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290. Download the PDF of this article "Science and Technology Looking Out 25 Generations." The Foundation for the Future's Humanity 3000 symposia provide for continuous review and assessment of issues likely to have a significant impact on the long-term future. Here's Joe's presentation at the October 2005 Symposium 2. (196k)
289. Download the PDF of this article "Management From A to Z: 2057." Envisioning industrial research and technology management 50 years hence. From Research • Technology Management. (Jan.- Feb. 2007) (176k)
288. Download the PDF of this article "Teens in Time." Dramatic changes have occurred in the role of teenagers since Colonial times. From vol. 1 of a series for high school students and their teachers: Tackling Tomorrow Today—Futuristics: Looking Ahead (Chelsea House Publishers; Edited by Arthur B. Shostak, Ph.D.) (158k)
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"Mea Culpa? No." Joe responds in a controversy over the supposed decline of science and technology in invention. (Also see article no. 282 below.) From Technological Forecasting and Social Change. (September 2006) 912-914 (128k)
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"Eighty-Two Assumptions About the Next Twenty-Five Years: Refining Our View." We need to make assumptions about the future in order to plan it, prepare for it and prevent undesired events from happening. From vol. 1 of a series for high school students and their teachers: Tackling Tomorrow Today—Futuristics: Looking Ahead (Chelsea House Publishers; Edited by Arthur B. Shostak, Ph.D.) (200k)
285. Download the PDF of this article "Review and Commentary of The Singularity is Near:When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil." Kurzweil describes the “singularity” as “a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed.” From Technological Forecasting and Social Change. (vol. 73. no. 2, February 2006) 121-127 (268k)
284. Download the PDF of this article "New Ideas: An Increasingly Diverse Workforce Makes Traditional Diversity Programs Passé." By recognizing that each of us is an individual, we can educate, reward and train everyone acccording to his or her needs and the firm's needs. From Employment Relations Today. (Spring 2006) (181k)
283. Download the PDF of this article

