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Futurist Flight Radio #29
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There are only nine months left to get that flying car designed and in production.

The Internet has reminded us of the very specific vision "Back to the Future II" had for October 21, 2015. Flying cars zipping through the air, auto-drying clothes that fit to your body, shoes that lace up on their own and time travel are all the norm when Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer, played by Michael J. Fox and Elisabeth Shue, land in that year.

And don't even get us started on the fact that we still don't have time travel.

The 1989 film did highlight a few technologies that are currently in our present -- or at least similar items. Future Marty has a video call with his coworker and boss, people are able to answer the phone with glasses that are very much like Google glass, and of course hoverboards do exist, though they're not as cool or as high-flying as in the movie.

There's also no "Jaws 19," but we do have 3-D movies and holograms, as seen on the screen. As for flying cars, there is the Terrafugia Transition and the AeroMobil, but don't count on coasting the friendly skies in those anytime soon, especially using banana peels and such for fuel.

Futurist Michael Rogers told Newsweek the movie did get a few things right.

"Three definite hits: biometrics, large screen home displays, video telephone calls," Rogers said. "Skype and FaceTime are part of everyday usage; by the end of the decade I think it will be totally natural for younger users to transition from text to audio to video in a single call, depending on the content at the moment."

You still have a wait, however, for things like hydrated pizza.

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GTA 5 Stunt Montage "Fortitude" | Cryptic Stunting | By Futurist
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Futurist Dr. Jordan Brandt talks to Digit about the future of 3D Printing
Manufacturing Technology Futurist at Autodesk, Dr. Jordan Brandt speaks to Digit about 4D Printing, the Indian Maker Movement, and how far we are from making...

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Futurist Thomas Frey on Technological Unemployment our need for Micro Colleges
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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) December 31, 2014

No one can predict the future; but Jack Uldrich helps organizations all over the world prepare for it. As a leading futurist, author, and speaker who helps organizations gain the critical foresight they need to create a successful future, Jack Uldrich's work is based on the transformational principles of unlearning or freeing one's self from obsolete knowledge and assumptions as a strategy to survive and thrive in an era of unparalleled change. The following are excerpts from an interview with Jack highlighting 2014 in hindsight and sharing his foresight on 2015.

Q: In one word--describe the biggest insight of 2014. A: Humility.

Q: Will you expound on that? The world is changing very quickly and 'experts' in particular must be humble to what they dont know. To be clear: it doesn't mean thinking less of yourself, it means thinking of yourself less frequently. Once one steps away from what they know into what they dont know, unexpected insights are able to crop up.

Q: What were the highlights from your 2014 speaking engagements? A: The twelve talks with Verizon Wireless Connected Technology Tour, where I specifically addressed The Internet of Things, was an in depth exploration of just one very important tech trend. Quite a bit of that information is now incorporated into almost every presentation I give. The ABB 5 city tour was fascinating too, because ABB (& Verizon) are actively creating the future with their technical advancement. They are also actively listening to consumers and inviting them to help shape the future. And the CAS presentation (Deja Vu/Vuja De) was an in depth use of history to illuminate the future for CASs centennial celebration which was a great way tie hindsight and foresight together.

Q: Did you personally do any unlearning in 2014? A: Yes, two things come to mind immediately. First there was the unlearning of the limited nature of economics. Economists are knowledgeable but they dont know what they dont know; their knowledge has a finite value. People want definitive answers but as those answers are often wrong, they will accept a fallacy. The bottom line is people need to get comfortable with unpredictability.

Second, while the end view of technology is a net plus situation, it is now beginning to eat away at the edges of what it means to be human. As technology moves forward the question needs to be asked, 'What makes us human?' In the future more and more people will define themselves by what tech trends they say 'no' to. Society is on the verge of splitting into two different tracks--those who choose technology and those who dont. I consider the second group of people to be 'The New Amish' which are people who knowingly say 'no' to technology because they dont like what technology is doing to our society. Thats a rational choice and people will have to accept other people choosing other ways.

Q: The dichotomy of delving into technology as salvation is a curious question. It creates a lot of ambiguity. A: If by technology you mean putting people out of jobs, then I am against it. If by tech you mean creating a new heart, I am for it.

Q: Is there any unlearning that you have applied to your daily life? A: As a father, unlearning the habit of asking, 'What did you learn at school today?' and replacing it with, 'What questions did you ask today?' was one of my unlearning tasks in 2014. And as a speaker, learning about the power of the pause and unlearning how to fill the pause has been valuable. In other words, limiting responses or answers while others are talking, letting go of excessive thoughts and reactions and striving to really hear what the person is saying became more important.

Q: What trends will have the greatest effect on the average American? A: Genomics, the sharing economy, and peer to peer lending as average people learn how to decrease consumption and help each other out. When it comes to collaborative consumption, Airbnb and Uber will probably have the most impact.

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Theme from "The Futurist"
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Cognitive Computers Making Physicians Better - The Medical Futurist
If artificial intelligence can improve a chess player, it can improve a physician as well. Cognitive computers have been dramatically improving over the last...

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SAT Vocabulary Words and Definitions Futurist
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Futurist - Sailing Before The Wind
2014.12.12 Lumber Coated Rust presents Into Circulation Vol.1 Live in Shibuya aube.

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