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Energy & Utilities · 2009
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Reinventing the future with transformative technology!
We live in transformative times. The sad fact is, many are unaware of that fact, and as a result, are missing out for opportunities for innovation. Bill Gates once observed that…
The new rules for the next economy .... and the role of IT
Over the next several weeks, I will be speaking at a series of events sponsored by Microsoft related to their Windows 7 launch. The audience includes key executives (CIO's, CFO's…
Article : The Future of Energy
There's no doubt that one of the biggest issues facing the planet and its inhabitants in the coming decades is how we treat the dual challenges of energy and the environment. For…
Major trend - the emerging smart energy infrastructure
For years, I've been advising my clients that one of the biggest trends for the next decade is the rapid emergence of an intelligent energy infrastructure. It's happening now --…
Innovation and the future of energy
I spent some time with the CEO and senior management team of a large global energy company. They engaged me to provide them with insight on the trends which will impact the global…
Where's the growth? Rethinking long term opportunity
I wrote this PDF report last spring, before the recession set in. Yet I still think it makes for a lot of powerful arguments as to where we will see industrial and market growth…
Imagine the hospital of 2020! I certainly can!
I'm at the airport in Austin, Texas, having just delivered the opening keynote for Facilities '09: National Association of Children's Hospitals Design conference. The room was…
The Internet economy: How it will drive recovery
From my May CAMagazine column. As we worry and wonder about the state of the global economy, we should remind ourselves that one thing is certain. At some point in the…
HVAC 2.0 - Thoughts on my Las Vegas keynote
I just came off stage in Las Vegas from an opening keynote for a group of about 500 representatives for Trane / Ingersoll Rand, and their key contractor partners. My keynote was…
Thinking big - the transformative ideas that will shape our future
In the interview just posted on my site ("What is a futurist"), I commented that "we live in transformative times -- we'll look back at 2009-2010 as the period of time in which we…
Keynote : Facilities 09: Rethinking the hospital
I've been confirmed as the opening keynote speaker for "Facilities 09", a conference organized by the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, to be…
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