Future of telecommunications, technology and business: futurist speaker Gerd Leonhard
My entire keynote at the Subex annual user conference in Istanbul, on the future of telecom, ICT, technology and business see http://youtu.be/ZCg3kNV1DL0 for the original version by Subex....
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Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 08, 2015
The future is here. Now. And global futurist Jack Uldrich is telling people how they can live into it in the most effective ways. As a best selling author and highly regarded keynote speaker, Uldrich brings to light the advantages of being creative and using the powers of individual imagination by sharing insights on the concept of unlearning.
"In the near future, the greatest change will be the accelerating rate of change itself," says Uldrich. "And that is going to require quite a bit of unlearning for a lot of people,"
Uldrich's keynotes include topics like "Foresight 20/20" helping organizations navigate the decade ahead with an in-depth exploration of ten technological trends that will transform the world of 2020; "The Big AHA" that focuses on future-proofing through the principles of Awareness, Humility and Action, and "Business as Unusual" which prepares companies for an uncertain and unpredictable future.
"How can we prepare for this uncertainty?" asks Uldrich,"The answer is that you and your organization must think and act in unorthodox ways."
Staring on January 16th Uldrich will travel the US for the following eight engagements:
JAN 13: Informatica Corporation National Sales Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
JAN 20: Institutional Investor -- Montage Deer Valley in Park City, UT
JAN 21: Signal Hill Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV
JAN 22: Vision Council of America in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
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A Merseyside jobseeker showed how to really impress at interview by uncovering a forgotten masterpiece.
During his interview at arts and cultural centre The Atkinson , Stephen Whittle, from Southport, revealed a strong hunch that one of the gallerys unattributed paintings was in fact by a famous and highly-collectable Futurist painter.
Whittles instinct proved correct and the artwork, which had been in storage since the 1920s, was confirmed as a CRW Nevinson by expert and biographer Michael John Kirk Walsh, associate professor at Nanyang University, Singapore.
Depicting Limehouse docks in East London, the artist revisited the scene five years later to create a famous 1918 version called Southwark (Limehouse).
Conservation work carried out at the National Conservation Centre in Liverpool later revealed the artists signature and also several previous compositions underneath the top layer.
Stephen, who accepted the role of gallery manager, said: I was doing my research before attending an interview at The Atkinson.
When I saw this unattributed image on the BBC Your Paintings website, it was very reminiscent of Nevinson. As soon as I tracked down a picture of the later version, a mezzotint engraving that Nevinson made in 1918, I knew I was right.
I mentioned my supposition at interview, but I dont know if it led to me finally getting the job!
The oil painting was originally from the collections of the Bootle Art Gallery and Museum, which closed in the 1974.
The painting has now been restored and reframed and is the star of a new exhibition at The Atkinson called Rediscoveries. The exhibition showcases treasures from the gallerys collections, some of which havent been seen for the best part of a century.
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Since 1974, Faith Popcorns BrainReserve has forecast the future for companies including IBM, Bayer and American Express. Her hits include predicting the cocooning trend, the penchant for Americans to spend time and money at home. Its going to be on my gravestone: Here she lies cocooned, Ms. Popcorn, 67, said with a chuckle the other day in her Midtown office decorated with a gleaming white conference table and potted purple orchids. She was more circumspect about her mistakes. A lot of things Ive predicted, she said confidently, didnt happen yet.
Your companys website states: Consumers, anxiety-ridden by simultaneous social, economic, political chaos, find themselves beyond the ability to cope with today or imagine tomorrow. Yet consumer confidence is at an eight-year high. Isnt there a disconnect between that statistic and your findings?
I think people are very nervous. I interviewed a whole bunch of kids, and I said, How long do you think the planet is going to last? They said, 50 years, 75 years. Youve probably seen Interstellar? The planets a dustbowl, which is exactly whats happening. Somebody told me a story yesterday. She found that she had breast cancer and she said to her friend, Oh my God, I have breast cancer. Her friend [replied], who doesnt? Consumer confidence may be up, and they say people are buying things, but I dont think consumer confidence is up.
Envision 2025. Where would you invest?
Humanoid robots. You are going to have a robot that hugs you, kisses you and goes to bed with you, takes care of your mother, and takes your kid to school. You wont be able to tell the difference between a person and a robot.
Just to clarify, you are not a robot?
Not yet. Sometimes, Id like to be. I want to be faster. It annoys me just to have one brain. Thats the other thing: well have add-ons, chips. Want to speak French when you go to France? Here, you speak French.
You think brain implants are 10 years away?Fifteen.
What short-term change to society do you forecast?
100 percent delivery. Pepsi coming out of your faucet. Buildings piped up not only with air conditioning but food.