"Looking Ahead: Anticipating Disaster, or Putting the Fear of God Into Top Management." How and why short-term thinking leaves corporate America unprepared for most natural and man-made disasters. From Research • Technology Management. (Jan.-Feb. 2006) (88k)
282. Download the PDF of this article "Looking Ahead: A Visible End to Innovation? I Think Not."
A passion for bad news: The Henny Penny mentality in American science policy research. From Research • Technology Management. (Nov.-Dec. 2005) (94k)
281. Download the PDF of this article "Looking Ahead: 14 Technology Trends." Among hundreds of trends detected over the past decade, these 14 are general, across all fields and rich in implications for strategic planning. From Research • Technology Management. (Sept.-Oct. 2005) (115k)
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280. Download the PDF of this article "Looking Ahead: Let's Clean Up Our Language." What is an entrepreneur? A leader? The difference between basic and applied research? Thoughts on the confusing mess that the vocabularies of science and business have become. Research • Technology Management. (March-April 2005) (78k)
279. Download the PDF of this article "The Future of Clothing." Clothes are a conundrum for the futurist: There's lots of good information out there about the history of clothing, but no significant studies of clothing's future. From Technological Forecasting and Social Change. (vol. 72. no. 1, January 2005) 101-110 (157k)
278. Download the PDF of this article "Looking Ahead: Keeping Up With the Future." The future, by any measure, is longer than the past. But it doesn't have to seem vague, uncertain or boundless. (Also see article no. 274, below.) From Research • Technology Management. (Nov-Dec 2003) (101k)
"Coming to Grips With the Future." For corporations, an internal competence in looking at the future is far more effective than relying on outside consultants and occasional ad hoc exercises. From Research • Technology Management. (September-October 2004) (416k)
"The Radical Solution to Rising Healthcare Costs." Why cost-containment stratagems are failing and what can be done to keep healthcare affordable for everyone. From Employment Relations Today. (Summer 2004, Vol. 31, No. 2) (204k)
"Looking Ahead: Futurists Are Different." As the T-shirt might say: Futurists do it differently. From Research • Technology Management. (November-December 2004) (84k)
274. "Looking Ahead: Keeping Up With the Future II." Recommended online and electronic publications for anyone who wants to understand the future. From Research • Technology Management. (March-April 2004) (172k)
273. "The Roots of the Conflict Between the United States and Iraq." From a new series of books for students in grades 7-12 called Defeating Terrorism Developing Dreams: Beyond 9/11 and the IRAQ WAR. This is chap. 7 of Volume II: Trade Towers/War Clouds.(2004) (209k)
272. "Future Innovations in Science and Technology." Joe's contribution to The International Handbook on Innovation, edited by Larisa V. Shavinina. A look at the next 25 years in genetics, information tech, materials science, and several other areas of science and technology.(2003, Pergamon/Elsevier Science) (374k).
271. "Where Science is Headed—Sixteen Trends." Joe's presentation to the Meeting of the Affiliated Societies of the Washington Academy of Sciences.(Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, Vol 89, numbers 3 & 4, 97-104, Fall-Winter 2003) (196k).
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270. "Brain Science Will Change Human Resources." The 1990s were "The Decade of the Brain," and the funds that flowed into brain research and treatment brought bountiful results. These developments in brain science have big implications for HR. From Employment Relations Today (Winter 2003) (234k)
269. "Next Stages in Technology Assessment: Topics and Tools," by Joe Coates and Vary T. Coates. From Technological Forecasting and Social Change (70, 2003) 187-192 (200k)
268. Joe's review of the book Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition. From Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Vol 71, No. 5, June 2004) 537-541 (196k)
267. "Innovation in the Future of Engineering Design." Thoughts on the forces and factors which present opportunities and limitations, plus an agenda for engineering design. From Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 64 (2000) 121-132 (69k)
266. Joe's letter to the editor of Technological Forecasting and Social Change regarding Richard Albright's TFSC article which evaluates the technology forecasts in the famous 1967 book The Year 2000. With Albright's response. (2003) (58k)
265. "Sleeping on the Job: Some Considerations for HR." Sleep -- and lack of it -- is a neglected factor in human resources planning. From Employment Relations Today (Winter 2004) (83k)
264. Shell game? Joe's review of Shell's "Energy Needs, Choices, and Possibilities, Scenarios to 2050." From Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 69 (2002) 527-531 (54k)
263. "Future and Technology Assessment Research for Business Clients." The text of Joe's presentation in October 2001 at the inaugural meeting of the Center for Impact Assessment Studies in Warsaw, Poland. (51k)
262. "The Future Business Context for Coatings and Inks." Six drivers—including the Internet—are reshaping the future of this industry. From The COATINGS Agenda (Europe 2002) (44k)
261. "The Future of the Web." The Internet of 15 to 20 years from now will be unrecognizable to today's Web user. From The World and I. (April 2002) (53k)
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260. "The Big Domes at Play." Thoughts on the Long Bets Foundation -- a chance to put your money where your future forecast is. From Research-Technology Management. (Nov-Dec 2002) (57k)
259. "More Lessons From the Fiber-Optic Meltdown." The economic collapse in the telecom sector was not unique, and neither was its cause: incompetence. From Research-Technology Management. (Jan-Feb. 2002) (57k)
258. "R&D Leaders Face Post-9/11 World." Research firms have faced new challenges since the terrorist attack. From Research-Technology Management. (May-June 2002) (51k)
257. "Joe Coates' Perspective: Selected Quotations From His Columns." In July 2002, Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Vol. 69, No. 6) honored Joe with a special issue. In a collection of essays, friends and colleagues offered reflections on Joe’s pioneering career as a futurist. The special section concludes with excerpts from Joe’s many From My Perspective columns. (184k)
256. "The U.S. Response." An essay on the aftermath of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. From the Web site of the World Future Society. (Sept. 2001) (79k)
255. "The Future of Packaging." The packaging industry is undergoing a great deal of change brought on by new laws and regulations, new products, globalization of technology and increased competitiveness. From Inside Supply Management (February 2003) (75k)
254. "Futurist Shares Vision of Packaging Trends." A report from the Detroit Free Press (June 25, 2002) about Joe's opening presentation at WorldPak 2002, MSU's conference on issues in the packaging industry. (115k)
253. "Seven Opportunities for Human Resources." The restructuring of corporate operations and behaviors means new opportunities for HR. From Employment Relations Today (Spring 2003) (139k)
252. "A 21st Century Agenda for Technology Assessment." TA is widely known in the U.S. but little practiced. It's time to change that. From Technological Forecasting and Social Change(2001) (144k)
251. "Why Study the Future?" The corporate world looks to the future more than ever before -- but how? From Research Technology Management (May-June 2003) (117k)
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250. "No Aftermath in Iraq." Joe's commentary about what's next -- or should be -- in the Iraqi conflict. From a new series of books for students in grades 7-12 called Defeating Terrorism Developing Dreams: Beyond 9/11 and the IRAQ WAR. This is ch. 4 of Volume 2: Turning Point: The Rocky Road to Peace and Reconstruction.(2004) (288k)
249. "The Disastrous Consequences of Scientific and Technological Illiteracy." Joe's commentary from On The Horizon (11.1 2003) (33k)
248.

