BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:934bc3d7-c13e-42f2-92a5-8560fc1dc6be.220219@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20220222T231214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T231214Z LOCATION:Roy Blunt Hall 002 Lecture Hall SUMMARY:GGP Seminar: Seth Harrell - "When You Can See Down the River\, but You Can't See Around the Bend" DESCRIPTION:Seth Harrell is an MSU alumnus\, B.S. Geography - 2002\, and a native of Springfield. His presentation is subtitled\, "How Geography is related to and enhanced by Foresight." Foresight is a highly interdiscip linary field of study that is inherently connected with the sustainabilit y movement and shares a common history. He will describe how being introd uced to the Tragedy of the Commons\, as a Missouri State University geogr aphy student\, led him to a career helping organizations think about the future. He will explain what Foresight is\, how it overlaps with geograph y\, the importance of systems thinking to sustainability\, and the many b enefits of foresight methods such as enhancing urban strategic planning.\ n\n\nFollowing graduation\, Harrell was a member of the arts community in Austin\, Texas\, for several years. Austin is where he first became awar e of the unique field of study known as Foresight and being taught at the University of Houston. Since earning a Master of Science in Foresight\, he has worked on a range of topics\, such as the futures of live sports\, Alzheimer's disease\, pipeline construction\, pet care and more. His rec ent work has been consulting global consumer goods conglomerates on the f uture of food and packaging technologies which has contributed to new gro cery products. Harrell was recently given the honor of being the sole Nor th American to be named as one of six Emerging Fellows\, by the Associati on of Professional Futurists\, whose writings will be featured in 2022. I n addition to foresight work\, he continues to be a part of the local mus ic community\, including a brief stint traveling the world while performi ng as John Lennon for the Branson-based Liverpool Legends. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Se th Harrell is an MSU alumnus\, B.S. Geography - 2002\, and a native of Sp ringfield. His presentation is subtitled\, "How Geography is related to a nd enhanced by Foresight<em>."&nbsp\;</em>Foresight is a highly interdisc iplinary field of study that is inherently connected with the sustainabil ity movement and shares a common history. He will describe how being intr oduced to the Tragedy of the Commons\, as a Missouri State University geo graphy student\, led him to a career helping organizations think about th e future. He will explain what Foresight is\, how it overlaps with geogra phy\, the importance of systems thinking to sustainability\, and the many benefits of foresight methods such as enhancing urban strategic planning .</p>\n<p>Following graduation\, Harrell was a member of the arts communi ty in Austin\, Texas\, for several years. Austin is where he first became aware of the unique field of study known as Foresight and being taught a t the University of Houston. Since earning a Master of Science in Foresig ht\, he has worked on a range of topics\, such as the futures of live spo rts\, Alzheimer's disease\, pipeline construction\, pet care and more. Hi s recent work has been consulting global consumer goods conglomerates on the future of food and packaging technologies which has contributed to ne w grocery products.&nbsp\;Harrell was recently given the honor of being t he sole North American to be named as one of six Emerging Fellows\, by th e Association of Professional Futurists\, whose writings will be featured in 2022. In addition to foresight work\, he continues to be a part of th e local music community\, including a brief stint traveling the world whi le performing as John Lennon for the Branson-based Liverpool Legends.</p> </body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220408T153000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.geosciences.MissouriState.edu CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR