Futurist Gerd Leonhard Flash Interview at Finco Sonae event in Lisbon: how tech changes humanity
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#39;Data greed #39; and the future of advertising: Futurist Gerd Leonhard Guardian Ad Summit Excerpt
This is a short excerpt from my opening keynote at the Guardian Advertising Summit in London see http://youtu.be/RfDPkpsasI4 for the entire 25 minutes Thanks to TheGuardian for making this...
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Futurist Flight Radio #26
We #39;re Back, and with a new cover, as we enter a new era... so, take a look at our new tracks. Playlist: 01. Tom Staar feat In Atlanta - Staars (Original Mix)...
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Disruptive exponential organizations: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard (CAExpo Australia)
This is a short excerpt from my opening keynote at CA Expo in Sydney Australia, August 27, 2014, on the future of business, technology and the app economy, s...
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The power of buttermilk -- confronting techno-optimism | The Amish Futurist | TEDxSanMigueldeAllende
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The Amish Futurist looks at the impact that technology is having on our minds, emotions, relationships,...
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The joy of not being sold anything - the future of advertising. Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard
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The advertising of the past: tempting and terrorizing. Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard (excerpt)
This is a short excerpt from my keynote at the Guardian Advertising Summit in London, in October 2013; see http://youtu.be/RfDPkpsasI4 to view the entire video (25 minutes) Thanks to The...
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Dr Jordan Brandt plays the role of futurist, anticipating trends that impact manufacturing industries worldwide, including 3D printing and making things on a global scale. In an exclusive interview with Krishna Bahirwani, Dr Brandt, Manufacturing Technology Futurist, Autodesk, reveals his journey to becoming one of the most established figures in the 3D Printing world
Tell me about your journey from Horizontal Systems to Autodesk. Obviously it's a big change going from a startup to a large company, but the amazing part was that we were able to tap into such broad resources and deep expertise. With such a focus on products and technology, we often forget about how many brilliant people there are behind the scenes making it all happen. On a personal level it allowed me the freedom to investigate other areas of research that I didn't previously have time to do, which is what brought me into the current futurist role.
You have experience in diverse fields rangingfrom architecture and aerospace engineering to cloud computing, was this your intended career path or is this something that happened organically along the way? I wish I could say that it was part of a grand strategy, but it was really just a result of following passions and opportunity. There were many great mentors, friends and colleagues over the years that influenced my direction. Regardless of the domain, the common theme for me has always been designing and making stuff, whether it's building a business or a mobile factory. I've never been a firm believer in industry verticals, and technology is accelerating a convergence across engineering disciplines.
If you had to hand out one life lesson to those starting out in technology, what would it be? Creativity and passion are your best assets. Use them purposefully.
Tell me about your work in 3D Printing? 3D printing is an increasingly broad domain; my near term focus is in additive, or augmented, manufacturing in which 3D printing complements existing digital processes. Injection molding, composites fabrication and casting are all being revolutionized right now and the opportunities really seem endless. Too often we idealize the Star Trek replicator and forget how the technology is transforming industry today.
What can this maker movement that seems to picking up pace, mean for India? I can't think of a place better suited to be revolutionized through makers than India. I've only spent a week in Mumbai, but the resourcefulness and creative solutions that I see in the streets is amazing. This morning we did a tour through Dharavi that demonstrated the power of natural born makers. Those slums are really a network of micro factories; clothing, aluminum, pottery and plastics all being manufactured and recycled right in the heart of the city. In particular I think there is great opportunity to manufacture 3D printed goods in Dharavi. Instead of exporting recycled plastics as a commodity, we should empower them with the tech to produce valued added products to be consumed locally here in Mumbai. What could that do for their micro-economy?
What is distributed manufacturing and why do you believe it is important? There is a strong analogy to be found in telecommunications right here in India. Instead of investing in landlines and massive infrastructure to connect rural areas, you have successfully 'leapfrogged' into mobile technology. Similarly, the cost of capital to manufacture products is dropping precipitously. Instead of centralized factories, massive ports and transportation networks, the trend will be towards smaller, distributed digital factories located much closer to the point of demand. This creates a more resilient and agile production capacity that can respond to local needs and increases transportation efficiency up to 2,000% by shipping raw material versus packaged products. In the end, people will get products designed specifically for their need using far less energy.
