Realizing that the driving force within any society for thinking constructively about the future is usually an image of what that future is or should be, this paper evaluates the nature and variety of images held in modern society. The hypothesis is that the ease with which images of all kinds are generated, transmitted, and received has led to…

Summaries of four workshops sponsored by the Institute For The Future (IFF) are presented. Each focuses on a particular aspect of the social impact of computers: (1) computer models and simulations as aids to decision making; (2) the use of computers in financial operations; (3) perceptions, attitudes, and literacy regarding computers (i.e.,…