In a recent column I suggested that 2018 would be a year when Big Tech, particularly Facebook would face issues and problems and that it no longer would be living in a criticism free zone. In the last six to nine months I have stated that I thought that the total number of active Facebook […]
[This column first appeared at The Sarasota Institute, a 21st century think tank that I co-founded with Phil Kotler, Jason Apollo Voss in 2017. Please visit the site and if you like what you see, please sign-up for email notifications. Thank you!] This is a pretty catchy title isn’t it. Thank you for reading. You […]
So much eloquent prose and commentary has already been written and spoken about the teenagers from Margery Stoneham Douglas High School here in Florida. How they have clearly captured the high moral ground in the debate about assault weapons in America. How they have a steely, non-smiling, eyes into the camera, clarity and purpose. How […]
The value I try to bring to audiences and readers is to be as accurate as possible about the future five years out and directionally accurate 10-15 years out. That said, as a futurist I am always asked about the near-term future as well. The closer in, the more individuals and single events can affect […]
January is the time of year that there are hundreds, if not thousands of stories about the new tech gadgets and technological innovations coming this year and next. This is largely due to the year starting out with the CES show in Las Vegas and the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Both shows […]
During the Shift Age – the first third of the 21th century- we are shifting from what was to what will be. We are truly moving from the “reality” of the 20th century to a new emerging reality that will be well shaped by the late 2030s. Everywhere there is disruption and transformation We are […]
As we look back in anger/weariness/concern/anxiety/happiness at 2017, my audiences and readers frequently ask the same questions: What is going on and what does this mean in the years ahead? The world is changing rapidly and in big ways. The technologies that were pure science fiction a decade ago are moving into our lives. […]
[Note: This post is much longer than usual. It was first published at The Sarasota Institute where columns are 1500-2500 words. I didn’t want to break the column in two.] The negative effects of fossil fuels have been speculated upon and known for a long time. The larger scale concerns, awareness, and now actions have largely […]
The time between now and 2037 will be one of the most transformative historic transits in history. There we be more change in the next 20 years than in any 50 -100 year period in history. Reality as we know it will change. As the futurist who has been saying for 10 years that we […]
One of the more frivolous consequences of being a futurist is that I am always asked about “who’s going to win?”. The Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup [by Canadians] and of course last year, the presidential election. Sporting events I laughingly wave my hand at, but a national election encompasses dynamics that are larger and […]