"Updating the Ten Commandments." It's time for a modern, secular update to the decalogue. (108k)
247. "Thinking Like a Terrorist in Latin America." A discussion of the causes and the future of terrorist activity in Latin America. (72k)
246. "Utopia - An Obsolete Concept." Joe's chapter of the book Viable Utopian Ideas: Shaping a Better World. Edited by Arthur B. Shostak, ©2003 M.E. Sharpe(55k)
"Let Us Ration More Rationally." Services have become a more important part of our well being, economy and needs, yet we have little experience in rationing services the way we have rationed goods in times of shortage. Forthcoming in the Spring 2004 issue of Technology Forecasting & Social Change. (88k)
244. “Four Perspectives on the Future of Work.” In the Spring 2002 issue of Employment Relations Today, Joe comments on four snapshots of informed opinion about this nearly universal characteristic of our lives. (80k)
243. download file 243 "The Educational System—Ignored." In this In My Opinion column from the journal On the Horizon, Joe argues that the system is performing far below what the allocation of resources and the vast employment of people should yield. (52k)
242. Joe's presentation as part of GAO's Physical Infrastructure Crosscutting Issues Planning Conference. October 2001. Pgs. 9-13 of the report (GAO-02-139) (56k)
241. Joe featured in the Sunday New York Times' Money & Business section "Five Questions" interview. January 6, 2002. (32k)
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"Whither Systems Analysis?" by Joseph Coates; Outline of Presentation on the Future of Systems Analysis, November 2001 (32k)
"Futures and Technology Assessment Research for Business Clients." Presentation by Joe Coates to the inaugural meeting of the Center for Impact Assessment Studies and Forecasting (CIASF), Warsaw, Poland, October 23, 2001. (48k) 
"Technology and the Changing City" by Joseph F. Coates, Journal of Urban Technology, August 2001, vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 95-106 (60k)
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 "A 21st Century Agenda for Science and Technology Policy" by Joseph F. Coates, Research • Technology Management, Sept. - Oct. 2001 (52k)
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"HR in an Era of New Strategic Opportunities" by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Summer 2001 pp. 1-13. (114k)
235.

 Book Review, "Decision Making for Technology Executives" by Harold A. Lindstone. Reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Technological Forecasting & Social Change 63, 101-104, 2000. (54k)
234.

 "The HR Implications of Emerging Business Models" by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Winter 2001 pp. 1-8. (58k)
233.

 "From My Perspective: Certifying Futurists", by Joseph F. Coates in Technological Forecasting & Social Change 66, 313-321, 2001. (68k)
"Scenario Planning," by Joseph F. Coates in Technological Forecasting & Social Change 65, 115-123, 2000. (68k)
"There is No Joy in My Life," by Joseph F. Coates in Research • Technology Management, November-December 2000, pp.6-8. (83k)
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"Treatment of Disease in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates in Vital Speeches of the Day, February 15, 2000, Vol. LXVI, No.9. (59k)
227.
   "1995 Reprise," by Joseph F. Coates in Strategy & Leadership, July/August/September 1999.
"Looking Ahead: My Granddaughter the Engineer," by Joseph F. Coates, Research • Technology Management, May-June2000. (43k)
224.
   "Hine sight: foresight and the bottom line," by Andy Hines, The Journal of Futures Study, Strategic Thinking and Policy, 1999.
222.
   "What is a Public Policy Issue?" by Joseph F. Coates, Office of Technology Assessment, US Congress, Washington, DC, in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1999.
Book Review, "The giant leap. Mankind heads for the stars, "by Adrian Berry. Reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 1999, Vol. 24, No. 4. (48k)
220.
 "On being a futurist," by Joseph F. Coates in Gone Today Here Tomorrow, Millennium Previews, editor: Richard A. Slaughter. (55k)
218.
   "Manufacturing in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, International Journal of Manufacturing, Technology, and Management, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2000.
"Technology Forecasting for Business Clients," by Joseph F. Coates, Futures Research Quarterly, Fall 1999.
"Thinking About Humanity in the Year 3000," by Joseph F. Coates in Futures Research Quarterly, Winter 1999. (86k)
Culture and the Selection of Techniques for Exploring the Future," by Joseph F. Coates in Journal of Futures Studies, November 2000, 5(2): 171-178. (51k)
   
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213. "Boom Time in Forecasting," by Joseph F. Coates in Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 62, 37-40 (1999). (51k)
212. "Getting at Assumptions Is Troublesome," by Joseph F. Coates, in Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 62, 97-99 (1999). (40k)
"Changing Urban Development: Housing and Community in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates. Delivered to the meeting of the Urban Land Institute and the Center for Housing Policy, Washington, DC, March 29, 1999, Vital Speeches of the Day 65, No. 22, September 1, 1999, 690-694. (62k)
209.  

Book reviews:

2025: Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines, in Foresight, the Journal of Futures Studies, Strategic Thinking and Policy, Vol. 01, No. 02. April 1999.

2025: Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines. Reviewed by Jacques Richardson in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, Vol. 24, No. 3. 1999.

2025: Scenarios of US and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines, in Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1999.

206.   "Looking Ahead: The Inevitability of Knowledge Management," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, July-August 1999.
205.   "Wild Ideas in Future Cities," by Joseph F. Coates, The Bridge, Vol. 29, No. 4, Winter 1999.
203.   "On Being a Futurist," by Joseph F. Coates, The ABN Report, Vol. 6, No. 10, pp. 9-12, January 1999.
202.   "The Expanding Constituencies for Weather Information," by Jeanne Kelly, Jennifer Jarratt, and Joseph F. Coates (Washington, DC: The Kanawha Institute, June, 1999).
201.   "Twenty-first Century Work Issues: A Look Back" by Gloria Herschel-Chow (authored by Joseph F. Coates), Employment Relations Today, Spring 1999, pp. 1-11.
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200.  

Book reviews:

The 500-Year Delta, Scoot Bruce and Bill Crawford

The Encyclopedia of Word Problems and Human Potential, Fourth Edition, Vol. 1, Union of International Associations

The Encyclopedia of Word Problems and Human Potential, Fourth Edition, Vol. 2, Union of International Associations

The Encyclopedia of Word Problems and Human Potential, Fourth Edition, Vol. 3, Union of International Associations

The Encyclopedia of Word Problems and Human Potential (CD-ROM) Union of International Associations Human Judgment and Social Policy, Kenneth R. Hammond

