Consumers are becoming “digital omnivores.”
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas begins this week and the state of digital consumption is looking good. Consumers are adopting all sorts of smart, web-connected consumer technology and becoming “digital omnivores.”
Futurist Thomas Frey: The first time I watched Star Trek and heard Captain Kirk utter the phrase – “Set your phasers to stun!” – it occurred to me that these future weapons featured a number of different settings.
Futurist Thomas Frey: The year is 2018 and the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the organization charged with selecting the winner of the famous Nobel Peace Prize, has changed their process. They’ve decided to host a global election to allow the people of the world to decide which of the candidates is the most deserving.
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The list of the ten most popular videos posted on YouTube in 2012 has been released.
Each time YouTube releases this list, we get a little insight into our culture. The list also helps us better understand YouTube’s place in the world, as a place for sharing videos from professional creators and people off the street. (Videos)
Continue reading… “Top 10 most popular YouTube videos of 2012”
Futurist Thomas Frey: When is the last time you heard a statement that caused you to stop dead in your tracks?
It doesn’t happen very often, but for each of us, there are a few unusual sound bites that will permeate our senses and sway our thinking.
Continue reading… “Eight Shocking Quotes from 2012 that will Redefine Our Future”
It’s that time of year where we predict how in the year ahead technology continues to influence how we work and live. Previously the trends have been under the “social media” lens because that has been the major disruptive force, creating both opportunities and threats. This year, the trends will be under term “social-digital” to broaden the focus.
Futurist Thomas Frey: How many extra shavers, bars of soap, or cans of soup do you currently have on your shelves at home? How much money do you currently have tied up in “inventory” of typical household items? What if you could get by without any?
Continue reading… “Moving from Just-in-Case to Just-in-Time Living”
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It’s almost the end of 2012. Instead of looking back at the significant tech trends of 2012 we are going to look ahead to the near future, 2013. Being in the near future, these technologies are highly feasible. You will be hearing a lot more about these trends within the next 10 months and could possibly be experiencing them in some for or another.
Here’s the second annual list of Tech Trend predictions for the coming year.
Futurist Thomas Frey: When you buy a stock, you place a bet on how that stock will perform in the future. In a perfect world, where market insiders and manipulators are removed from the equation, the market is a terrific tool for determining the true value of companies being invested in.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: On Nov 26-28th, I will be speaking at the Creative Innovations 2012 event in Melbourne, Australia. The theme of the conference will be “Wicked Problems, Great Opportunities! Leadership and courage for volatile times.”
You won’t just hire a person, you will hire their network in the future.
When you look at HR trends people tend to look at what we do today and discuss ways it can be done better in the future. Applications and tools for recruiting, training, on-boarding, etc. are being developed at dizzying rates. The problem is that these new HR innovations are going to have a short half life.
Continue reading… “Top 5 trends that will change HR in the future”
Futurist Thomas Frey: For most of us, the language we speak is like the air we breathe. But what happens when we wake up and find that our air is going extinct?