Futurist Blog

The sixth law of the future states, "The “unknowability” of the future is what gives us our drive and motivation." The fact that the future is unknowable is a good thing. Our involvement in the game of life is based on our notion that we as...

“High expectations are the key to everything” - - Sam Walton On a recent shopping trip, I went to three separate stores and had difficulty finding what I was looking for. On each of these occasions I talked with a staff person and they told me about an option that...

Understanding trends is more of an art form than an exact science. But for those who can read the tealeaves, and make bold moves, leveraging trends can give them a serious competitive advantage. As an example, LinkedIn just posted its annual list of top buzzwords, the...

We are in for a very exciting year ahead. 2012 is a year where many competing trends will collide, and through those collisions we will see new pathways emerge. At the same time, many new trends are forming, some with enough steam to form entirely new movements,...

If you listen closely you can almost hear the armaments of battle being rolled into place. The stage is set with warring parties getting organized and the frontlines prepared. 2012 is destined to become the most turbulent year on record, a battleground of epic...

In 2008 the entire world was beginning to panic as our global financial systems teetered ever so close to total meltdown. Major banks were either failing or near failure, and the entire house of cards seemed to be one 10-of-Clubs away from becoming a meaningless flat...

Warren Buffett owns many things, but so far owning his own country is not one of them. In 2008 I gave a talk to an audience of 1,200 at the “Leaders in Dubai Business Forum” along with a dozen other global thought leaders that included best-selling writer Tom Peters,...

Anyone driving down a typical stretch of highway in the U.S. will encounter an endless barrage of traffic signs designed to dampen our aggressiveness, forcing drivers to drive slower. At the time, our speeds in the digital world are never fast enough. In fact a 2010...