Die Zukunft der Kulturpflege und die Wissenverdoppelungskurve (Futurist Redner Gerd Leonhard)
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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 07, 2014
It has been said, 'The best way to predict your future is to create it.' But creating a plan for the future is no easy task. This year's 2014 Economic Forum, entitled "Creating Tomorrow," is focused on helping credit unions do just that create a tomorrow that will ensure credit unions grow and thrive.
Catalyst engaged Uldrich, back in April, as a keynote speaker at their Accelerating Success Conference in Las Vegas and they have invited him back to their Economic Forum In Dallas to discuss how they can start creating their own futures and, in turn, create success credit unions, that are able to both embrace and cultivate change.
Uldrich says, "Each year information technology is only getting better, faster, and cheaper; and hundreds of millions of new individuals are being drawn into a hyper-connected and networked global economy. The previously unknown ideas and insights of those hundreds of millions of individuals are now being added to the global consciousness, further accelerating change.
"One of the key things I do with my clients and audience members is to challenge them to think about the unthinkable. It is an excellent way to remind ones self to always expect the unexpected. This, in turn, reminds individuals and organizations, like Catalyst, to focus on integrating the principles of flexibility and adaptability into their strategic planning processes. In the future change will be the only constant, and its imperative to always keep this idea top of mind."
Uldrich will draw on materials from his book Foresight 20/20, the second edition of the book will be coming out in November.
Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, sought-after business speaker and best-selling author. His written works have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes and hundreds of other publications around the country. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and National Public Radio.
In addition to speaking on future trends, Uldrich also speaks on emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership. He has served as an adviser to Fortune 1000 companies. He is a master at honing in on emerging trends in economics, agriculture energy, education, Internet and communications, science, technology, healthcare, and transportation. In recent months he has addressed the FCCS, AgBank, CoBank, and Wells Fargo, along with Fiatech, Texpers, and the 2014 Verizon Wireless Connected Technology Tour, among others.
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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(PRWEB) October 03, 2014
The array of technology innovations confronting the medical profession today is vast and disruptive. From home-based diagnostic testing to personal health records and integrating test results obtained outside the healthcare system into a patients healthcare recordpathologists and lab professionals need to be prepared to practice in a new era.
Medical futurist Bertalan Mesk, MD, PhD, will address this issue at a dynamic general session titled, A Guide to the Future of MedicineBringing Disruptive Technologies to Life in Health Care, at ASCP 2014 Tampa, Oct. 810.
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Mesk is hosting a general session at this years annual meeting, commented Dr. E. Blair Holladay, CEO/Executive Vice President of ASCP. His session will be an invigorating discussion on ways that new technology, such as genomics and next-generation sequencing, are providing pathologists and medical laboratory professionals with valuable tools to improve patient care.
We need to think outside the box when it comes to the practice of pathology in the future, says Dr. Mesk. Its important to know that we can use disruptive technologies such as genomics and still retain the human touch. It can be a huge yet exciting and challenging journey.
At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Mesk will address hot topics such as the role of genomics in improving patient care, the value of next-generation sequencing and the need to curate genomic data. Hell also explore the impact of these innovations on the consumers involvement in their own healthcare management.
Dr. Mesk has spent three years examining practical concepts that medical professionals can understand immediately and use in their practice. These are outlined in his newly released book, The Guide to the Future of Medicine. For his research, he interviewed 100 medical experts to predict the top 30 trends that will influence medicine in the years to come.
Described by Forbes Magazine as The Geek Whos Changing the World, Dr. Mesk is the managing director and founder of Webicina.com, the first service to curate medical and health-related social media resources free of charge for patients and medical professionals.
ASCP 2014 Tampa is being held Oct. 8-10 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida. The ASCP Annual Meeting is the largest educational meeting for pathologists and laboratory professionals. For more information about the meeting, visit http://www.ascp.org/2014-Annual-Meeting/index.html.
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Published October 01, 2014
The striking new hotel will soar above the L.A. skyline.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)
A view from the rooftop.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)
Korean Air, the countrys largest airline, is expanding its hospitality offerings with plans to build a new hotel in Los Angeles.
The 900-room hotel will top the brand new $1.1 billion Wilshire Grand Project development in downtown, slated to open in 2017. InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement to manage the hotel.
