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Futurists Dr. James Canton and Gerd Leonhard discuss Sustainability, Disruption and Technology
Part 3 of a conversation between Futurists Dr. James Canton globalfuturist.com and Gerd Leonhard about.me and Futurists Dr. James Canton and Gerd Leonhard discuss the key topics for the next 5 years This video is part of the new MeetingsOfTheMind.tv series (launching soon). Topics discussed include general sustainability trends and predictions, #39;green future #39; opportunities, the future of capitalism and #39;growth profit economics #39;, accountability and social innovation, renewable energy, Jeremy Rifkin #39;s Intergrid, and much more. Apologies for the low audio output, btw; if it #39;s not good enough for you please try this MP3 http://www.dropbox.com Please note: You can now download most of my videos by simply subscribing to this iTunes video feed (via Blip.tv) gerd.fm *** audio-only versions are now available here: gerd.fm or on the web at http://www.futuretalks.com My vimeo channel is here vimeo.com Enjoy! Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Basel / Switzerland http://www.gerdfuturist.com CEO http://www.thefuturesagency.com Media Blog http://www.mediafuturist.com Gerd #39;s mobile apps: road.ie The Future of Business blog http://www.futureof.biz Twitter: http://www.twitter.com Need even more links? about.me

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By John Ostapkovich

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The world is changing ever-faster, and a futurist says its part of an epic transition that is at once global and personal.

Most of humanity has embraced the Agricultural Age, somewhat fewer the Industrial Age. Many of us are bewildered by the Information Age, but a new one is coming, says futurist David Houle, author of Entering the Shift Age.

Shift Age is his term for a time of global connectedness with greater individual choice through electronics. He says weve grown from a content is king paradigm to context is king.

Earth century, retrofitting the 21st Century, concept of place changing forever, the merging of biology and technology and the new evolutionary shift in consciousness are the five big contexts in which well be looking at the future over the next 10 to 15 years.

Houle says the global and individual trends are not in conflict, because if you dont want to go global you dont have to.

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