Problems in the teaching of Technological Forecasting

The article “Technology and Society” by Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon in the Oklahoma Business Bulletin of January 1970, attendance at the “Environmental Forecasting Conference” at the University of Texas in January 1970, and some recent experiences in classroom teaching of the subject “Technological Forecasting” impel me to submit this paper. The objective of this article is to present some views on the development of a curriculum which would prepare students to cope with the problems raised by Dr. Hollomon's closing observation “If we do not learn how to control the adverse effects of technology we can never benefit from its bounty.” Attention of the reader is invited to the referenced article and the questions and problems raised therein by Dr. Hollomon.