Archive for March, 2009
What a Futurist Does
At his blog (take a look) Richard Leyland provides a very good summation of Black Swan theory, narrative fallacy, and complex systems. Just a thought to add, about “futurism” and futurists. There is a popular misconception by those outside this profession that the goal of a futurist must be to make some kind of accurate [...]
Full StoryFuture of Technology – Twitter and a webcast archive
Yesterday I enjoyed speaking to the Woods Creek Consulting Technology Executive roundtable group. My assignment as a futurist speaker was to share news of the leading edge of technology development. We also did a live webcast, which was announced here, a link that also takes you to the webcast archive and to the slide show [...]
Full StoryWhat is a futurist?
Want to know some of what a futurist does day by day? Check out this nice summary of how she scans the daily environment, by Brenda Cooper, at her blog, brenda-cooper.com.
Full StoryLive Webcast: Future Trends in Technology
At 4:00 PM Pacific time (U.S.) I will be presenting a program on interesting future technology for a Technology Executive Roundtable, coordinated by Nancy Truitt Pierce and her company, Woods Creek Consulting, You can tune into the Webcast in the viewer here, or by linking to our “futurist” channel at the webcast host, UsStream TV. [...]
Full StoryHow Long Will the Recession Last?
A topic on everyone’s mind is how long the current recession will last? That this recession is steeper and deeper than any since the early 1980′s, and it looks now like any since the Depression, is becoming fact. But when do we turn around? I have been addressing this question and the economic meltdown for [...]
Full StoryBehavioral Targeting, Advertising, Google and the Future
Behavioral targeting of advertising has been around for a long time. The seriousness of this game was increased when Google bought Double-Click a couple of years ago. In the last two weeks there was a flurry of news as Google announced an escalation of this approach to advertising. Google is testing enhanced tracking of individual [...]
Full StoryFuturism as seen from the outside
Nice intro to futurism by blogger Alex Marshall He gives Futurist.com good props for what we do. He especially highlights an article on 11 trends to pay attention to, written clear back in 2006 but still a relevant demo of foresight. I’d tell Alex that scifi can be respectable. In fact, I find that good [...]
Full StoryFuture Careers and Aging
Not long ago I had the opportunity to interview Jan Reha, whose company is Career Discovery, Inc. We talked about the challenge of career adjustment in the current economy. Jan aims her practice at people in transition, as well as a wider clientele, and I asked her specifically what she is advising older workers, as [...]
Full StoryThe Future of Insurance, a futurist speaker program by Glen Hiemstra
On March 6, 2009 I had the opportunity to present a keynote on the future of insurance for Explore Information Services, a unit of USIS. This was a meeting of their advisory forum, a group of about thirty North American insurance companies that focus on property and automobile insurance. My job was to think with [...]
Full StoryAIG and Future Media and Insurance
With AIG dominating the American news right now, one wonders two things. First, the national media, and now the blog-o-sphere, increasingly behave as one – chasing the latest shark in the water. Nate Silver lays out how it happens. No question that AIG bonuses are the sharks of March 2009. But is that what matters? [...]
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