Futurist Thomas Frey: For several decades now I have been contemplating our relationship with the future.
Many of my colleagues think of me as that crazy guy who assigns human attributes to this thing we call the future.
Embracing Our Inner Cyborg
The emerging market for smartphone peripherals is set to explode
Futurist Thomas Frey: It recently occurred to me that I was pulling my iPhone out of my pocket several times an hour to check information. Over the past few months I‘ve become very self-conscious about the addictive nature of information and the OCD-like mannerisms that follow, and this constant checking-in is only one of several habit-changers I’ve noticed that accompany smartphones.
Charting a New Frontier for Colleges and Universities
Futurist Thomas Frey: The great reset has not yet finished its resetting process, and colleges are moving quickly into the crosshairs, with government funding, grants, and student loans all harder to get.
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9 Renewable Energy Solutions Small Enough to Fit in Your Pocket
Pocket power.
Why shoud you care about being green if there’s nothing in it for you? The reason you should care about renewable energy is that it gives you lots of ways to start generating your own energy to power all those energy hungry gadgets you love. You won’t even notice that you’re doing it thanks to future technology. (Pics)
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Next Generation Home Ownership
Futurist Thomas Frey: Most young people today are asking the very simple question, “Why should I buy a home?”
The Day of the Drone is Upon Us
Futurist Thomas Frey: Sometime over the coming months you can expect to see a version of the following help wanted ad:
“Help Wanted: Full-time aerial drone drivers needed to help manager our growing fleet of surveillance, delivery, and communication drones. We are also looking for drone repair techs, drone dispatchers, and drone salesmen.”
Creating Holes in the Fabric of the Future
Futurist Thomas Frey: I often get asked the question, “How do you become a futurist?”
When I get this question, I know that the person asking is secretly thinking that being a futurist is one of the coolest professions of all times, which it is. And they want some concrete process for becoming a futurist, which there isn’t one.
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We’re In a Higher Education Bubble According to Peter Thiel
The bubble that has taken the place of housing is the higher education bubble.
Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, hedge fund manager and venture capitalist has a special talent for making money. He also has a talent for making people mad.
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Nano-Fabrics and Nano-Coatings in the Future
Nano-Netting – Super strong nano fibers so small they are invisible
to the human eye, giving the illusion of being suspended in air
Futurist Thomas Frey: Imagine walking into a store in the future, a store whose business is comprised solely of applying coatings to your clothing. All of the coatings will be invisible to the human eye.
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21st Century Ghost Towns in America
Lake County, Michigan has a 66% vacancy rate.
There are several counties in America, each with more than 10,000 homes, which have vacancy rates above 55%. The rate is above 60% in several.
Rethinking the Future of Health Care
Futurist Thomas Frey: It wasn’t what I had planned on a 70 degree day last week when “springtime in the Rockies” was in full bloom. But I was on my way to the hospital, and over the next 24 hours I would learn much about a healthcare industry that is woefully unprepared for the changes that lie ahead.
Eight Critical Skills for the Future
Futurist Thomas Frey: On Monday evening I presented my thoughts on the “Future of Mobile Apps & Peripherals” at our monthly Night with a Futurist event. My talk was followed by a fascinating panel discussion with three of the industry’s brightest minds – Michael Sitarzewski, Lisa Calkins, and Gary Moskoff with Karl Dakin moderating the discussion.