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One Stupid Futurist – Deep – Video

Posted: April 19, 2014 at 1:40 pm


One Stupid Futurist - Deep
"Standing somewhere in Liverpool, reading the word "future" on a weird sign and thinking about how stupid it could be. So why don #39;t take samples from the pas...

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Garry Golden- Futurist State of City Ontario 2014 – Video

Posted: April 18, 2014 at 4:43 pm


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Holistic and Sacred Spaces: Phillip Daffara at TEDxNoosa 2014 – Video

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Holistic and Sacred Spaces: Phillip Daffara at TEDxNoosa 2014
Phillip Daffara: Futurist Architect Bio: Phillip Daffara is a registered architect, urban designer and professional futurist advocating ecological design a...

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10 Futurist Phrases And Terms That Are Complete Bullshit

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Last month we told you about 20 terms every self-respecting futurist should know, but now it's time to turn our attention to the opposite. Here are 10 pseudofuturist catchphrases and concepts that need to be eliminated from your vocabulary.

Top image: Screen grab from Elysium.

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Some futurists toss this word around in a way that's not too far removed from its religious roots. The hope is that our technologies can help us experience our existence beyond normal or physical bounds. Now, it very well may be true that we'll eventually learn how to emulate brains in a computer, but it's an open question as to whether or not we'll be able to transfer consciousness itself. In other words, the future may not for us it'll be for our copies. So it's doubtful any biological being will ever literally experience the process of transcension (just the illusion of it).

What's more, life in a "transcendent" digitized realm, while full of incredible potential, will be no walk in the park; full release, or transcendence, is not likely an achievable goal. Emulated minds, or ems, will be prone to hacking, deletion, unauthorized copying, and subsistence wages. Indeed, a so-called uploaded mind may be free from its corporeal form, but it won't be free from economic and physical realities, including the safety and reliability of the supercomputer running the ems, and the costs involved in procuring sufficient processing power and storage space.

Vernor Vinge co-opted this term from cosmology as a way to describe a blind spot in our predictive thinking, or more specifically our inability to predict what will happen after the advent of greater-than-human machine intelligence. But since that time, the Technological Singularity has degenerated to a term void of any true meaning.

In addition to its quasi-religious connotations, it has become a veritable Rorschach Test for futurists. The Singularity has been used to describe accelerating change or a future time when progress in technology occurs almost instantly. It has also be used to describe humanity's transition into a posthuman condition, mind uploads, and the advent of a utopian era. Because of all the baggage this term has accumulated, and because the peril that awaits us coming clearer into focus (e.g. the Intelligence Explosion), it's a term that needs to be put to bed, replaced by more substantive and unambiguous hypotheses.

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I wholeheartedly agree that we should use technology to build the kind of future we want for ourselves and our descendants. Absolutely. But it's important for us to acknowledge the challenges we're sure to face in trying to do so and the unintended consequences of our efforts.

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Grace has all the right moves

Posted: April 17, 2014 at 3:40 pm

By Debra Downey,Senior Editor

A futurist world under oppressive rule will be the theme when Zacada Circus School presents its annual show.

Circus Revolution will combine local students with professional performers to provide an amazing experience for both aspiring students and audiences. Among the performers will be Grace Cumming of Dundas.

Grace will perform a duo silks act. She started attending the circus school in September of last year.

I learn a lot from my team and coaches, and I have a lot of fun. Its really exciting, Grace told Hamilton Community News before last years production.

I like all the tricks, the wraps and the drops.

Zacada Circus School directors Kosta Zakharenko and Christine Cadeau are former Cirque du Soleil coaches and performers. Seven years ago, they opened Zacada Circus School.

Other acts featured in Circus Revolution are synchronized trapeze, juggling, aerial hoop, aerial silks, triple trapeze, break dance, skipping, aerial cube and hacky sack.

Circus Revolution runs from April 25 May 4. For more information and tickets, visit http://www.zacadacircus.com or call 905-643-0013.

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Futurist Gerd Leonhard: The Future of Media, Advertising and Communications – Video

Posted: April 16, 2014 at 12:40 pm


Futurist Gerd Leonhard: The Future of Media, Advertising and Communications
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Futurist Flight Radio #8 – Video

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We #39;re back with a new Radio Show, and we #39;re kicking off with an anthem that changed the world, Martin Garrix #39;s Animals. Troughout this week #39;s work, we #39;re sli...

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Future Trendspots: From the Streets of India (Part 1) Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson – Video

Posted: April 15, 2014 at 4:41 pm


Future Trendspots: From the Streets of India (Part 1) Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson
In this video from Agri, India, futurist and trendspotter Anders Sorman-Nilsson observes the changing consumer technology landscape in India, and the reflect...

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Money Matters: Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Keynote the 2014 Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union "Accelerating …

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 15, 2014

Ready. Set. Catalyst! On April 17th global futurist Jack Uldrich will keynote the 2014 Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting and Accelerating Success Conference. The conference will take place at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the meeting is to "review Catalyst Corporates activities and financial performance in 2013 and to outline plans for 2014."

As the keynote speaker, Uldrich aims to help Catalyst understand how technological trends, business forces and social media are merging to create fresh and innovative opportunities in the credit union industry. His keynote for Catalyst, "Foresight 2020" will address the cutting edge trends in technology in the credit union industry, including advances in mobile payments, "Big Data," peer-to-peer lending, wearable technology, artificial intelligence and collaborative consumption.

Honing in on relevant trends, Uldrich is tremendously adept at custom designing his message to each individual audience. He also offers powerful, constructive guidance for leveraging rapid technology-driven change into a competitive advantage. His captivating style blended with humor and anecdotes, along with timely and provocative insights motivate audiences like Catalyst to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.

The following is an excerpt from Uldrich's most recent book, "20/20 Foresight: A Futurist Explores the Transformational Trends of Tomorrow," upon which his keynote is based. This chapter covers how unexpected events and unknown unknowns might adversely affect the future in the world of finance.

Other of Uldrichs bestselling and award-winning books include, Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money through Environment-Friendly Stocks; 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.

Celebrated as a national and international speaker and scholar, Uldrichs most recent keynotes have been delivered to the Fiatech, the 2014 ATEA Conference, the American Medical Association, TEXPERS, the Idaho Technology Council, Wells Fargo, the Allan P. Kirby Lecture Series at Wilkes University and The Million Dollar Round Table in Kuala Lumpur.

Some of Uldrichs other clients include General Electric, IBM, Cisco, United Healthcare, PepsiCo, Verizon Wireless, General Mills, the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Pfizer, Healthcare Association of New York, Southern Company, St. Jude Medical, Dressbarn, AG Schering, Imation, Lockheed Martin, Fairview Hospitals, Touchstone Energy, The Insurance Service Organization.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his School of Unlearning website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, best-selling author, editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Winning the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow’s Indian Customers – Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson – Video

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Winning the Hearts and Minds of Tomorrow #39;s Indian Customers - Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson
In this New Delhi keynote - Digilogue: how to win the digital minds and analogue hearts of tomorrow #39;s Indian customers - keynote speaker and futurist shares ...

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