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Creating a Star Trek Future with Vivek Wadhwa

Vivek Wadhwa is a Fellow at the Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance, Stanford University; Director of Research at the Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization at Read More

Future-Proof Yourself, with Scott Steinberg

Recently named “Master of Innovation” by Chase Bank and Fortune magazine, bestselling leadership and innovation speaker Scott Steinberg is one of the world’s most celebrated business speakers, futurists, and strategic Read More

The Creative Class and the Future of Our Cities with Dr. Richard Florida

The best-selling author of The Rise of the Creative Class, social scientist Richard Florida is one of the key forces driving urban regeneration. Renown for his cutting-edge research, he has Read More

The Future of Wearables and the “Internet of Things”

Amyx+McKinsey is a company specializing in strategy and development of wearable technology, of which Scott Amyx is founder and CEO. The recognized thought leader in the direction of smart wearable Read More

Future Technology Trends with Dr. James Canton

Founder, CEO and chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, Dr. James Canton has been recognized by Successful Meetings Magazine as “one of the top presenters in the 21st century.” Read More

Smartphones Will End Taxis

The century-old taxi industry is on the cusp of disruption. Blame it on the smartphone and a set of exponentially improving technologies like sensors, big data, and the cloud. The Read More

Tesla Open Source: Profit is Purpose

When Elon Musk announced that he would open source Tesla’s valuable intellectual property he commanded great attention across the auto industry and the private sector. Not only did he do Read More

5 Reasons Businesses Should Be Tracking Social Conversations

Identification – Connecting with new and existing audiences online is crucial, an effort made easier when you eavesdrop to understand their interests and motivations. But so is activating key influencers Read More

The Future Show: Knowledge and Learning

The perceived value of data, basic information and fact-based human knowledge is becoming increasingly commoditised by the efficiency and sheer horse-power of digital technologies. Any Internet user can now look Read More

Is Your Wearable Tech Helping You – or Watching You?

Imagine a world where computing becomes invisible, like your thoughts. A world where the interface between our senses, our minds and brains, and a digital device that emulates human traits Read More

5 Top Tech Trends for 2014

2014 is upon us. So what tech trends should we expect to see? Google Glass will make us twitchy. The coming year will see the launch of Google Glass with Read More

Jay Silver’s Inspiring TED Talk: Hack a Banana

Why can’t two slices of pizza be used as a slide clicker? Why shouldn’t you make music with ketchup? In this charming talk, inventor Jay Silver talks about the urge Read More

Are You Digitally Obese?

Obesity and dramatic overweight are a huge global problem, costing an estimated $450 billion per year in the U.S. alone, where more than two-thirds of people are overweight and an Read More

5 Reasons Why The Snowden / NSA / PRISM Affair Is Indeed A Game Changer For The Future Of The Internet

I believe that the Snowden/NSA affair and the subsequent discovery of the PRISM program and the data ‘hoovering’ initiative set in motion by the U.S. government has very significant implications Read More

Thriving in the Age of Disruption

At a destination travel conference in Barcelona not long ago, a marketing exec confided to me that although his company has enjoyed double-digit growth during the past four years, there’s Read More