Setting the scene for the future: “A woman drives to the outskirts of the city and steps directly on to a train; her electric car then drives itself off to park and recharge. A man has a heart attack in the street; the emergency services send
Mid of August, Futurist Glen Hiemstra was invited by Popular Mechanics to sit down for a podcast interview on his futurist work, he writes, including how to think like a futurist. “This interview was for their longer series ‘How Your World Works‘ podcast, which they
This is a big day for Gerd Leonhard – after 18 months of intense writing and crafting, his new book is finally ready to be published on September 8, 2016. Gerd has teamed up with fellow futurist Rohit Talwar’s new publishing company Fast Future Publishing and today Gerd announced
A noteworthy article on Alternet last week, written by Dr. Roslyn Fuller asks “Technology brings new ways of working, but what has really changed?” Referring to “A Guide to Our Future” by British journalist Paul Mason, Fuller writes: “…Mason’s main premise, that information technology will
A good read by Germany’s former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, recently published on the WEF blog. Quote: “Without a renewed vision of Europe and an effective approach to dealing with crises, the continent’s new (and old) nationalists will continue to gain in strength and jeopardize the
In his latest post in BuzzFeed, Charlie Warzel reports about the lesson he was taught about the future of money by using “Satan’s Credit Card” in a one month self-experiment. “A recent report from the auditor KPMG revealed that global investment in fintech — financial technology,
TFA Partner Ross Dawson, Sydney, recently presented the keynote to the Ericsson Services Forum 2016 in Mumbai. Below the live video recording:
In his article on Motherboard, Wren Handyman points out the necessity to add “conversations about basic income, a government-funded salary given to every citizen” to discussions about robots. He wrote: “Artificial intelligence will do more than just create driverless cars. Take, for instance, food production.
A nicely illustrated study by Goldman Sachs, headed: “One of the largest generations in history is about to move into its prime spending years. Millennials are poised to reshape the economy; their unique experiences will change the ways we buy and sell, forcing companies to
By Tomi Ahonen (Author of six global bestselling hardcover books, three eBooks, and working GLOBALLY for customers in technology. Founding member of ForumOxford.com, Wireless Watch, Carnival of Mobilists. Referenced in 50 books by other authors) BIGGER THAN YOU THOUGHT There are more mobiles than humans
