Will Google Insure the Future?
Yesterday, I addressed the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Society (CPCU) on the future of insurance industry. Given the advances in data analytics, the “Internet of Things,” robotics and...
View ArticleDo You Need a Reverse Mentor?
Below is a math question from an admissions test for an elementary school in Hong Kong. The question was part of an admissions test for first-graders. They had 20 seconds to answer. Can you solve it?...
View Article10 Trends That Will Transform the Future of Marketing
Wearable Technology. Apple’s iWatch, FitBit, Oculus Rift have already arrived but society is just at the beginning of the “wearables” The question marketers need to ask themselves today is this: What...
View ArticleA Futurist’s Top 5 Books of 2015
Over the past year, my work as a professional futurist has continued to evolve. I now speak more often about the need for intellectual humility; spend extra time helping clients reframe old questions,...
View ArticleThe Big AHA: Three Unconventional Ways to Future-Proof Your Business Today
Every business leader feels it and knows it–the world is changing at an accelerating pace. Business models are shifting, consumer behaviors and preferences are evolving swiftly, and emerging...
View ArticleThe Few, The Proud, the Unusual
An army of ants is an awe-inspiring and efficient force of nature. While each ant is individually small, collectively they accomplish amazing things—provided they have a sufficient source of food. The...
View ArticleThe Right Side of the Future
What does it mean to be on the right side of the future? It’s an excellent future-related question and I don’t claim to possess the complete answer but I do know that it begins with understanding...
View ArticleThe Right Side of (Game) Change
If you want to stay on the right side of the future, the first thing to do is to acknowledge that the future will be different–perhaps radically different–than the present. With this in mind, here are...
View ArticleThe Future of Manufacturing: A Revolution of Convergence
Johann Gutenberg’s first printing press was a revolutionary device. It changed the world. It is easy to think that the idea for the printing press sprung from the genius mind of Gutenberg full-formed,...
View ArticleUnder Renew Management
What if every business had a sign on it’s front door that read “Under Renew Management”. Wouldn’t that send a powerful and positive message to employees, customers, and the world? I believe it would...
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