[Part of this column was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune where I write a bi-weekly column for a still strong local newspaper. I am a resident of Florida, hence the reference to the state.] We Americans have a very rare opportunity to actually shape our future for the next six to twelve months. There are […]
[A personal column, based on the tag line above: A Future Look at Today. Hopefully you can take the time to watch and listen to the songs] A futurist has to be an historian to have any clarity about the future. A futurist has to be in the moment because that is when the future […]
[Part of this column was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune] I will never forget the first time I was able to surf the Internet with a high-speed T-1 line in the mid-1990s. The aha insight for me was that, ultimately, everything that existed in the physical world would have to be designed and invented […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dangerous one. It has triggered many new patterns of behavior. Some will stick and will change our society permanently; some will fade away. There’s a widespread questioning of who and what to trust. Collectively, we are getting closer and yet more distant, simultaneously. We are finding new ways to look […]
[Note: this was just published on The Sarasota Institute – A 21st Century Think Tank web site.] [Preamble – As a futurist my mind is exploding with all the possible long-term disruptions inherent in the global COVID-19 reality. In addition, I have supplemented my 200+ inbound emails, content aggregators, research newsletters with some information provided […]
On the morning of Monday 3/2, I had to make a decision. Do I cancel a symposium scheduled for Saturday 3/7 that could attract some 400 people because of the COVID-19 or not? Further, the title of the symposium was “The New Health Age of the 21st Century” the third symposium of 2020, produced […]
