffic. 6. Convincing forcefulness; inexorable truth or persuasiveness: the irresistible logic of the facts. 7. Computer Science (The Human Brain is analogous to a computer) a. The nonarithmetic operations performed by a computer, such as sorting, comparing, and matching, that involve yes-no decisions. b. Computer circuitry. c. Graphic representation of computer circuitry. Now defining by combining futurus + logic + S creates the new word of “FUTURLOGICS” The reason there is an "S" in futurlogics is because there is plurality in the future to a person or to the society, according to the choice or choices made. A singular future with no detours is known only by God the Father and those saints and prophets He reveals this information. Since we are not HE or they the future is free will agency dependent. Since God is beyond man unaided by that Grand Intelligence, Futurlogics will always be plural with an S.

Futurlogics is a Schema of Schemata of Futuring

Futurlogics is a MOS or (M)ind (O)perating (S)ystem

   
Global Models: Due to the confinement of the Earth, there will be this demarcation of all forces and causes.
 (Unless religion brings in extra-earth concepts such as heaven, after-life existence, resurrection, millennium.
 Global government will oppose religion for this reason of breaking the "natural confinement" of the Earth.
 This opposition is a prediction that is easy to 'see'.)

Grids of the Future: This technique is used to pare down the future to certain areas to focus predictive or
futuring activities. This approach will allow greater regional freedom as it disconnects the global forces.
Also it allows the future tool of the Not Here Method as it create a list. Sovereignty is heightened.
Becarefull that grids are not continually consolidated to the one unit grid as it becomes the global model.

Group Sourcing the Future: This technique is used to build robust scenarios of the future by bringing in
non-expert oppinions and perspectives rather than gathering experts to their expertise. This approach will
allow greater latitude to all who may see the plans or views and disconnects the tunnel vision of the expert
and authorities. It can be currently seen as a blind survey of the non-experts concerning future scenarios/methods.
Some times known as "idiot proofing the products of futuring."

Location Prediction: Prediction over a specific area, rather than all the earth. The earth is sectioned out by
continents, countries, geographic areas.

Mode: Using a particular mental discipline to predict, or an "in the box view" to forecast, predict.
Experts using their academic speciality to forecast.

Money Trails: Following the money, creation to destruction, buying to selling, valuation to devaluation.
Macroeconomic, microeconomic, economic forecasting.

Normalcy Bias: This bias takes two general forms: The first form tends to understate new future information.
The second form takes future information and over-reacts to the news.
The modes in futurlogics will have Normalcy Bias depending on the skill to flip modes and see with different perspectives.

Not Here Method: When confronted with a vast list of possibilities and even probabilities, this technique
takes one item in the list, and determines if it is in “this place,” or if it is in “that place,” or “Is it here?”.
After this the prognosticator concentrates his efforts, to the pared down list, to maybe “it is here,” or
“probably here,” search.

Opening Curtains: “Break out” events or “break through” speculations with timing.
Examples:
What if gasoline is replaced?:
Who is to lose from this discovery?
Who is to gain from this discovery?'
Anticipating technological breakthroughs.

Personal Outcome: Prediction of internal mental and emotional changes that are not visible externally,
but can be reported to the investigator by testimony/response.

Precursor or Bellwether Analysis: Using leads or living examples to predict wider scale applications.
Isaiah used many local events to typify future events.

Religion and Cultural Influences: Man's beliefs and man's traditions, in conditioning and shaping
the social environment of man.

Risk Assessment: The Artificial Future or decision impact analysis.

Scenarios: Imaginative stories about the future that have some drive or passion. Essentially
the Imaginary Future that is not based on conscious but subconscious assumptions.
(Typical of the Imaginary Future.)

Singularity: Imaginative point where artificial intelligence is acheived where the machine
equals or exceeds the mind of man. First step to achieve the Transhumanist Goal.
(Typical of the Synthetic Future.)

Spectrum Gradient: Setting forth hierarchical relationship with a commonality. Any objective
that is separated by degrees, or levels of severity, or gradients of intelligence.

Transdisciplinary Research: Use of expert opinion outside the area of expertise, that is extra-modal extrapolations
and/or interpolations. Using out of the box views to predict as opposed to in the box thinking of the Delphi Conference.
Futurlogics Model thinking.

Transhumanism: Feature of the Synthetic Future in Futurlogics where synthetic man concept
sets the goal to improve man himself by his own technology.
Futurlogics Synthetic Model of creative thinking gone recursive.
Reference quotes in futurlogics:
"We are even trying to make synthetic man, as we see from the latest advancements of the medical field."
"This is brought home when we begin to think about the emerging science of social engineering, and
the creation of the synthetic man."

Technological Forecasting: Part of the Natural Future or the observational mode extrapolations and/or
interpolations. Using science to predict.

Technology Assessment: Part of the Natural Future or the observational mode quantifications.
Math as a predictive method--notably statistics.

Trend: Continuities in the Natural Future which can be aimed tward the future to project a forecast.

Trend Analysis: Is the extrapolation of trends or linear events in the present to the future, to generate a future line.
But future curves may also be observed in social phenomena. Basic trend extrapolation is a projection of current conditions.
Since some projections would be curves rather than linear extensions, be aware some curves may be "S" shaped, meaning they
will bend out of "line of sight." Best for short range prediction. (Typical of the Natural Future )

Trend Synthesis: A method to get overall effect of many trends or events. This is equivalent to a macro-view of
Futurlogics method/model. (Again typical of the Natural Future.

Visioning: Building vivid mental images and models of the future, that will be a motivating force to build or
wait for the future envisioned. (Typical of the positive side of the Artificial Future.)

Weather and Geophysical Events: The effect/affect of the Earth and it's movements and moods, to influence or
change the living conditions of man on this planet.

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NOTE: in wikipedia the CLA allusion to futurlogics:

Causal layered analysis (CLA) is getting close to the underlying principles of Futurlogics.
As the different ways of knowing is similar to the modes in futurlogics.
Except they are not organic in origin.

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bellwether
brainstorming
butterfly effect
chaos
cross-impact analysis
cycle
Delphi technique
Malthusian
discontinuity

discounting the future
dystopia
expert forecasting
fatalism
force
forecast
forecast, self-fulfilling
forecast, self-negating
forecasting, judgmental

forecasting, technological
foresight
future (adjective)
future (noun)
future (verb)
future shock
future(s) studies
future, alternative
futures

futures research
futurible
futurics
futuring
futurism
futurist
futurize
game
gaming

heuristic
holistic
ideation
image
indicator
indicator, leading
indicator, social
lead time
linear

model
model, mathematical
modeling
modeling, global
monitoring
morphological analysis
nonlinear
planning
precursor (adjective)

precursor (noun)
prediction
proactive
prognostics
progressionism
projection
quality of life
reductionism
relevance tree

risk assessment
scanning
scenario
simulation
singularity
social experiment
stage
synergy.
systems theory

thought experiment
threshold
time frame
time horizon
utopia
visioning
wild card

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