At 73-stories totaling 1,100 feet, the new property is set to the tallest building in the Western U.S.
"InterContinental is an international luxury brand like Korean Air, and we share the same vision," said Heather Cho, vice president of Hanjin International Corp, in a recent press statement.
The luxury property will boast a lobby on the 70th floor. The first 30 floors of the development will be devoted to offices and retail stores, while the hotel will occupy floors 31 through 73, affording 360-degree views of the city.
Downtown Los Angeles is experiencing a revival with three new hotels under construction totaling over 1,500 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics, a research firm, reported by USA Today. STR Global, a firm that tracks hotels around the world, reports that there are 11 projects in planning or construction phases totaling over 2,800 rooms.
The new project will the fifth hotel for Korean Air which currently operates properties South Korea and Hawaii.
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Jared Nichols, The Jared Nichols Group, Charlotte, NC, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Nichols, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.
As a small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation, stated Nichols. Joining NSBAs Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: Congress.
Jared Nichols is a futurist, executive advisor, speaker, and coach. He provides the tools to help leaders and organizations gain competitive advantage, seize new market opportunities, drive in new revenue, and increase profits. As one of the few people in the world to hold a Masters Degree in Strategic Foresight, Jared is sought out by leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs to help them identify and create their long-term successful future.
Nichols joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how the Affordable Care Act will impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is a new council of the organization, focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals.
I am proud to have Jared Nichols in the inaugural class of our Leadership Council, stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. He came to us highly recommended and I look forward our coordinated efforts for years to come.
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The Jared Nichols Group is a strategic foresight and executive advisory firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. We work with leaders, organizations, teams, and individuals, to stay ahead of the competition, expand their market reach, and capitalize on changes in a volatile and uncertain environment.
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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) October 02, 2014
Highly acclaimed global futurist Jack Uldrich has been confirmed as the guest keynote speaker for the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange in Orlando, FL.
The Emerson Global Users Exchange is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, best practices, and proven solutions with the leaders in the process industry. They offer an immersive curriculum of workshops, courses, industry forums, technology exhibits and much more. Run by users, for users the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange is a user community committed to extracting the most from their automation investments and sharing their learning.
With those goals in mind they have selected trend expert and global futurist Jack Uldrich to keynote the Exchange on October 6th. As global manufacturers of electrical products for commercial, industrial, hazardous and adverse environments looking closely at future trends is essential. And Uldrich is well respected for his insights when it comes to future trends and preparing for change.
Uldrich says, "Each year information technology is only getting better, faster, and cheaper; and hundreds of millions of new individuals are being drawn into a hyper-connected and networked global economy. The previously unknown ideas and insights of those hundreds of millions of individuals are now being added to the global consciousness, further accelerating change."
His presentation for the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange is "designed to help them create the future by thinking about it in a new light."
Quoted as being "an extremely knowledgeable and engaging facilitator" and for "setting a tone of optimism and creativity that lasted the whole conference" Uldrich is sought after in several fields, from manufacturing to retail, energy to education, agriculture to finance to name a few. His clients include the National Association of Manufacturers, Verizon Wireless, United Healthcare, PMMI, ABB/Thomas & Betts, among others.
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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IDF14: Intel #39;s Futurist
"Into Tomorrow" is San Francisco, covering IDF14, the Intel Developer Forum. Dave talks to Intel #39;s Futurist, Brian David Johnson.
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Nicholas J. Webb - Futurist, Expert on Innovation
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In a recent and intriguing article atBusiness Insider, futurist John Smart makes a bold prediction in regard to near-future technology: Within five years, we could each have a digital twin an online version of ourselves that will make decisions for us in a world of information overload.
Of course, futurists are prone to bold predictions. Its literally part of the job. But the implications of Smarts ideas have an eerie ring of plausibility. The basic gist is that, as personal digital assistants like Siri and Cortana evolve, theyll learn our habits and preferences at the same time that were delegating more and more tasks to them.
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Gradually, our personal agent will morph into a kind of cyber-self able to navigate the online world in our stead, says Smart, founder of the Acceleration Studies Foundation. And theyll live, potentially, forever. When you and I die, our kids arent going to go to our tombstones, Smart told Business Insider. Theyre going to fire up our digital twins and talk to them.
