Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. Richard Fernandez assesses the potential for a rapid proliferation of nuclear weapons in East Asia, and makes the observation that one consequence of declining US hegemony could be a global race to build or acquire nuclear weapons. Jane McAdam at the…
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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. Disruptive TV technologies like Dish’s “Hopper” and Barry Diller’s “Aereo” are threatening the business models of TV broadcasters. CBS/ABC/FOX/NBC are threatening to pull the plug on their free over-the-air transmissions and become cable-only channels. Neurologist Robert Burton argues that the…
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Here are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. India has water scarcity issues that are likely to grow worse, driven in part by agriculture and rising prosperity, this Washington Post article says. Google has identified Austin, Texas as the next city (the third) to get high speed fiber…
DetailsHere are five indicators, observations or articles that caught the eye of FA futurists today. Boston Consulting Group and Liberty Global have released The Value of Our Digital Identity. BCG asserts that this report contains the first-ever attempt to quantify the potential value of personal digital data for companies, individuals, and public agencies — and…
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AndSpace Consulting and Foresight Alliance have completed a Weak Signals Report for the Industrial Research Institute, identifying 23 “new patterns of emergent change” that will impact research management over the next 25 years. The Industrial Research Institute is an association of companies and government laboratories dedicated to making technological innovation more effective by networking practitioners…
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In a previous post (Brainstorming for Introverts, Part 1) I talked about the limitations of traditional group brainstorming, which has been shown to be less efficient in gathering ideas than having participants work individually. According to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won’t Stop Talking, there are at…
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I recently finished reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. (As an introvert myself, I found it refreshing and full of hope. We introverts have a lot to offer!) One of the topics that Cain deals with at some length is a question we’ve been pondering at…
DetailsIn case you may have missed it in our Twitter feed, Foresight Alliance’s Christopher Kent was interviewed for a story in the Washington Post on what it means to be a futurist. As Kent says, the critical role of the futurist is that “We don’t predict the future. We help clients understand: What are the…
DetailsWe are pleased and excited to announce the launch of Foresight Alliance: a partnership of skilled consultants and analysts dedicated to helping organizations create their optimal futures. We believe passionately in the value of foresight to strengthen organizational decision-making, strategy, and innovation. Collectively, our team has more than 90 years of experience applying change management…
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