Future

  In my last column, I wrote about attending Burning Man for the first time. I included lots of links that I highly recommend you click on if you have not yet done so, as they will provide a basic understanding of the beauty of Burning Man. At the end of that last column I Continue Reading →

As noted last week, I made my first trip to Burning Man this year. It became clear to me about a year ago that I had to go this year. 2012 is a year much about the future, so this was finally the year for me to make the trip. Many other people felt that Continue Reading →

This is a flat out apology to all my long time readers in this space here. It has been more than two months since my last blog post. I have never gone more than three weeks and usually post every other week. I apologize! The reasons for this absence are two-fold. First, I am just Continue Reading →

We’ve been waiting on the prospect of a bionic eye for a while now; being able to surgically give sight to the sightless would be a medical breakthrough, and we’re right on the cusp. Exhibit A: In a world first, scientists have successfully implanted a prototype bionic eye that has helped a woman see shapes. Continue Reading →

Here’s something innovative that Apple can’t accuse Samsung of copying from the iPhone: transparent displays. Samsung on Monday announced that it will be bringing its new NL22B transparent display to the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, which kicks off on August 31st and lasts through September 5th. Samsung says that the display, which will Continue Reading →

In the last column I wrote about the fact that humanity has entered the Transformation Decade and defined transformation. I also wrote about Legacy Thinking and how we all tend to live in the present and look ahead to the future through the conceptual filters of the past. Both concepts were relative to the reality Continue Reading →

Europe is moving into a time of incredible transformation. The financial and leadership crises in Europe need to be looked at from a historically high level. The media coverage and commentary concerning the Euro crisis is completely “in the weeds.” The coverage and discussion of the issues in Europe are now about austerity versus growth, Continue Reading →

 Read the full story at Davide Houle. I am frequently asked about what technology I carry and use.  This is due in large part because I am a futurist and to many people technology and the future are close to synonymous.  That of course is not wholly true, but certainly understandable as it is technology Continue Reading →

I knew Earth Day was coming by my email inbox. Every day for the past few weeks I’ve gotten pitches to write about some company’s new eco product. The words LEED certified, Eco, Green, Recycled, Renewable have become an endless blur in the subject line of in-bound emails. This is now a spring ritual. Last Continue Reading →

In my last column I wrote the New Health Age, the new age of health care and medicine that we have entered.  The coming changes in the health care landscape the United States and the incredible medical miracles rapidly coming will define this new age. As written in the last column, the national conversation about Continue Reading →