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19 Trends for 2019: #15 The Acceleration of Generational Transformational Change
"All your base are being to us!" That's what happens with the transfer of control of the future from idea-tired, change-resistant, policy-weak and narrow-thinking baby boomers to…
19 Trends for 2019: #14 The End of The Era of Oil
Some of my 19 trends for 2019 aren't profound, in that people are already aware of them. What is important is acknowledging the speed and reality of the trend, and in 2019, the…
19 Trends for 2019: #13 The Acceleration of Risk
Over the last few years, 3 of the world's largest global legal firms have asked me in for a talk on the new risks and challenges they are faced with in the era of acceleration. In…
Daily Inspiration: "Set your controls for the heart of the trend!"
“Set your controls for the heart of the trend!” - Futurist Jim Carroll With a shoutout to Pink Floyd fans everywhere! 19 Trends for 2019 - and today, we hit a dozen, with #12 -…
Article: Artificial Intelligence & Robotics In Construction: 'Massively Transformative'
When I spoke in Oman last November, I spent a little bit of my time on stage talking about artificial intelligence. It caught the attention of the folks from Gulf Construction…
19 Trends for 2019: #12 The Issue of Timing
As they say, timing is everything, particularly when it comes to the issue of getting involved in any particular trend. In the era of acceleration, it becomes even more critical…
19 Trends for 2019: #11 Spatial Intelligence and Data In 3 Dimensions
We're moving from a world of two-dimensional 'location intelligence' - think of all the things involving GPS technology - to a world of 3D spatial intelligence - and the this will…
19 Trends for 2019: #10 Continual Reinvention
You won't be selling tomorrow what you sell today. You'll either be selling something very, very different, or you won't be selling anything at all. You need to reinvent…
19 Trends for 2019: #9 Acceleration of Science & New Materials
Follow the trend involving the exponentiation of pure science, and we might soon be able to architect aircraft that are lighter than air - just like that of Wonder Woman's jet!…
19 Trends for 2019: #8 - You Are What You Eat. Soon, You'll Eat Who You Are
When four industries come together to pursue a trend, you’ve got something big happening. And that’s what’s going on as healthcare, the food industry, the agricultural and…
19 Trends for 2019: #7 The Future of Skills is Found with Penguins
What’s the essence of the trend? Simply put, you likely don’t have the skills that you need to get into our faster, more complicated future. You’ve got machine operators, but you…
19 Trends for 2019: #6 The Gaming Generation Virtualizes Work
#6 - The Gaming Generation Redefines the Future of Work Farmville redefines farming. Fortnite leads to virtual welding. League of Legends leads to digital twin virtual surgery…
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