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Brian David Johnson has nothing if not an usual job. Hes Intels futurist. At first glance, many people might think he traffics in predictions. But Johnson says not so. He describes what he does asfuturecasting.
His job is to imagine what life might be like in 10 or 15 years and to imagine the kind of technology that might fit into that. Johnson says a big part of his job is talking to people, finding out whatstories theyre thinking about and getting them to realize that the future theyre creating is a function of thosestories.
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Part of the historic Futurist Cinema facade is likely to be kept as part of extensive regeneration plans for Lime Street, Liverpool council chiefs insist.
In response to online images of how the street could look following its expected facelift, the authority sought to reassure campaigners it hoped to retain elements of the site in design plans.
The news comes after pictures appeared on the website of developers Neptune alongside a description stating that student accommodation and a hotel were planned as part of the regeneration scheme.
The images of a future Lime Street are thought to be concept ideas rather than finalised designs, but do reveal a glimpse at the thought process behind the scheme.
The pictures suggest the two pubs at either end of the development - The Crown and The Vines - will remain, but show a dramatic change in between, with student homes, shops and a hotel among possible new structures.
The images also point to the loss of the historic cinema facades of The Futurist and The Scala, though a short row of shops next to The Crown appear to survive and the project does include plans to refurbish the former ABC Cinema with the creation of a new auditoria and venue with associated restaurants.
Accompanying the Lime Street images on Neptunes website is a short summary, explaining the development.
It said: This major regeneration initiative is being undertaken on behalf of Regeneration Liverpool and involves the clearance of a series of run down buildings in this important city centre street and the development of a high quality scheme with retail hotel and student accommodation.
However, the council has now dismissed the images as merely illustrative and said a consultation would take place over any official proposals.
A spokesman said: The regeneration plans for Lime Street are still a work in progress and published images are merely illustrative. The city council and the developers are in fact looking to integrate a section of the existing Futurist Cinema facade into the design of any future development.
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Hours before his company, SpaceX, was set to launch a rocket to the International Space Station, Elon Musk gave thousands of eager fans the chance to pick his brain in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" interview.
(Today's SpaceX flight was scrubbed due to rocket trouble. Musk said they'll try again Friday at 5 a.m. ET.)
During the interview, no topic was off limits, as Musk addressed everything from his favorite food and drink to his plan to send humans to Mars.
Here's what we learned:
Food and Drink
When inviting the billionaire futurist to a party, be sure to offer him whiskey, his drink of choice. The South African-born Musk also likes French food and BBQ.
Artificial Intelligence
Musk has already warned that machines with artificial intelligence may one day be more dangerous than nuclear weapons, however he doesn't believe we're set for a robot war just yet.
"The timeframe is not immediate, but we should be concerned," he wrote. "There needs to be a lot more work on AI safety."
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Part of their vision came true. Music did indeed come to be made by machines.
What they didn't get right: the kind of machines that would make it.
In fact, the Italian Futurists of the early 20th century had something quite different in mind. What they imagined weren't exactly the iPods or synthesizers of today but rather something more like the Intonarumori devices headed this week to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Part curiosity, part mystery, part sculpture, these 16 box-like "noise intoners" conceived by Luigi Rossolo in 1913 embody the mechanized sound world predicted by our forebears.
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What: An orchestra of Italian Futurist noise intoners.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16.
Where: Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland.
Tickets: $33-$45. Go toclevelandart.org or call 216-421-7350.
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Its 2015, the year of the glorious high-tech future predicted in the 1989 film Back to the Future: Part II
Futurist Michael Rogers told Newsweek that the movie did get a few things right like the three definite hits: biometrics, large screen home displays, video telephone calls, the CNN reported.
Futurist Ross Dawson said that flying cars do exist today for example AeroMobil but not in the way they're portrayed in the film.
They had video glasses in the movie and it's interesting that that is now coming into play with Google Glass and a number of other competitors, he further added.
Glen Hiemstra further stated that no doubt the hoverboard was wrong but there's a hoverboard company now, which uses magnetic repulsion and they're called Hendo Hoverboards.
They have to be on a certain kind of metal surface and the company has big dreams of having a big impact in the warehousing and factory business, where people could move things around on big hoverboards, he further added.
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There are only nine months left to get that flying car designed and in production.
The Internet has reminded us of the very specific vision "Back to the Future II" had for October 21, 2015. Flying cars zipping through the air, auto-drying clothes that fit to your body, shoes that lace up on their own and time travel are all the norm when Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer, played by Michael J. Fox and Elisabeth Shue, land in that year.
And don't even get us started on the fact that we still don't have time travel.
