Even before they hacked your emails and phone calls, the NSA had you under serious scrutiny!
Quote of the Day: “Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.” — Dame Edna Everage
Optimizing Evil
Would the world be a better place if Adolph Hitler never existed?
While many people will argue over who exactly was the worst of the worst, with names like Pol Pot, Josef Stalin, Idi Amin, Ivan the Terrible, Genghis Khan, Nero, Osama bin Laden, Attila the Hun, and Hirohito entering the conversation, it’s easy to attribute a face to the evil we all despise.
Top 19 fastest growing occupations
There will be significant growth for jobs that require a college education and occupations in health care, energy and technology.
The jobs market for the future currently looks bleak. The unemployment rate has been stuck above 7 percent since December 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And as futurist Thomas Frey recently told AOL Jobs, half of all the jobs in existence today will no longer be around by 2030.
Have we reached peak employment? 24 future industries that will lead to an era of super employment!
Futurist Thomas Frey: It’s easy to spot signs of desperation in people’s eyes. With unemployment rates at persistently high levels and young people unable to find jobs from one year to the next, we have become a society seething with anxiety.
Competing for the World’s Largest Infrastructure Project: Over 100 Million Jobs at Stake
Elon Musk and Daryl Oster, competing for what could become
the world’s largest infrastructure project
Futurist Thomas Frey: When Tesla Motors CEO, Elon Musk, mysteriously leaked that he was working on his Hyperloop Project, the combination of secrecy, cryptic details, and his own flair for the dramatic all contributed to the media frenzy that followed.
Top 13 Photos of the Week
Help Wanted: Cocktail waitresses in Iceland. Must adapt well to extreme temperatures!
Quote of the Day: “I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.” – Elayne Boosler
Automated future – get used to being served by machines
Industry analysts say humans are disappearing from retail establishments, replaced by kiosks.
It all started in a chain of supermarkets when one section of the check-out aisles suddenly had self-service scanners. Consumers were encouraged to check themselves out, paying with cash or plastic.
Continue reading… “Automated future – get used to being served by machines”
Introducing Synaptical Currency Theory – Assigning Value to Brain Capital
Futurist Thomas Frey: What has been the hardest problem you’ve had to solve in your life? As I step you through this question, just focus on the ones where you actually found a solution.
Continue reading… “Introducing Synaptical Currency Theory – Assigning Value to Brain Capital”
Top 13 Photos of the Week
It was all fun and games with the yellow tape until the truck came!
Quote of the Day: “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.” – Erica Jong
Libraries That Create Their Own Economy: Opening the Door to Premium Services
Futurist Thomas Frey: Yesterday my wife Deb and I took a tour of the amazing Queensland Library in Brisbane, Australia and were thoroughly impressed with both the size and scope of their facility.
Continue reading… “Libraries That Create Their Own Economy: Opening the Door to Premium Services”
Just how far out is Thomas Frey?
How many times a day do you hear someone use the term “going forward”?
As businesses travel farther into the 21st century, leaders continue to target building better workplaces, retaining staff and reducing overheads – but how often do companies actually get it right?
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When life gives you square wheels, it’s up to you to figure out how to make them roll!
Quote of the Day – “My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.” — Jean Rostand