To better understand the future, you need to think about the future. For those of you 40 years or older, ponder this question: In the age of FaceBook, will reunions even be necessary? A counter question for those of you under 25 years of age to consider is this: If you are still FaceBooking your [...]
I'm not a neat freak and I'm certainly not a germophobe but this recent article on germs does highlight an area where I believe a great many people need to do some unlearning: Risk assessment. Did you know, for example, that your desk at work (or home) may have 400 times more germs than a [...]
Last year, I wrote about 10 jobs of the future. One of the jobs I listed was Video-Book editor. To better understand just what might be involved in this job, I invite you to watch this fascinating three-minute video of Mike Matas discussing next-generation digital media. After watching it I think you’ll grasp why society [...]
(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, 20/20 Vision: 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, host of www.futur1st.com. This chapter covers advances in the field of robotics.) In the [...]
The big breakthrough in finding Osama Bin Laden came when intelligence analysts first noticed the million dollar compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan didn't have internet access. Next, the analysts observed the occupants never took their garbage to the street (like the other neighbors did) and instead preferred to burn it inside the compound. Finally, they knew [...]
Seth Godin has a wonderful post today entitled "Headroom" in which he states, "The only thing worse than being able to say, "my boss won't let me," is having to acknowledge, "my boss will let me." It's a great point. Now what if, as a manager or leader in your organization, you told people your default managerial [...]
I'm a big fan of Tony Carrillo's comic strip "F Minus" for one simple reason: He sees the world from a slightly different perspective ... as today's strip amply demonstrates. Interested in training yourself to see things from a different perspective? Check out these related Posts: Which is More Dangerous: A Jungle or a Tiger [...]
If your world changed would you recognize it? All of us like to believe we would. Unfortunately, this isn't true ... as the older gentlemen in this video demonstrates: I (Note: It was because of such insights that Dan Simons' book, The Invisible Gorilla, made my list of the Top Ten Books on Unlearning for [...]
Dear Readers: I just learned that TED (Technology, Education and Design) is soliciting one-minute video applications for the honor of earning the right to present at its 2012 TED. Since I had some free time on my hands this afternoon (and because I’d love the chance to present at TED), I put together this clip. [...]
Last year, on my other website, I mentioned that there was a beautiful call to the future in Eric Whitacre's "virtual symphony." Recently, I stumbled upon this short but thought provoking video by Debbie Kroeker (who can also be followed on Twitter under the name @grammarcanuck). Because it ties together my passion for unlearning with [...]
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