The 1989 film did highlight a few technologies that are currently in our present -- or at least similar items. Future Marty has a video call with his coworker and boss, people are able to answer the phone with glasses that are very much like Google glass, and of course hoverboards do exist, though they're not as cool or as high-flying as in the movie.
There's also no "Jaws 19," but we do have 3-D movies and holograms, as seen on the screen. As for flying cars, there is the Terrafugia Transition and the AeroMobil, but don't count on coasting the friendly skies in those anytime soon, especially using banana peels and such for fuel.
Futurist Michael Rogers told Newsweek the movie did get a few things right.
"Three definite hits: biometrics, large screen home displays, video telephone calls," Rogers said. "Skype and FaceTime are part of everyday usage; by the end of the decade I think it will be totally natural for younger users to transition from text to audio to video in a single call, depending on the content at the moment."
You still have a wait, however, for things like hydrated pizza.
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Futurist Thomas Frey on Technological Unemployment our need for Micro Colleges
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Change ishappening faster and faster these days and consumers are more willing to embrace that change, according toFord Motor's (F) futurist, Sheryl Connelly.
Connelly said one of therapid changes coming to consumers in 2015 is a big shift in mobile payments.Thanks to Apple's (AAPL) Apple Pay, consumers can now carry their credit card information on their iPhone and use the phone to pay for goods and services rather than breaking out their wallets. There's also Google's (GOOGL) Google Wallet option.
Another trend gaining steam:wearable devices ranging from Google's Glassto FitBitand even Nike's (NKE) Fuel Band.
She said wearable devicesallowconsumers tohave less in their hands and pockets. That appears to be the goal, she said, pointing to Ford as an example. Instead of needing to keep your keys in your pocket or purse, consumers can simply lock them in the car.
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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) December 31, 2014
No one can predict the future; but Jack Uldrich helps organizations all over the world prepare for it. As a leading futurist, author, and speaker who helps organizations gain the critical foresight they need to create a successful future, Jack Uldrich's work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning or freeing one's self from obsolete knowledge and assumptions as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change. The following are excerpts from an interview with Jack highlighting 2014 in hindsight and sharing his foresight on 2015.
Q: In one word--describe the biggest insight of 2014. A: Humility.
Q: Will you expound on that? The world is changing very quickly and 'experts' in particular must be humble to what they dont know. To be clear: it doesn't mean thinking less of yourself, it means thinking of yourself less frequently. Once one steps away from what they know into what they dont know, unexpected insights are able to crop up.
Q: What were the highlights from your 2014 speaking engagements? A: The twelve talks with Verizon Wireless Connected Technology Tour, where I specifically addressed The Internet of Things, was an in depth exploration of just one very important tech trend. Quite a bit of that information is now incorporated into almost every presentation I give. The ABB 5 city tour was fascinating too, because ABB (& Verizon) are actively creating the future with their technical advancement. They are also actively listening to consumers and inviting them to help shape the future. And the CAS presentation (Deja Vu/Vuja De) was an in depth use of history to illuminate the future for CASs centennial celebration which was a great way tie hindsight and foresight together.
Q: Did you personally do any unlearning in 2014? A: Yes, two things come to mind immediately. First there was the unlearning of the limited nature of economics. Economists are knowledgeable but they dont know what they dont know; their knowledge has a finite value. People want definitive answers but as those answers are often wrong, they will accept a fallacy. The bottom line is people need to get comfortable with unpredictability.
Second, while the end view of technology is a net plus situation, it is now beginning to eat away at the edges of what it means to be human. As technology moves forward the question needs to be asked, 'What makes us human?' In the future more and more people will define themselves by what tech trends they say 'no' to. Society is on the verge of splitting into two different tracks--those who choose technology and those who dont. I consider the second group of people to be 'The New Amish' which are people who knowingly say 'no' to technology because they dont like what technology is doing to our society. Thats a rational choice and people will have to accept other people choosing other ways.
Q: The dichotomy of delving into technology as salvation is a curious question. It creates a lot of ambiguity. A: If by technology you mean putting people out of jobs, then I am against it. If by tech you mean creating a new heart, I am for it.
Q: Is there any unlearning that you have applied to your daily life? A: As a father, unlearning the habit of asking, 'What did you learn at school today?' and replacing it with, 'What questions did you ask today?' was one of my unlearning tasks in 2014. And as a speaker, learning about the power of the pause and unlearning how to fill the pause has been valuable. In other words, limiting responses or answers while others are talking, letting go of excessive thoughts and reactions and striving to really hear what the person is saying became more important.
Q: What trends will have the greatest effect on the average American? A: Genomics, the sharing economy, and peer to peer lending as average people learn how to decrease consumption and help each other out. When it comes to collaborative consumption, Airbnb and Uber will probably have the most impact.
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