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The Future of Marketing 2012 and Beyond
Recently some clients have asked me to think about marketing, brands, consumers, the new media, technology, and how the new relationships among these elements are changing old enterprise/customer relationships. Fundamentally I think the deepest shift that is going to happen can be captured by asking one important question. Traditionally, one might ask which brands you [...]
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Top 5 Strangest Predictions of 2011
The most recent edition of The Futurist magazine included The Best Predictions of 2011. Here are some that seem stranger to us than the others. 1. Thought Helmets. According to Gerwin Schalk, an Albany Medical College scientist, by the year 2020 we will have thought helmets. Though these helmets will probably not be for commercial [...]
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The future for people with disabilities
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking to the annual conference of the Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities in the state of Indiana. More than 400 people had gathered, both people with disabilities and advocates, for a 2-day conference. The theme was Celebrating Community. More than two decades ago I had done quite [...]
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Visits from 128 Nations to Futurist.com
In the last 30 days Futurist.com received visits from people living in 128 different countries. This is slightly above our average of about 120 nations a month. Nearly 12,000 page views is good, but the global interest in the future is constantly impressive to me. If you look, we were visited by nearly every country [...]
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Is West Side Story still America’s story?
Seattle’s Cinerama has been hosting the 70mm Film Festival for the past couple of weeks, featuring classic films from 2001: A Space Odyssey to My Fair Lady. Yesterday I was able to go see West Side Story. My first time ever having seen the musical, I was impressed with the cinematography (advanced for the ‘60s) [...]
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iCAREweCARE – Young People Creating Preferred Futures
iCAREweCARE.org is a global network of high school and college students coordinating their volunteer efforts to focus on issues they really care about, in order to make a bigger difference in the world. The Founder is a dynamic high school student from the Seattle, Washington area, Priyanka Jain. We had the opportunity to interview her [...]
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Future Trends and Philanthropy: How good are your predictions, Glen?
One of the most frequently asked questions to me as a professional futurist is, “So what have you gotten right in the past when you’ve been predicting the future?” Now, I don’t sell myself as a predictor, really. In fact I tell people I am more a consumer of those who specialize in predictions, and [...]
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Future of Money in American Politics
This is really interesting, did not know this. In 1976 and in 1980, when Jimmy Carter ran against Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, respectively, for President, the presidential campaigns raised… 0 dollars. That is, both Carter, and Ford and Reagan, took no campaign contributions. Instead, all the campaigns were paid for only by public financing [...]
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Keeping up with Carbon Nation
August 1st, 2011 was the DVD release of Peter Byck’s film Carbon Nation, a climate change solutions movie [that doesn't even care if you believe in climate change]. Now Carbon Nation is a nominee for the 21st annual Environmental Media Awards (EMA) in the documentary category! “The annual EMA Awards honor film and television personalities, [...]
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Saying No to Surgery: Heart Attack Victim Chooses Food over Technology
Is it wise to choose a better diet over surgery? The answer may be yes! After studying cancer and finding that certain cultures around the world do not get heart disease, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., a general surgeon, discovered that a strict diet can prevent heart attacks. In this case, the diet is difficult to [...]
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