One reason people are frequently caught by surprise by the future -- be it the emergence of a new technology, the disruption of an old business model, or an unexpected shift in human behavior -- is because they make the assumption that just because something has never happened in the past that it never will [...]
You can see the future ... if you know where to look. One good place to look is on the inside of the newspaper. For example, here are just four articles from the inside of today's newspaper: Article #1 discusses the driverless car. Article #2 talks about the "officeless office." Article #3 notes that for [...]
What if your glasses could allow you to see more than just the physical world? What if they could also allow you to see the information underlining much of the world around you? If that doesn't make much sense to you, watch this two-minute video from Google's new "Project Glass" and you'll see a startling [...]
As a professional futurist, I speak frequently about how "augmented reality" will transform a variety of industries. As a frequent keynote speaker, I'm also always looking for innovative new ways to engage my audience with powerful stories, illusions and metaphors. Until yesterday, however, I didn't fully appreciate how augmented reality may transform the art of [...]
Back in 2008, I encouraged experts in the health care, pharmaceutical and insurance industries to "jump the curve" and begin contemplating the consequences of being able to sequence the human genome for $1000. This future appears likely to arrive by the end of 2012 -- a year earlier than I originally estimated. Alas, the future [...]
Last year, in a survey of global CEO's, it was said that creativity and innovative thinking would be the most critical skills of the future. As a futurist and business forecaster, I agree. It's a cliche to say we need "to think outside the box" but I want to share with you just two ideas [...]
Not knowing how to use a new technology has a long and storied past. The latest video to capture this idea in a humorous way comes compliments of a German TV show: For funny videos from the past, check out these two videos:
(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, 20/20 Foresight: A Futurist Looks Ahead to the Ten Trends That Will Shape the World of 2020, that I am writing with the able assistance of fellow futurist Simon Anderson. This chapter takes a look at the future of retail.) In the summer of 2011, Tesco, [...]
Do you remember the 1987 movie, Wall Street, in which Michael Douglas plays Wall Street tycoon, Gordon Gecco. In the movie, they show Gekko using a Motorola DynaTac 8000X cellphone. In 1987, the phone--which is now known as "The Brick"--cost $3,995.00. Fast forward to 2012. The photo to your right (below) is of an unemployment [...]
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