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Futurist Flight Radio #25 (LIVE from People of Tomorrow Festival)
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Futurist Says Humans Evolving Into A New Species
Even though evolution can take thousands of years to occur, it appears that humans are already amidst a change within the species. Human evolution is a long ...
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New York, NY (PRWEB) November 06, 2014
Dj vu, the French word meaning already seen, is better known as the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that a current event has been experienced in the past. The comedian George Carlin, however, defined vuja de as the strange feeling that, somehow, this has never happened before. In his entertaining, energetic and educational keynote presentation, renowned global futurist Jack Uldrich will use CASs centennial celebrationand the past 100 years of historyto guide CAS members into the future. Paradoxically, he will then use history to explain why yesterday and yesteryear wont be a reliable guide to tomorrow. Uldrich will also present a concurrent session called How to Think Like a Futurist.
"No one can predict the future," says Uldrich, "but I do try to help my audiences prepare for it." Jack Uldrich is a leading futurist, author, and speaker who helps organizations gain the critical foresight they need to create a successful future. His work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning or freeing yourself from obsolete knowledge and assumptions as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change.
Uldrich goes on to say, "One of the key components of success is embracing paradox: learning to unlearn, and thinking about the unthinkable. If I can get people to take more time out to think and reflect, I consider that a good day's work. We need to start opening our minds to the exponential technological changes that are taking place, and we need to change the way we think about them if were going to jump the curve."
In addition to discussing future trends and unlearning Uldrich also speaks on change management. One of the many techniques Uldrich shares with his clients is the concept of holding 'pre-mortems' on a regular basis. "Taking the time to imagine what business will look like before a company dies is a powerful way to circumvent the mistakes that may lead to it's demise," says Uldrich. "Or better yet, reflect that company is already gone and ask the hard questions--what trends were harmful to the company? What didn't we see coming? By asking tough questions like these, serious pitfalls may be avoided and companies may just discover some fascinating areas to innovate into. I encourage clients to do this once a year. Because if youre not thinking about the future of your company, who exactly is?
Uldrich travels the world painting vivid pictures of what the world may look like in just a few short years for clients like ABB, Emerson, Cargill, and IBM. He provides an in-depth exploration of how the Internet of Things, "Big Data, social media, robotics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, renewable energy and collaborative consumption will change everyday life for all of us in the very near future and he enjoys every minute of it.
Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Dj vu and Vuja De: Futurist Jack Uldrich Takes a Backwards Stroll into Tomorrow
Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 06, 2014
CLEAResult's motto is: "We change the way people use energy." Futurist Jack Uldrich, who will be keynoting CLEAResult's 2014 Energy Summit likes to change the way people think about the future of energy. CLEAResult helps utilities, businesses and individuals make the wise use of energy a way of life. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada, CLEAResult designs, markets and implements energy programs around the globe. Their experienced energy experts tailor strategies to each clients specific needs and circumstances. Likewise, Jack Uldrich will be addressing CLEAResult's need to address future energy concerns and how to do that in an innovative and thoughtful manner.
Uldrich will address energy industry experts at the 2014 Energy Summit and begin by asking them, "How does a business leader prepare for a constantly changing future?" Uldrich says, "The answer can be found in a simple acronym: AHA. It stands for: Awareness, Humility and Action." He will also encourage his CLEAResult audience members to, Step away from the daily grind to read, think, reflect, he says. Your world is constantly shifting, and if you dont pick up on these subtle changes, youre locked up. "In fact," says Uldrich," I encourage everyone take an annual 'Think Week' for themselves. The payoff will in all likelihood be much greater than the pay check one misses out on."
Having recently addressed the Emerson Exchange, the Western Energy Institute, and Idaho Tech Council, Uldrich advises all of his energy and utilities clients to, Forget about the old ideology of 'curiosity killing the cat.' We need to get curious, and give up on finding black and white answers to the energy crisis we are facing. Ingenuity stops because we think we know the answers.
