Category Archives: Futurist

Die Zukunft der Kultur: virtuelle versus reelle Erlebnisse? Futurist Redner Gerd Leonhard
Note: this is a GERMAN-language video) Dies ist ein kurzer Ausschnitt von meiner Keynote beim Kulturnetzwerk-Treffen des Kantons Aargau (CH), zum Thema Zuku...

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Die Zukunft der Kulturpflege und die Wissenverdoppelungskurve (Futurist Redner Gerd Leonhard)
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Die Zukunft der Kultur: Augmented Reality in Museen? Futurist Redner Gerd Leonhard in Brugg
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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 07, 2014

It has been said, 'The best way to predict your future is to create it.' But creating a plan for the future is no easy task. This year's 2014 Economic Forum, entitled "Creating Tomorrow," is focused on helping credit unions do just that create a tomorrow that will ensure credit unions grow and thrive.

Catalyst engaged Uldrich, back in April, as a keynote speaker at their Accelerating Success Conference in Las Vegas and they have invited him back to their Economic Forum In Dallas to discuss how they can start creating their own futures and, in turn, create success credit unions, that are able to both embrace and cultivate change.

Uldrich says, "Each year information technology is only getting better, faster, and cheaper; and hundreds of millions of new individuals are being drawn into a hyper-connected and networked global economy. The previously unknown ideas and insights of those hundreds of millions of individuals are now being added to the global consciousness, further accelerating change.

"One of the key things I do with my clients and audience members is to challenge them to think about the unthinkable. It is an excellent way to remind ones self to always expect the unexpected. This, in turn, reminds individuals and organizations, like Catalyst, to focus on integrating the principles of flexibility and adaptability into their strategic planning processes. In the future change will be the only constant, and its imperative to always keep this idea top of mind."

Uldrich will draw on materials from his book Foresight 20/20, the second edition of the book will be coming out in November.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, sought-after business speaker and best-selling author. His written works have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes and hundreds of other publications around the country. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC and National Public Radio.

In addition to speaking on future trends, Uldrich also speaks on emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership. He has served as an adviser to Fortune 1000 companies. He is a master at honing in on emerging trends in economics, agriculture energy, education, Internet and communications, science, technology, healthcare, and transportation. In recent months he has addressed the FCCS, AgBank, CoBank, and Wells Fargo, along with Fiatech, Texpers, and the 2014 Verizon Wireless Connected Technology Tour, among others.

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Futurist Technology - Behavior Recognition (Demo and result video for my PhD research)
Futurist Technology - Behavior Recognition Thhis is a demo and result video for my PhD research.

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AmCham Visionary Series Part II. - Bertalan Mesk, medical futurist
Are you prepared to live forever? That was the provocative question posed by the second talk in the Visionary series celebrating AmCham Hungary #39;s 25th annive...

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Published October 01, 2014

The striking new hotel will soar above the L.A. skyline.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)

A view from the rooftop.(WilshireGrandCenter.com)

Korean Air, the countrys largest airline, is expanding its hospitality offerings with plans to build a new hotel in Los Angeles.

The 900-room hotel will top the brand new $1.1 billion Wilshire Grand Project development in downtown, slated to open in 2017. InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement to manage the hotel.

At 73-stories totaling 1,100 feet, the new property is set to the tallest building in the Western U.S.

"InterContinental is an international luxury brand like Korean Air, and we share the same vision," said Heather Cho, vice president of Hanjin International Corp, in a recent press statement.

The luxury property will boast a lobby on the 70th floor. The first 30 floors of the development will be devoted to offices and retail stores, while the hotel will occupy floors 31 through 73, affording 360-degree views of the city.

Downtown Los Angeles is experiencing a revival with three new hotels under construction totaling over 1,500 rooms, according to Lodging Econometrics, a research firm, reported by USA Today. STR Global, a firm that tracks hotels around the world, reports that there are 11 projects in planning or construction phases totaling over 2,800 rooms.

The new project will the fifth hotel for Korean Air which currently operates properties South Korea and Hawaii.

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Jared Nichols, The Jared Nichols Group, Charlotte, NC, was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Nichols, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.

As a small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation, stated Nichols. Joining NSBAs Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: Congress.

