Green and sustainable energy
The economy is recovering, and entrepreneurialism has played a large role in helping it along. One of the most interesting parts of this recovery, however, is the emergence of new types of industry. Businesses have found all new niches to fill, and seven industries in particular have shown substantial growth in 2013. (Infographic)
Continue reading… “Top 7 fastest growing industries of 2013”
Construction workers scored high for happiness.
If you work in retail or media it isn’t just your imagination when you think your friends who work in education and real estate are all happier than you.
Continue reading… “The happiest and unhappiest fields to work in”
A picture of me speaking at yesterday’s TEDxReset in Istanbul.
Futurist Thomas Frey: Yesterday I was honored to be one of the featured speakers at the TEDxReset Conference in Istanbul, Turkey where I predicted that over 2 billion jobs will disappear by 2030. Since my 18-minute talk was about the rapidly shifting nature of colleges and higher education, I didn’t have time to explain how and why so many jobs would be going away. Because of all of the questions I received afterwards, I will do that here.
Continue reading… “2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030”
Futurist Thomas Frey: It was roughly two years ago, October 15, 2009, when I got a call from a desperate lady, panicking, as she asked for my help.
Being a futurist, I don’t get many calls from people who urgently need my help. Futurists are rarely first responders.
Continue reading… “Why Industries Collapse”
Reno’s economy relies on gaming and tourism, two industries which have been hit extremely hard by the recession.
December 2007 is when the Great Recession officially began and it officially ended in July 2009. But that doesn’t mean the economy has returned to where it was before the steepest downturn since the Great Depression and may not for years. Employment is not expected to return to its pre-recession peak until 2014, according to a recent report by IHS Global Insight.
Continue reading… “10 U.S. cities that will take 10 years to recover from the recession”
Record store
If you read the print edition of a newspaper, still make calls over a landline or plan to rent a tuxedo for an upcoming wedding, you are doing what many of your friends and neighbors gave up long ago.
Continue reading… “5 Industries on the Verge of Extinction”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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