198.   "Exploring the Future: A 200-Year Record of expanding Competence," by Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, AAPSS, Vol. 522, pp. 12-24, July 1992.
197.   "Corporate Networks," by Joseph F. Coates, presentation at the 1999 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Washington, DC, February 17, 1999.
196.   "Being Helpful," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 61, pp. 83-88, 1999.
195.   "The Family in the 21st Century, "by Joseph F. Coates forthcoming proceedings of the 28th Annual ICSW International Conference of Social Welfare, Jerusalem, Israel, July 5-9, 1998.
193.   "The Job Hunt: Why Should I Work for You?" by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, pp. 15-22, Autumn 1998.
191.   "An Overview of Futures Methods," by Joseph F. Coates, The Knowledge Base of Future Studies, Volume 2: Organizations, Practices, Products, Hawthorne, Australia: DDM Media Group, Futures Study Centre, pp. 57-75, 1996.
190.   "The Future of Heroism," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 59, pp. 305-308, 1998.
189.   "The Picturephone and Technological Forecasting," review/correspondence by Joseph F. Coates in response to Robert W. Lucky's article, "Forecasting Information Technology," Research-Technology Management.
188.   "How to Think Like a Futurist," by Joseph F. Coates, proceedings from the Heinz Nixdorf Institute, 2nd Paderborn Conference for Scenario Planning, Nov. 24, 1998.
187.   "Where Will Technology Take US?" by Joseph F. Coates, Physics World, pp. 15-16, October 1998.
186.   "Opportunities and Consequences in Science and Technology," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management. 1998.
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185.   "The Potential Benefits from Science and Engineering for the American Infrastructure, 1985-2015," by Joseph F. Coates, Physics World, pp. 15-16, October 1998.
183.   "Business Privacy in the Early 21st Century" by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 58, pp. 167-174,1998.
182.   "Technology Assessments as Guidance to Governmental Management of New Technologies in Developing Countries" by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 58, pp. 35-46, 1998.
181.   "Long-Term Technological Trends and Their Implications for Management of New Technologies in Developing Countries" by Joseph F. Coates, International Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 14, No's. 6/7/8, 1997.
180.   Book review, Catastrophe Insurance for Tomorrow: Planning for the Future Adversity, by Neil R. Britton and John Oliver (eds.). Reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp 103-105, March 1998.
179.   "The Infotech Revolution is only just the Beginning" by Joseph F. Coates, Research and Technology Management, January-February 1998.
178.   "Readying Children for the Future" by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 1998.
177.   "The Promise of Genetics," by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines, in The Futurist, World Future Society, January-February 1998.
176.   "The Next Twenty-Five Years of Technology: Opportunities and Environmental Goals," by Joseph F. Coates, presentation at Expo 2000 OECD Forum for the Future Conference on 21st Century Technologies; Balancing Economic, Social and Environmental Goals, December 1997.
174.   "Big Changes Steer Autos Towards High-Tech Frontiers," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, September-October 1997.
173.   Book Review: The Tragedy of Technology: Human Liberation vs. Domination in the Late Twentieth Century, by Stephen Hill, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol.40, pp. 97-100, 1991.
171.   "Temporary Work, a Permanent Institution," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Summer 1997.
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170.   "Engineering and the Future of Technology," by Joseph F. Coates, The Bridge, Fall 1997.
168.   "The Future Is Now: A Review of 1985 Forecasts of HR Issues," by Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, Employment Relations Today, Winter 1998.
167. Much to Celebrate PDF File "There's Much to Celebrate," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change," Vol. 38, pp. 307-311, 1990.
166.   "China Emulating Winning the Third-World Strategy," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol.40, No.2, March-April 1997.
165.   "Forces That Would Shape the Design Industry," by Joseph F. Coates, PSMA, January-February 1997.
164.   "Historical Lessons from Technology Disruptions: Will the Storm Always Pass?" by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, vol. 54, pp. 111-117, 1997.
163.   "Emerging HR Issues for the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Winter 1997.
162.   "Fifty Years from Now," by Kristen Davis [background work provided by Joseph F. Coates], Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, January 1997.
161.   "Museums for the New Millennium," Stephen E. Weil [background provided by Joseph F. Coates, proceedings from a symposium, Center for Museum Studies, 1996.
160.   "Economists' Distortion of the Contribution of Science and Technology to the Economy," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 53, pp. 227-232, 1996.
158.   "Native Americans Defined," by Joseph F. Coates, Encyclopedia of the Future, 1996.
156. "Herman Kahn:An Appreciation," by Joseph F. Coates, Futures, Vol. 28, No. 8, pp. 787-789, 1996.
155.   "Scientific Breakthroughs," by Joseph F. Coates, Encyclopedia for the Future, 1996.
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154.   "Technology and the Future of Apartment Living," by Joseph F. Coates and John Mahaffie, Journal of Urban Technology, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 29-42, 1996.
153.   "Work Defined," by Joseph F. Coates, Encyclopedia of the Future, 1996.
152.   "Workforce Diversity Defined," by Joseph F. Coates, Encyclopedia of the Future, 1996.
151.   "The Future of Stable Cities," by Joseph F. Coates, The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Special Issue, 1996.
150.   "UK Delphi Report Merits Study by R&D Leaders," by Joseph F. Coates. Research-Technology Management, January-February 1997.
149.   "Ann Landers, Where Are You When We Need You?" by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Summer 1996.
147.   "The Future of the U.S. Census Bureau," by Joseph F. Coates [excerpt], SINET, Spring, May 1996.
146.   "Looking Ahead: Scientists, Engineers-Shortage or Surplus?" by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, July-August, 1996.
145.   "Law and Technology in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol.52, pp. 255-268, 1996.
144.   "What's Ahead for Families: Five Major Forces for Change," by Joseph F. Coates, The Futurist, World Future Society, September-October, 1996.
143.   " From My Perspective: My Ideal Client," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, May 31, 1995.
142.   "Reworking Work: Tough Times Ahead," by Joseph F. Coates, Annals of the AAPSS, March 1996.
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140.   "Video Conferencing: Enhancement or Threat?" by Joseph F. Coates. Convene, 1995.
139.   Book Review: The GAIA Atlas of Cities: New Directions for Sustainable Urban Living, by Herbert Girardet, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, The Journal of Urban Technology, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 109-117, Fall 1995.