Jared Nichols is a futurist, executive advisor, speaker, and coach. He provides the tools to help leaders and organizations gain competitive advantage, seize new market opportunities, drive in new revenue, and increase profits. As one of the few people in the world to hold a Masters Degree in Strategic Foresight, Jared is sought out by leaders, organizations, and entrepreneurs to help them identify and create their long-term successful future.

Nichols joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how the Affordable Care Act will impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is a new council of the organization, focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals.

I am proud to have Jared Nichols in the inaugural class of our Leadership Council, stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. He came to us highly recommended and I look forward our coordinated efforts for years to come.

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For more on the NSBA Leadership Council, please visit http://www.nsba.biz/leadershipcouncil.

The Jared Nichols Group is a strategic foresight and executive advisory firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. We work with leaders, organizations, teams, and individuals, to stay ahead of the competition, expand their market reach, and capitalize on changes in a volatile and uncertain environment.

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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) October 02, 2014

Highly acclaimed global futurist Jack Uldrich has been confirmed as the guest keynote speaker for the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange in Orlando, FL.

The Emerson Global Users Exchange is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, best practices, and proven solutions with the leaders in the process industry. They offer an immersive curriculum of workshops, courses, industry forums, technology exhibits and much more. Run by users, for users the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange is a user community committed to extracting the most from their automation investments and sharing their learning.

With those goals in mind they have selected trend expert and global futurist Jack Uldrich to keynote the Exchange on October 6th. As global manufacturers of electrical products for commercial, industrial, hazardous and adverse environments looking closely at future trends is essential. And Uldrich is well respected for his insights when it comes to future trends and preparing for change.

Uldrich says, "Each year information technology is only getting better, faster, and cheaper; and hundreds of millions of new individuals are being drawn into a hyper-connected and networked global economy. The previously unknown ideas and insights of those hundreds of millions of individuals are now being added to the global consciousness, further accelerating change."

His presentation for the 2014 Emerson Global Users Exchange is "designed to help them create the future by thinking about it in a new light."

Quoted as being "an extremely knowledgeable and engaging facilitator" and for "setting a tone of optimism and creativity that lasted the whole conference" Uldrich is sought after in several fields, from manufacturing to retail, energy to education, agriculture to finance to name a few. His clients include the National Association of Manufacturers, Verizon Wireless, United Healthcare, PMMI, ABB/Thomas & Betts, among others.

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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(PRWEB) October 03, 2014

The array of technology innovations confronting the medical profession today is vast and disruptive. From home-based diagnostic testing to personal health records and integrating test results obtained outside the healthcare system into a patients healthcare recordpathologists and lab professionals need to be prepared to practice in a new era.

Medical futurist Bertalan Mesk, MD, PhD, will address this issue at a dynamic general session titled, A Guide to the Future of MedicineBringing Disruptive Technologies to Life in Health Care, at ASCP 2014 Tampa, Oct. 810.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Mesk is hosting a general session at this years annual meeting, commented Dr. E. Blair Holladay, CEO/Executive Vice President of ASCP. His session will be an invigorating discussion on ways that new technology, such as genomics and next-generation sequencing, are providing pathologists and medical laboratory professionals with valuable tools to improve patient care.

We need to think outside the box when it comes to the practice of pathology in the future, says Dr. Mesk. Its important to know that we can use disruptive technologies such as genomics and still retain the human touch. It can be a huge yet exciting and challenging journey.

At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Mesk will address hot topics such as the role of genomics in improving patient care, the value of next-generation sequencing and the need to curate genomic data. Hell also explore the impact of these innovations on the consumers involvement in their own healthcare management.

Dr. Mesk has spent three years examining practical concepts that medical professionals can understand immediately and use in their practice. These are outlined in his newly released book, The Guide to the Future of Medicine. For his research, he interviewed 100 medical experts to predict the top 30 trends that will influence medicine in the years to come.

Described by Forbes Magazine as The Geek Whos Changing the World, Dr. Mesk is the managing director and founder of Webicina.com, the first service to curate medical and health-related social media resources free of charge for patients and medical professionals.

ASCP 2014 Tampa is being held Oct. 8-10 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida. The ASCP Annual Meeting is the largest educational meeting for pathologists and laboratory professionals. For more information about the meeting, visit http://www.ascp.org/2014-Annual-Meeting/index.html.

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