The day after the election I will have the opportunity as a futurist speaker to address the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, HRMAC. They have posted a preview interview of my program, on YouTube.
At their annual summit I will be speaking about the fundamental trends based on my book, Turning the [...]

For a long time visitors here have been able to view my futurist keynote speaking sample video here at the website. That video, a variety of short cuts from my futurist speeches is now available at YouTube, in my YouTube channel, futuristtube. At YouTube you can see more of our videos by searching [...]

The Future of Leadership: Moving through Complexity
We’ve become aware of an interesting trend in leadership development: exploring expression and movement as a method for engaging change.
I just returned from the launch of a leadership program offered by the Banff Centre in Alberta: Powerful Expressions – Leadership that Moves Us. The first of a 4-part series [...]

From Science Daily we learn of a new study published in the Journal of BioScience, Sep. 2008, on potential impacts of thawing arctic permafrost. Over millennia, according to the study authors, northern latitude permafrost has sequestered a trillion tons of organic compounds. Warming in the Arctic, which melts the polar ice cap, also [...]

Among the interesting policy positions of the new Vice President nominee designate of the Republican Party, Sarah Palin, is that global warming, if it exists, is not related to human activity, and that polar bears are in no danger in the Arctic and thus do not need endangered species designation. As a futurist speaker, [...]

Gerd Leonard, EU-based media futurist and I just got a nice notice for our video series in a blog called SkipVision, by David Potsiadlo. He links to all of our online videos about media futures and the forces impacting the future of media. He says,
Remember when you were a kid and used [...]

This is just a quick note to alert you to two currently available articles that feature quotes from me, noted for me by Google news alerts.
The first is actually about China and the Beijing Olympics, “Beijing results serve food for thought,” which appears in the blog at the WRAL TV station out of Raleigh Durham, [...]

The current issue of The Economist, August 16-22, 2008, on news stands now, features a paid special section entitled “The Future of Energy: Sustainability Rules in 2030.” Comments from Futurist.com founder and futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra are prominently featured by the article author, writer Morey Stettner.
In this piece, sponsored by BP, the writer [...]

In a blog post last week we discussed an innovation in urban housing, and presented a video interview and tour. The full tour, in 4 video episodes, is now available.
The video series can also be seen at YouTube.
Glen Hiemstra is a futurist speaker, consultant, blogger, internet TV show host and founder of Futurist.com. [...]

The future of housing in the United States, and the world, is one of the most important issues we face. In the U.S. housing has been hit with a perfect storm:
1. Demographic changes including an older population, smaller households, and a younger population with differing values – all of which mean a mismatch [...]