138.   "Preparing for the Future: The Opportunities and Limitations for Informs on the Pacific Rim," by Joseph F. Coates, OR Forum, November-December 1995.
137.   "Future Trends: Implications for a Small Country," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Lecture in The Hague, November 1995.
136.   "Looking Ahead: Malaysia-the Rapidly Maturing Tiger Cub," by Joseph F. Coates, Research and Technology, January-February 1996.
133.   "From My Perspective: A Thriving Future for Terrorism," by Joseph F. Coates. Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 51, pp. 295-299, June 28, 1995.
132.   "Anticipating the Environmental Effects of Technology: A Primer and Workbook," by Joseph F. Coates and Ashok Jain, UNEP Industry and Environment, April-September, 1995.
130.   "The Challenges of Providing Future Infrastructure in an Environment of Limited Resources, New Technologies, and Changing Social Paradigms," by Joseph F. Coates, National Research Council, March 24, 1995.
129.   "From My Perspective: Agriculture in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol.50, pp. 105-109, June 1995.
127.   "Skills Required for Twenty-First Century Employment," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Autumn 1995.
126.   "From My Perspective: The Future of Humor," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 50, pp. 185-188, February 1995.
125.   "A Forum of Futurists," Teresa Crane interviews Joseph F. Coates, Planning Review, November-December 1995.
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124.   "How to Recognize a Sound Technology Forecast," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, September-October 1995.
122.   "Looking Ahead: Customization Promises Shape Competitive Edge," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, November-December 1995.
121.   "From My Perspective: What to Do When You Don't Know What You Are Doing," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 50, pp.167-170, April 1995.
118.   "Multifamily Housing: New Report Offers Insight to Industry's Future," by Richard L. Michaux and Jonathan L. Kempner [describing report prepared by Joseph F. Coates as principal author], National Real Estate Investor, May 1995.
117.   "Looking Ahead: Scientists View the Future They Will Create," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, July-August, 1995.
115.   "A Futurist Looks At Systems Science," by Joseph F. Coates, Systems Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 167-170, 1995.
114.   "Employee Development and Job Creation, " by Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, in Employees, Careers, and Job Creation, 1995.
113.   "From My Perspective: Technology Assessment, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 50, March 13, 1995.
112.   "Work and Pay in the Twenty-First Century: An Impending Crisis," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today," Spring 1995.
111.   "Brain Technology On the Way?" by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, May-June 1995.
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110.   "Focusing on the Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Jennifer Jarratt, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines, Leadership, 1995.
109.   "One Point of View: Fight the Schriesheim Uncertainty Principle," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, May-June 1995.
108.   "The Dilemma of Denial: Leadership's Shadow Revisited," by Joseph F. Coates, Futures, Vol. 26, No. 10, 1994.
107.   "Emerging Technologies in First and Third World Cities," by Joseph F. Coates, The Journal of Urban Technology, Fall 1994.
106.   "From My Perspective: A 50 Year Look Ahead," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 48, pp. 103-105, 1995.
105.   "From My Perspective: Let's Make a Movie," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 48, pp. 311-314, 1995.
104.   "From My Perspective: Ethics, the New Plague on American Civilization," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 47, pp. 345-350, 1994.
103.   "Organizational Politics: A Key to Personal Success," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Autumn 1994.
102.   "From My Perspective: Integrated Performance Systems: A Business Form for the Future," Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 47, 255-259, 1994.
100.   "Technological Forecasting: 1970-1993," by Joseph F. Coates, John B. Mahaffie, and Andy Hines, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 47, 23-33, 1994.
99.   "Looking Ahead: Managing Scientists in the Virtual Corporation," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, November-December 1994
97.   Book Review: The Evolution of Useful Things, by Henry Petroski, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, Vol. 19, No.1, 1994.
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95.   "A Cracked Crystal Ball," by Joseph F. Coates, Across the Board, May 1994.
94.   "R&D Has Central Role in the Global Economy," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol.37, No.4, July-August 1994.
93.   "The Forces Shaping Our Communities,' by Joseph F. Coates, Planning Commissioners' Journal, No. 15, Summer 1994.
92.   "Positive Changes Mark Global Environmentalism," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol. 37, No.5, September-October 1994.
90.   "Creating Integrated Performance Systems: The Business of the Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 6, No. 2, 1994.
89.   "insider Edition: Interview with Joseph F. Coates," ASAE Foundation News, Spring/Summer 1994.
88.   "Technology and Future Trends," Joseph F. Coates, Keynote Address, Proceedings from Intellibuild '94 and Facilities '94, June 21-23, 1994.
87.   "The Year 2015: A Futurist Looks Back On U.S. Technology, Society, and Economy," T'Squared, Vol. 19, No.4, April 1994,
85.   "Workplace Creativity," by Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, Employment Relations Today, Spring 1994, pp. 11-22.
84.   "What Do the Tender-Minded Have to Teach the Tough-Minded?" by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 45, 103-107, 1994.
83.   "A Chrestomathy of Flawed Forecasts," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 45, 307-311, 1994.
82.   "From My Perspective: Democracy in America: A Darkening Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change,38, 101-106, 1990.
79.   "Critical Questions for Technological Decision Making and Environmental Effects," by Joseph F. Coates, Environmental Technology Assessment, No.1, Summer 1993.
78.   " From My Perspective: Communism is Dead, Now Let's Bury Capitalism," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, March 1993.
77.   "The Pundits," by Joseph F. Coates, Forecast, January-February, 1994.
76.   Book Review: Technologies and Society: Shaping of People and Things, by Ron Westrum, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Impact Assessment, Winter 1993
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75.   Book Review: The Next Three Futures: Paradigms of Things to Come, by Warren Wager, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Futures Research Quarterly, Winter 1993.
74.   Book Review: Megamistakes: Forecasting and the Myth of Rapid Technological Change by Steven P. Schnaars, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Technology Forecasting & Social Change, July 1989.
73.   Book Review: Controlling Technology: Contemporary Issues ed. By William B. Thompson, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Technology Forecasting & Social Change, February 1993.
