Top Ten Tech Trends for 2015
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The Future of Banking: Customers Pocket the Change
(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from an updated version book, 20/20 Foresight: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow. This chapter covers trends in the banking and financial services sectors.) By the end of 2013, peer-to-peer lending services had issued $2.4 billion in loans, and it’s estimated that in 2014 the amount lent will more than double [...]
Futurist Jack Uldrich’s Predictions for 2015
(Editorial note: The “predictions” are not to be taken literally. Rather, each is reflective of a broader technological trend that will impact and influence the year ahead). The New Tesla “Bug.” In January, Tesla’s stock will plunge 23 percent on news that an undisclosed number of its new SUV’s were hacked during rush hour. The [...]
Seeing What You Can’t See
The more time I spend as a futurist, the more humble I become. As a visual learner, I've become fond of analogies or metaphors that help keep me humble--often, by reminding me of my ignorance. The New York Times recently published this piece, What North Dakota Would Look Like If Its Oil Lines Were Above Ground, and [...]
Kiss the Future
I'm in New York City this Thanksgiving, and yesterday I went to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. One of the stranger sights was seeing "Kiss"--the Rock Band from the late 1970's--perform. To me, it was a tangible reminder of how things once considered "fringe" have a curious way of becoming mainstream over time. As [...]
10 “Game Changing” Technologies Poised to Transform the World in 2015
The past year has witnessed a series of startling advances. In March, researchers at Harvard used a 3D printer to construct a blood vessel. It is an advance could prove critical in printing fully functioning kidneys. In May, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute revealed they had created a new life form by adding DNA [...]
Futurist Jack Uldrich on the Future of Energy Efficiency
This article, Futurist Jack Uldrich Shares 7 Trends Shaping the Future of Energy Efficiency, and the accompanying 3-minute video provide an excellent summary of the keynote talk I recently delivered in Austin, Texas at CLEAResult's annual summit in Austin, Texas.
Futurist Jack Uldrich’s Keynote on “Inspiring Ingenuity”
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How to Embrace Ambiguity With a Shot of Whiskey
One of my preferred strategies for thinking about--and dealing with--the future is "to embrace ambiguity." Not surprisingly, I'm often asked, "How does a person learn to embrace ambiguity?" It's a great question and I'd argue that it begins by acknowledging the existence of ambiguity. To illustrate this point, I turn to the famous "If by whiskey" [...]
Awkward Technologies Do Mature
When we first see new technologies, often they are big, fat and awkward. (Think of early versions of the cellphone.) Over time, the technologies mature and morph into sleeker and more elegant objects. Please keep this point in mind when you encounter early versions of virtual reality technologies such as Oculus Rift or Samsung's "Project [...]