David J. Staley, PhD, is Principal of The DStaley Group. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of History and Director of the Harvey Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching at the Ohio State University. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Staley was a professor of history at Heidelberg University and at Marietta College. In addition to numerous publications on futuring, he has written two books, History and Future: Using Historical Thinking to Imagine the Future (Lexington Books, 2007); and Computers, Visualization, and History: How New Technologies Will Transform Our Understanding of the Past. (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2003). A creative and "outside of the box" thinker, Staley is also an encyclopedist, artist, and digital exhibition maker. In addition to his work with The DStaley Group, he is a principal with Futuring Associates, and is president of Columbus Futurists, the local chapter of the World Future Society.
He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of History and Director of the Harvey Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching at the Ohio State University. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Staley was a professor of history at Heidelberg University and at Marietta College. In addition to numerous publications on futuring, he has written two books, History and Future: Using Historical Thinking to Imagine the Future (Lexington Books, 2007); and Computers, Visualization, and History: How New Technologies Will Transform Our Understanding of the Past. (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2003). A creative and "outside of the box" thinker, Staley is also an encyclopedist, artist, and digital exhibition maker. In addition to his work with The DStaley Group, he is a principal with Futuring Associates, and is president of Columbus Futurists, the local chapter of the World Future Society.