The future creates the present. Is this idea new to you? In March I had the welcome opportunity to keynote a Smart Meetings gathering, in the Seattle area. Afterwards, the hosts interviewed me about a key concept in my keynote, that our image of...
Continue ReadingImagine the city of tomorrow, not the distant future but a decade or two from now. That city could, if we choose, be smart, connected, solar, sustainable. In fact it could be beyond sustainable. This was the assignment I took from First Utility in...
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This past week I had the privilege of helping to host the Association of Professional Futurists in an annual gathering, as part of the planning committee. The Association was celebrating its 15th Anniversary, and it was an opportunity for these professional futurists to look...
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Creating a new transportation future is one of my favorite themes. A variety of developments are making this possible, from autonomous driving possibilities to new tech like Hyperloop, to intelligent infrastructure and the desirability of denser more walkable cities. This Spring I had the...
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The most distinguishing feature of humans is that we contemplate the future. We are built to be futurists. This is the conclusion drawn from recent scientific work, according to Martin E.P. Seligman and John Tierney in the New York Times. In their article, “We...
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