72.   "Confronting the Risks to Your Business," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, January-February 1994.
71.   "Robots Coming-Eventually," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, March-April 1994.
69.   "Ecology-Its Future Promise," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol. 36, No.6, November-December 1993.
68.   "Moving the Census Into the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change,44, 325-329, 1993.
67.   "Shaking the Foundations: Mineral Industries in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Minerals Engineering, Vol.6, No. 11, pp. 1111-1116, 1993. Presented as Keynote Address, at SME Annual Meeting, Reno, Nev. February 1993.
66.   "Black Americans: Bad Press But Good Prospects for Employment," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Autumn 1993, pp. 267-271
65.   "The Future of the Federal City - Washington, DC," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 44, 219-227, 1993.
62.   "The Electronic Workplace," by Joseph F. Coates, People Information, Vol.1, No.2, February 1992, pp. 10-16.
61.   "HR: From Overhead to Profit Center," by Joseph F. Coates, People Information, Vol.1, No.1, January 1992, pp. 1-5.
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60.   Book Review: Revisioning Philosophy by James Ogilvy, 1992,. reviewed by Joseph F. Coates. Futures Research Quarterly, Spring 1993, pp. 93-94.
59.   "An Edgeless Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Across the Board, April 1993.
58.   "Going to Work: What a Waste of Time and Money," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Spring 1993.
57.   "The Three R's: Recycle, Reclaim, Remanufacture," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, May-June 1993.
55.   "From My Perspective: A Suicidal Industry (Airlines) Assisted by Dr. Death (FAA)," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 43. 91-97, 1993.
54.   "Science and Technology Issues/ Opportunities for the New U.S. Administration," by Joseph F. Coates. Research-Technology Management
53.   Book Review: Alternative Futures for the State Courts of 2020 by James A. Dator and Sharon J. Rodgers (State Justices Institute and American Judicature Society, Chicago, 1991, 206 pages), reviewed by Joseph F. Coates in Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 43, 99-100, 1993.
52.   "No Room for the Engineer as Nerd," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management 36, No.2, March-April 1993.
51.   Book Review: World 2010: A New Order of Nations by Charles W. Taylor (Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.), reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Futures Research Quarterly, Winter 1992.
50.   "From My Perspective: Why Is It So Difficult to Do Anything?" by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 42, 413-417, 1992.
49.   "From My Perspective: Rural America: A Future of Decline and Decay Unless...," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Forecasting & Social Change, 43, 205-208. 1993.
47.   "Point of View: The Despoilers of Human Resources," by Joseph F. Coates, Employment Relations Today, Autumn 1992.
46.   Book Review: Crucial Questions About the Future by Allen Tough (University Press of America, Lanham, Md., 1991), reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Futures Research Quarterly, Fall 1992.
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45.   "The Future of Tourism: the Effect of Science and Technology," by Joseph F. Coates, in Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. LVIII No. 24, October 1, 1992.
44.   "Five Strategies of HR, Issues of the 1990s and Beyond," by Joseph F. Coates, HR Horizons, Issue 110, 1992.
43.   "Public Policy Actors and Futures: Considerations in Wildlife Management," by Joseph F. Coates in American Fish and Wildlife Policy, edited by William R. Mangun, Southern Illinois Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville, 1992.
42.   "Preparing for the Urban Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 43, 309-16, 1992.
41.   "Third World Housing," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 42, 91-95, 1992.
39.   "America, 2001," by Joseph F. Coates, Across the Board, April 1992.
38.   "Looking Ahead: R&D Firms Building Creative Environments," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, July-August, Vol. 35, No.4, April 1992, pp. 6-7.
37.   "Trends Shaping the Materials Revolution," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 41, 189-192. 1992.
36.   "Doing R&D in the Former Soviet Union," by Joseph F. Coates, Research-Technology Management, Vol. 35, No.5, September-October 1992.
34.   Book Review: Between MITI and the Market: Japanese Industrial Policy, by Daniel I. Okimoto, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 41, September 1992.
33.   In the Year 2025: Forecasting for the Future, Short Course, by Joseph F. Coates, The Smithsonian Campus on the Mall, 1992.
32.   "The Future: Trends into the Twenty-First Century," Special Issue of The Annals of APSS, Vol. 522, Special Editors Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, July 1992.
31.   "Voice Mail: the New Rage and Outrage," by Joseph F. Coates, IABC Communications World, March 1992.
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30.   "Impacts We Will Be Assessing in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Impact Assessment Bulletin, International Association for Impact Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 4, 1991, pp. 8-25.
29.   "Revolutionary Technologies," by Joseph F. Coates, Leaders, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 1992, pp. 76-77.
28.   "The Energy and Environmental Future, by Joseph F. Coates, Clean Air Act Amendments Conference, An Economic Opportunity for Illinois, of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Energy Resources Center, 1990, pp. 21-27.
26.   "Reviving Rural Life," by Joseph F. Coates, Jennifer Jarratt, and Lara Ragunas, The Futurist, March-April 1992.
25.   "People, Values, and Information: the Changing Consumer Market," by Joseph F. Coates, Proceedings of a Conference on Consumer Protection in the Year 2000: Changes and Implications, Washington, DC, October 23, 1992.
24.   "Cutting Edge Technologies: the Pharmaceutical Laboratory of the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol.3, No.4, 1991, pg. 427.
23.   Book Review: The Pencil: a History of Design and Circumstance, by Henry Petroski, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, Vol. 16, No. 3, 1991.
22.   "The Sixteen Sources of Environmental Problems in the 21st Century," by Joseph F. Coates, in Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 40, 87-91, 1991.
21.   "Science, Technology, and Human Rights," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change 40, 389-391, 1991.
20.   "The Corporation and Education," Across the Board, The Conference Board Magazine, October 1991.
19.   "Factors Shaping and Shaped by the Environment, 1990-2010," by Joseph F. Coates, Futures Research Quarterly, Fall 1991.
17.   "Tourism and the Environment: Realities of the 1990s," by Joseph F. Coates, World Travel and Tourism Review, CAB International, Vol.1, 1991.
16.   Science and Technology Advice to the President, Congress, and the Judiciary," Book Reviews, by Joseph F. Coates. Technological Forecasting & Social Change 39, 331-334, 1991.