The digital twin concept is based on emerging trends in a number of areas, including conversational interface (CI) technology and improved artificial intelligence systems that can crunch massive amounts of data quickly. Our digital twins will learn about our values and interests by being constantly plugged into our personal data stream emails and online activity and by increasing verbal interaction through the CI technology.
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The short-term examples Smart cites in the article digital twins doing our shopping or scheduling arent particularly compelling. Proponents of online agent technology have been conjecturing on this stuff since the 1990s. But the long-range implications are interesting. As our digital twins become more savvy, they could basically become both the depositories for, and the guardians of, all of our online information.
The future of personal control isnt control of data, Smart said. The future that we care about is control of an algorithmic interface of your identity.
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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 30, 2014
Following 9 keynote speaking engagements in September, Trend Expert and Change Agent Jack Uldrich will headline 11 events throughout the U.S.
Uldrich is a Futurist. According to Wikipedia, "the term 'futurist' most commonly refers to authors, consultants, organizational leaders and others who engage in interdisciplinary and systems thinking to advise private and public organizations on such matters as diverse global trends, possible scenarios, emerging market opportunities and risk management.
"In the mid1940s the first professional "futurist" consulting institutions like RAND and SRI began to engage in long-range planning, systematic trend watching, scenario development, and visioning, at first under World War II military and government contract and, beginning in the 1950s, for private institutions and corporations."
Uldrich is a former naval intelligence officer and Defense Department official. He also served as the Director of the Minnesota Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning under Governor Jesse Ventura.
His bestselling and award-winning books include, Unlearning 101: 101 Lessons in Thinking Inside-Out the Box, Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future, The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business, and Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies. He is also the author of Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money through Environment-Friendly Stocks. An excerpt from his most recent work Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Transformational Trends of Tomorrow can be found here.
Following on the foothills of a very busy September, his speaking engagements for the month of October include:
Oct. 6: Emerson Global Users Conference, Kissimmee, FL Oct. 7: Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union 2014 Economic Outlook, Dallas, TX Oct. 8: American Nurses Credentialing Center's National Magnet Conference, Dallas, TX Oct. 13: ABB/Thomas & Betts New Product Launch, West Hollywood, CA Oct. 15: ABB/Thomas & Betts New Product Launch, Houston, TX Oct. 16: American Sportfishing Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX Oct. 17: Produce Marketing Association, Fresh Summit: Disruptive Technologies, Anaheim, CA Oct. 20: ABB/Thomas & Betts New Product Launch, Atlanta, GA Oct. 27: ABB/Thomas & Betts New Product Launch, Chicago, IL Oct. 29: ABB/Thomas & Betts New Product Launch, New York City Oct. 30: CRS Client Conference, Lubbock, TX
Uldrich hails from Minneapolis and travels the world speaking on the most up-to-date technological trends that will impact the future. As a keynote speaker, the titles of his presentations range from "Why Future Trends Demand Unlearning" and "The Big AHA: How to Future-Proof Your Business" to "Business as Unusual: 19 Unconventional Ways to Succeed Tomorrow, "How the Internet of things will Transform Business" and "The New Normal is Abnormal."
Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, these events or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about these events or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Preparing the World for Change: Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Headline 11 Events in October
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) September 30, 2014
This year's Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA) has a terrific lineup of keynote speakers including "Hero of the High Seas" Captain Richard Phillips, Business Developer Mike Jensen and Global Futurist Jack Uldrich.
TRSAs agenda presents these three thought-provoking speakers covering issues that impact numerous facets of textile services operations. From economy-wide business and human resources trends to industry-specific topics, the 2014 Annual Conference programming guides attendees results-driven strategic planning. And futurist Jack Uldrich will address how to go about their strategic planning with his talk, "Preparing for Profound Change."
The material presented is based on a combination of Uldrich's best-selling books, "Foresight 2020: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow" and Jump the Curve; 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies.
Uldrich will also focus on why these trends will demand unlearning, and discuss why leaders in the textile industry need to embrace the concept of unlearning in order to achieve future success. Uldrich, who has been hailed as "America's Chief Unlearning Officer," will conclude by reviewing specific habits, customs, beliefs and ideas that manufacturing leaders can--and must--unlearn. With the use of vivid analogies and memorable stories drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, Uldrich will ensure his message of unlearning remains with his TRSA audience for years to come. A sample of his views on technological trends can be viewed here.
