Futurist Interest Group (FIG)

Purpose

The Futurist Interest Group (FIG) prepares CAL members to take advantage of tomorrow’s opportunities to vitally serve their communities.

Context

To address the rapidly changing world – technological, social, and otherwise, the Futurist Interest Group (FIG) engages in future-focused content from a broad spectrum of fields and consider implications for libraries. The FIG functions as a think tank: tracking trends, addressing issues relevant to Colorado libraries, and sharing their knowledge with members and member organizations.

Strategies

FIG will:

• vigilantly track emerging trends across many sectors and disciplines.

• offer opportunities to library leaders and staff to embrace change through a mindset of proactive adaptation.

• develop scenarios, cast predictive frames, and provoke discussion to prepare libraries to be future-ready.

• provide opportunities to strengthen the future of libraries in Colorado through speakers, workshops, publications, and conference activities.
  
  

Meetings
2023: CALFIG meeting will take place at 2 pm pm the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Visit CAL's calendar for the Zoom links.

Leadership Group 
Kieran Hixon
Christine Kreger
Jamie LaRue

For more information, check out Colorado Association of Libraries Futurist Interest Group

To join this group, you may self-select the Futurist Interest Group member designation on your member profile (instructions provided on the CAL Interest Groups' page) and email any member of the Futurist Leadership Group.

Participation in CAL's interest groups and committees is a benefit of CAL membership; however, non-members may audit a meeting before joining CAL. Not a member yet? Click here to join.