The Future Is Coming Faster Than You Think
As motorists, we continually scan the areas of the road to our left, right, and behind us, but the most important place to examine is… Read More »The Future Is Coming Faster Than You Think
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Are You Living in The Past or The Future?
Some people are fascinated by the past and enjoy reflecting on and learning about everything that has occurred up until the present time (possibly thinking… Read More »Are You Living in The Past or The Future?
Are Humans Really Not Built For Utopia?
Utopia, what is it about? A positive vision of the future. What is it about human beings working together, living together being together without conflict that… Read More »Are Humans Really Not Built For Utopia?
How Are Those Long Range Scanners Working Out?
Are You Looking Far Enough Into The Future? Since our earliest days as primitive savannah wanderers, we humans have had a natural tendency to prioritize… Read More »How Are Those Long Range Scanners Working Out?
You Can’t Innovate Without Thinking About The Future
There are a lot of reasons why I enjoy facilitating our customers’ foresight initiatives. It is easier to help your inventors disconnect their current day-to-day… Read More »You Can’t Innovate Without Thinking About The Future
How To Use Humans And Machines To Perfect Curation
There are still some tasks that can only be accomplished by people. I remember going to Yahoo! back in 1995, just before everything exploded here… Read More »How To Use Humans And Machines To Perfect Curation
The Value Of Manual Labor In The World Of Work In The Future
I went to a conference a few months back that was focused on the future of conversational interfaces. During this conference, one of the speakers… Read More »The Value Of Manual Labor In The World Of Work In The Future
The Future Is Just-in-Time-Person-and-Place
According to Wikipedia, the idea of just-in-time only appears in three contexts: just-in-time manufacturing, a production strategy in which things are built as they are… Read More »The Future Is Just-in-Time-Person-and-Place
The Internet Is All Wrong
What is the true motivation behind the creation of the internet? Wasn’t it intended to link every human in the world to every other human… Read More »The Internet Is All Wrong
Are You Willing To Take The Risk To Innovate?
One of the steps that follow “facing the future” and “feeling empowered to change yourself or your organization to build your ideal future” in the… Read More »Are You Willing To Take The Risk To Innovate?
Why You Should Ignore The Past
I love the “success literature” space – it’s actually pretty humorous. I think of all of the books I’ve read; there are maybe three that… Read More »Why You Should Ignore The Past
Do You Feel Empowered To Take Action On The Future?
One of the vital life learnings which many dismiss is that “life is change”. It has been my mission to help people and organizations deeply… Read More »Do You Feel Empowered To Take Action On The Future?
Are You Afraid To Have An Eye To The Future?
One of the key elements of my 25 steps “Foresight Leadership” process is determining inclination toward the past and the future. I get both a… Read More »Are You Afraid To Have An Eye To The Future?
Face The Future Without Fear: Tomorrow Is Yours To Choose
What kind of futurist are you? I was actually asked this once at a job interview. I replied, “Is there more than one kind?” A… Read More »Face The Future Without Fear: Tomorrow Is Yours To Choose
The Future Is More Important Than Ever
One of the most challenging things to convince people is the essential need to “look farther out.” Most people are so focused on the very… Read More »The Future Is More Important Than Ever
Thinking About The Future Is Meaningless
A few posts back, I wrote a note about something I’d recently seen in one of the all-hands meetings of one of my clients. This… Read More »Thinking About The Future Is Meaningless
Do You Fear The Future?
Most can barely think three months out, let alone ten years out. But sometime in those ten years, there is a 96% chance that your business… Read More »Do You Fear The Future?
The Future Was Not What I Thought It was Going To Be
I thought I was coming to the future- but I wasn’t. Or Was I? Before I came to the Bay Area, I thought that this… Read More »The Future Was Not What I Thought It was Going To Be
Learn To Embrace The Future
As a futurist, I’m always thinking about and living in the future and the fantastic possibilities that the future holds. I look at the ideas… Read More »Learn To Embrace The Future
The Future Is Already Here. Full Stop.
The famous quote from the original cyberpunk author William Gibson – “the future is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed” is everywhere, and mostly… Read More »The Future Is Already Here. Full Stop.