Welcome to Futurist.com, site of futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra

Glen is a futurist speaker, futurist consultant, writer, blogger, internet video producer and host, and Founder of Futurist.com. Glen is the author of Turning the Future Into Revenue: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Future (Wiley & Sons), and co-author of Strategic Leadership: Achieving Your Preferred Future. To arrange for a futurist keynote speech, contact us.


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Blue Mars is coming - improved shared 3D experience on the Web

July 1st, 2009

Someday has arrived.
Someday the net will enable robust, shared 3D experiences.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences will be secure and stable.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences that are secure and stable will be relatively simple to produce using mostly off-the-shelf and familiar tools.
Someday robust, shared 3D experiences that are secure and stable, created with off-the-shelf, familiar tools [...]

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Futurist.com is dedicated to disseminating information about the future. Whether you are interested in how we recover from the economic meltdown, the future of energy, the future of health care, the future of transportation, the future of housing, future trends in technology, climate change, or any of the other compelling issues of our time, you will find answers here. Futurist.com is also dedicated to creating preferred futures, and offers expertise in long-range planning.


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Futurist.com writings: Blog, Articles, Annual Outlook

Futurist.com Online Video: short videos on a variety of topics, and audio-video archives

Future Talks: Futurists Glen Hiemstra and Gerd Leonhard speak on future trends and media

Navigating the New Economic Era

This is not our father's recession. What emerges on the other side will not be a traditional recovery but rather a new kind of economy, and society. We invite you to explore our site to learn more about how and why we ended up in this current situation, and what the factors are that will shape our transition to the next era.

Difficult times tend to produce the most innovative and creative responses. We have an opportunity to re-think our fundamental premises. Are you ready to navigate the new economic era? This is not our father's recession, but it could be our children's renaissance.


About Us

The future has lessons to teach us, if we listen to it. Learn more about us, what we believe, the founder of Futurist.com Glen Hiemstra, and principal contributors Brenda Cooper, Kanna Hudson, and Amy Frazier. Many additional writers contribute.

Glen Hiemstra

Glen Hiemstra

Futurist.com is the website and blog founded by Glen Hiemstra. We write about future trends, planning, and shaping the future. Glen is a futurist speaker, author, and consultant.

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