Probing the future carries Joe Coates into activities all over the world. His speeches on the future appear in Vital Speeches of the Day and Representative American Speeches. As a successful businessman and president of a firm he founded in 1979, Coates & Jarratt, Inc., he designs and delivers studies of the future for business and government clients. This broad experience of creating a coherent view of the future generates fresh insights to present to his audiences. Joe hones his skills as a futurist in writing and speaking. He is co-author of Future Work, What Futurists Believe, and Issues Management. He writes columns for Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Research and Technology Management. He also teaches courses on the future and technology as a member of the adjunct faculty at the George Washington University.