The post below is a hasty collection of notes from a presentation for the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) which I was meant to share with Dr. Mike Jackson, Shaping Tomorrow's Chairman. Unfortunately, I had some technical difficulties, and Mike had to give the whole presentation himself. I have posted these notes to provide the basic … Continue reading Machine Futuring vs. Computer Aided Futuring
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Futuring refers to the formal methods used to explore the future. The internet has offered several ways to increase the ability for humans to gain insight on the future. Shaping Tomorrow’s new Forecast system, offers new technology to further increase the human capacity for understanding the future in a convenient and accelerated manner. Online research … Continue reading Computer Aided Futuring
Wearing IT to Work is my latest trend alert based on my report on wearables. I am also hosting 2 free webinars to cover the basics of the report (please see links below). Wearable electronic devices, or simply wearables, have emerged from specialized markets such as the medical sector and the military and are aggressively entering … Continue reading Wearing IT to Work–repost from Shaping Tomorrow
MIT News has recently published a summary of research by Lynette Jones, a senior research scientist in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering. Her field of research has a number of applications for the blind and deaf, but it could also one day allow the able bodied to read digital information on tactile displays using their … Continue reading Reading data through your skin
Last week, Shaping Tomorrow published my latest trend alert about immersive technologies, Expanding Immerive Experiences. In it, I detail a few of the devices on the very near term horizon that will provide a mainstream market with immersion in the digital and virtual world, much more than any currently available devices. All the products I researched … Continue reading The next step in virtual immersion
