My
Background
Terry Foster
Futurist/ Author
Everyone has a story so if I'm going to tell you stories, I should at least start with my own.
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My name is Terry Foster and I am a Futurist.
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Ever since I was young, I would look around and ponder what the world would look like in the future. Would we live on other planets? Would we still have to go to work each day?
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After spending most of my life working in various careers, first as a chef, then as a woodworker, I would constantly talk about the future to anyone who would listen. I would discuss the latest in technology news that I stumbled upon or a documentary I might have been watching on climate change or some other major issue.
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Eventually, I started to research more into areas of science, technology, sociology, philosophy, and even history. I began to look at the problems the world was facing today, such as poverty, natural resources, population, and the environment; and started asking myself if these problems would still exist in 500 years.
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I started to explore obscure, almost rebel ideas about how we might have solved these problems in the future and started to think backward. I began to piece together a vision of the future where none of the traditional struggles still exist.
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This is when I decided it was time to start writing. Now, I am dedicating my time to introducing these ideas and the ideas of many futurists before me, into the world.
Education
2017-2019
Conestoga College
Multimedia Journalism
Honours With Distinction
Journalist Of The Year Award
Best Multimedia News Story Award
Entrepreneurship & Promotion Award
Academic Excellence Scholarship
2017-2019
Conestoga College
Social Media Marketing
Post-Graduate Certificate Program
2005-2006
Stratford Chef School
Culinary Arts