Jack Uldrich has addressed dozens of energy-related associations, including delivering customized keynote presentations to the Southern California Gas Company, Northwestern Energy, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Minnesota Rural Electric Cooperative, the American Public Power Association, the Northeast Public Power Association, the Missouri River Energy Service, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Wisconsin Public Power, and dozens more. He has also addressed a number of major, non-utility-related corporations discussing future trends, change management and unlearning, including ABB, The Sportfishing Association of America, the Million Dollar Round Table, Cisco, IBM, WiPro, PepsiCo, United Healthcare, Boston Scientific and General Electric.
Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as an energy futurist can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Energy Trend Expert Jack Uldrich to Address CLEAResult's 2014 Summit
Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse.com, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, asked business leaders, futurists and scholars to predict the most high-impact developments in technology over the next five years and 20 years.
Here are the predictions of Anthony Rotolo, a technologist, futurist, author and professor at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications: What will be the most high-impact developments in technology over the next five years?
I think the most high-impact developments in technology over the next few years will be be related to mobility not just the smartphones we know today, but new types of devices that will extend what we can do with technology on the go. The Apple Watch, for example, is a sign of things to come, but future versions of this idea will offer even more features to change and expand how we communicate and connect with each other, and also how we understand ourselves.
This means smarter health and fitness technology, faster and more secure ways to pay for the things we buy, enhanced cars and homes, and a more seamless integration of technology into all aspects of our busy lives. In the next five years, we will continue to embrace the benefits of a digital world where content and products are available on demand. What will be the most high-impact developments in technology over the next 20 years?
Twenty years from now, we will see far more dramatic results in every aspect of our digital world. "3-D printing" technology will be one of the driving forces that quite literally reshapes how we live and work. Just as information was digitized and shared online, so will the physical objects in our homes and stores become digital, downloadable and able to be produced almost instantly.
Today we are seeing only the smallest beginnings of 3-D printing, and already this technology is helping everyday people make their ideas and creations into real objects right at home. Doctors and scientists are already able to 3-D print custom prosthetics, while architects and contractors are 3-D printing homes and NASA prepares to send 3-D printers into space. In 20 years time, we will see widespread access to 3D printing at home, work and in school.
With the ability to fabricate real, usable objects from digital files, the tangible world will begin to behave like the digital information we know today. Soon we will be able to "send" real objects to each other, or quite literally download and print a new product, article of clothing, or perhaps even a new car!
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Omaha, NE (PRWEB) November 05, 2014
At the core of their mission, the Farm Credit Services of America believes "American agriculture has grown to become the largest, most efficient and productive food system in the world, but it remains a business of people." The FCS is hosting the Leaders Conference in Omaha, NE and their keynote speakers, agricultural trend expert Jack Uldrich and best selling author Joseph Grenny, will focus on how to maximize the leaders of the FCS's communication skills and ability to embrace change through forward thinking.
The theme of the event is "Transforming Tomorrow, and Uldrich will deliver his keynote "Foresight 2020: Ten Trends Transforming Tomorrow." One of Uldrich's main missions it to get his audience to think, not just outside the box, but also to be original, creative, imaginative, artistic, innovative, and resourceful within the box. He actively encourages his clients to take time to just think, if you can afford to, "take a whole week just to contemplate."
One concept he shares with his audiences is the 'disappearing word.' "To better understand the future," says Uldrich, "I frequently advise my audiences to be aware of descriptor phrases that will fade away in time. For example, we no longer say 'color TV,' its just TV. The same will eventually be true of 'precision' agriculture and 'prescriptive' planting. Soon, itll just be referred to as agriculture and planting. Ultimately, through encouraging his clients to think, he seeks to help his clients turn new ideas into strategy and action, and transform inspirational leaders with the power of awareness, to influence and shape change.
Uldrich who addressed the FCS in April will be discussing a number of business, political, social, economic, demographic and technological trends with the leaders in Omaha. Some of the trends he will be covering are precision agriculture, data mining/business analytics, biofuels, hydroponics, vertical farming, synthetic biology, cloud computing and supercomputing.
In addition to the top ten trends, Uldrich will also highlight how members of FCC Services can learn to embrace ambiguity;" why finding a reverse mentor could be crucial; and why taking small risks may very well be the safest thing they can do to position themselves for success in the years to come.