Report of the Miller Center Commission on the Presidency and Science, Advising the Presidency and Science Advising

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy: An Analysis

Science and Technology Advice in the White House: Recommendations for President-Elect George Bush
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15.   Book Review: Information Society and Spatial Structure, ed. by H. Ernste and C. Jaeger, reviewed by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change 39, 327-330, 1991.
14.   "Immigration: Then, Now, and in the Future," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change 39, 411-415, 1991.
13.   "Today's Events Produce Tomorrow's Communications Issue," by Joseph F. Coates, IABC Communication World, June-July 1991.
12.   "Toys and Technology," by Joseph F. Coates, Impact Assessment Bulletin of the International Association of Impact Assessment, Vol.7, No.1, 1989.
11.   "The Dark Prospects for the American Economy," by Joseph F. Coates, a presentation to the World Future Society Annual Assembly: The Great Debates, July 18, 1989.
10.   "From My Perspective: The Inevitable Question," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change 38. 409-413, 1990.
9.   "Business Communication in Millennium II," by Joseph F. Coates, IABC Communication World, May-June 1990.
8.   "Searching for Trends in the Human Resources Environment," by Joseph F. Coates and Jennifer Jarratt, in Environmental Scanning, Manual London, Emily S. Bassman, and John P. Fernandez, eds., Human Resource Forecasting and Strategy Development Series, Quorum Books, New York, 1990, pp. 3-14.
6.   "Engineering in the Year 2000," by Joseph F. Coates, Mechanical Engineering, October 1990.
5.   "From My Perspective: The Future of War," by Joseph F. Coates, Technological Forecasting & Social Change 38, 201-205, 1990.
4.   "Retailing Revolution: The Wiring of America," by Joseph F. Coates, Retail Info Systems News, Vol.2, No.1, January-February 1989.
2.   "Future Use of Cellular Technology," by Jennifer Jarratt and Joseph F. Coates, Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 14, No. 1, February 1990.
1.   "The Executive in the Third Millennium, by Joseph F. Coates, Vital Speeches of the Day, Vol. LVI, No.12, April 1, 1990.
   

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