An internationally respected expert on future trends, strategic planning, leadership and unlearning, Uldrich has advised hundreds of professional, business, and governmental organizations. Some of his most recent clients include Verizon Wireless, AgBank, the Western Energy Institute, the PMMI and The National Council for Continuing Education & Training. He has served as a commentator on CNN, CNBC, NPR, and James Woods' "Futurescape."
Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website at: http://www.jumpthecurve.net. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.
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Business transformation and the Valley of Death (Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard)
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Steamboat Springs For a company to keep a competitive edge, it must know what lies ahead in the future of the industry, according to futurist Thomas Frey.
It's about having an understanding of what's coming next, said Frey, who is one of several speakers in Steamboat this week for Friday's Steamboat Economic Summit, a conference put on by the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association.
Frey is the executive director and senior futurist for the DaVinci Institute futurist think tank and is the author of Communicating with the Future, a 2011 book about measuring and controlling the future.
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Industries are changing rapidly, and businesses must look ahead to stay successful, Frey said.
As our economies are changing and everything is happening very quickly, the old industries that have been generating most of the wealth for years they're constantly having people do more with less, Frey said.
This equates to fewer jobs in old industries and more positions in startup companies and in new technological industries, he said.
It's important for us to look at this new technology, Frey said. This is where our future jobs are.
The 20th annual Steamboat Economic Summit begins at 8 a.m. Friday at Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus, 1275 Crawford Ave.
Also presenting will be K. C. Conway, former chief economist for Colliers International. Conway has 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate field and is currently the senior vice president of credit risk management for SunTrust Bank.
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The inevitable digitization and automation of everything (Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard)
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Jason Silva is hard to put a label on hes been called a futurist, an idea DJ and a performance philosopher. His popular video series Shots of Awe is a cinematic exploration of science and philosophy, and he also hosts the National Geographic Channels BrainGames.
Theres no doubt Jason has eclectic ideals and aspirations and a unique career path; how has he gone about achieving his diverse accomplishments? We caught up with Jason to learn about his background, his methodology and how he works.
Location: NYC / SF / London / Amsterdam and sometimes Miami. Current Gig: Host of BrainGames TV series on Nat Geo and creator/narrator of Shots of Awe web series / global keynote speaker / futurist One word that best describes how you work: Cognitive ecstasy Current mobile device: iPhone Current computer: MacBook Pro
People started calling me a futurist because I make a lot of content about the idea of the technological singularity where I echo people like Ray Kurzweil and Kevin Kellys ideas about technology and innovation and self organisation. I sort of describe my work as digital DJing because I recombine existing ideas into new modalities of expression, hopefully introducing new audiences to this mind bending stuff.
iTunes for musical inspiration, YouTube and Vimeo for video content and Twitter for serendipitous idea finding.
YouTube is ubiquitous, so a presence there is a must. Vimeo is a more curated audience of artists and designers, so you reach like minds easier. Its nice to be on both platforms when possible.
Carefully considering who to follow is a kind of anticipated serendipity. Using other minds as content filters means that your Twitter stream becomes a digital trail of where these peoples minds have been. You get a glimpse into their wanderings. You also benefit from the shared cognitive bandwidth of many brilliant minds sharing the labour of filtering the endless stream of media for you. And you take the leap of faith that if these people have impressed you with their thinking before, they will do so again through their choice of tweets.
Laptop / music / ultra mobile / hotel rooms. I work out of wherever I am.
Mediocre hotel Wi-Fi can definitely be an issue. I have a laptop connect card just in case that can connect via AT&Ts LTE signal. When travelling internationally you can always depend on the cafe culture to provide ample spaces to sit and people watch and let the wind wander between flurries of email. When shooting Shots of Awe we usually book a place that offers a sense of being somewhere else. My favourite place to shoot Shots of Awe is Amsterdam. The Dutch seem to really have a work/life balance and I love their bicycle universe. AirBNB has transformed travel as well, and those apartments always have great Wi-Fi.
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Pain and love: how companies - and people - change (Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard)
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