Uldrich, who is also recognized as a leading expert in the field of change management and unlearning, has addressed dozens of agricultural corporations and associations, including the PMA, Novozymes, Land O' Lakes, Ag Spectrum, MosaicAg, Case IH, The Christian Farmers Federation, The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, The Agricultural Adaptation Council of Ontario, AgGateway, the California Ag Summit, along with several other clients in a variety of industries, like ABB/Thomas & Betts, Fiatech, United Healthcare, Cisco, IBM, and Wells Fargo.
Following his keynote in Omaha, Uldrich will round out the week speaking in Austin, Texas at the Clearesult Energy Summit providing a customized presentation on the future of energy efficiency, business and technological trends.
Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Washington D.C. (PRWEB) November 04, 2014
In our ever changing and rapidly paced world, future-proofing one's business is a key component to success. Futurist Jack Uldrich makes a living traveling the world and writing on how to do just that, and Grant Thornton is bringing him in to address their Advanced Manager Program in Washington D.C. to speak with 62 of their up and coming leaders from all around the world. Individuals from 33 countries will be represented at the event. The purpose is to help these young leaders prepare for a swiftly shifting workplace in the coming years.
Founded in Chicago in 1924, Grant Thornton is one of the worlds leading organizations of independent audit, tax and advisory firms and they works with a broad range of publicly and privately held companies, government agencies, financial institutions, and civic and religious organizations. By fostering responsible entrepreneurship, Grant Thornton helps their clients grow and fuel a thriving economy. Similarly, Uldrich does the same thing by inspiring clients like Grant Thornton, Verizon Wireless, The American Medical Association, ABB, Emerson and McGladrey to embrace change and prepare wisely for the ever shifting sands within their specific workplace.
Uldrich's work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning or freeing yourself from obsolete knowledge and assumptions as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change. He argues that creativity and action are more powerful and versatile than knowledge. "Leaders must become aware of the extraordinary changes taking place across todays global landscape. In fact, the Internet of Things (also known as the Industrial Internet) has alone been estimated to be a $15 trillion business opportunity in the coming decade," says Uldrich.
He will round out his speaking engagements this week speaking at the Farm Credit Services Leaders Conference in Omaha, NE., and the Clearesult Annual Energy Summit in Austin, TX.
Parties interested in learning more about Jack, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Uldrich as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Let me be up front about it. Im a Feschuk flipper. When my Macleans arrives, I go straight to the back pages and find Scott Feschuks humour column. I bet thousands of subscribers do the same. Feschuk is the countrys funniest wise guy, and most weeks there are laughs in every sentence.
And I can pinpoint the moment I realized that his new book The Future And Why We Should Avoid It: Killer Robots, the Apocalypse and Other Topics of Mild Concern is every bit as delightful as his magazine columns.
It came on page 19, when Feschuk describes Google Glass as a dork monocle the perfect description for what the company claims is a hands-free, voice-activated, augmented-reality headset.
Feschuk takes a sardonic yet sobering look at whats over the horizon for our tech-obsessed culture.But sober is the last thing youll want to be in Feschuks future world, in which microwaves sneer at you and dancing robots play the trumpet when not doing a piss-poor job of vacuuming.
Its even more fun to read about the stuff Apple would be bringing to market if Feschuk ran the company, products such as the iCouch. It lets you update Facebook by shifting your butt, and is marketed as a better version ofGoogle Heinie.
Feschuks timing is perfect, now that personal tech and wearable tech are such a part of our daily experience.
Hes at his sharpest on the arrival of connected appliances.
The iToaster with an embedded GPS so youll never again lose track of your bagel does not exist, not yet anyway, but LG has introduced an oven that can download recipes and display them on a built-in screen, he notes.
And thank heavens for that, because until now there has been no way to obtain recipes other than by computer, iPad, smartphone, book, magazine, cereal box, soup can, memory, guesstimation or grandmother. And who has ever got one of those handy?
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Glen Hiemstra - Founder of Futurist.com, Author and Speaker on the Future
Glen Hiemstra is the Founder of Futurist.com. He attended his first WFS annual meeting in 1982. An internationally acclaimed expert on long range trends and ...
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