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SRL Setup at the Extreme Futurist Festival @ The Vortex Immersion Dome Los Angeles CA
Survival Research Labs Los Angeles performance Dec 2012

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Digital Media Strategist Carlo Donzella and Futurist Gerd Leonhard talk about Smart Cities (MotM3)
This is the 3rd pilot for my new web-tv show called Meetings of the Mind (MotM), soon to be available at http://www.meetingsofthemind.tv). In this episode I talk to Carlo Donzella, in Rome / Italy see twitter.com As an advisor to the Lazio Region of Rome, Carlo has recently been involved in the Futouring.it project which has created 6 world-class digital media experiences for 6 world-heritage sites within the Lazio region. Carlo also teaches the "Brave New Media World" course at the Master in Development, Innovation and Change (MiDIC) of the University of Bologna (Italy) and at the PopAkademie of the University of Mannheim (Germany). A reviewer for dozens of international projects, he has covered various executive and consulting roles with many public agencies and private enterprises. We discuss Carlo #39;s work in digital, smart cities, and ponder what the future may hold for cities that use social local mobile video and cloud applications to engage with their visitors, citizens and fans. This is a wide-ranging discussion that covers a ton of stuff - hope you like it. Audio track will go up on http://www.futuretalks.com soon, as well! Please note: You can now download most of my videos by simply subscribing to this iTunes video feed (via Blip.tv) gerd.fm *** audio-only versions are now available here: gerd.fm or on the web at http://www.futuretalks.com My vimeo channel is here vimeo.com Enjoy! Gerd Leonhard Futurist, Author and Keynote Speaker Basel / Switzerland http://www.gerdfuturist.com CEO www ...

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Futurist Speaker Scott Steinberg: Designing for Connected Devices
Futurist speaker Scott Steinberg (www.AKeynoteSpeaker.com) speaks to Billboard magazine readers at CES 2013 about how to design Internet connected (aka "smart") apps, entertainment and high-tech devices or gadgets to meet changing consumer needs and consumption habits.

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If you're a futurist, this is your time of year. David Houle, described as "America's leading futurist" on the cover of his new book, "Entering the Shift Age," has plenty to say about what's coming in 2013 and beyond.

"I look at 2010 to 2020 as the transformation decade. Most of your institutions will change in character and form," said Houle, speaking from his office in Chicago.

"This is the decade when legacy thinking will fall away at an alarming rate," he said.

"I grew up reading Alvin Toffler, Marshall McLuhan and Buckminster Fuller in the 1960s and 1970s. I coined the phrase, the shift age, five years ago," Houle said.

Among the institutions that will shift in this decade will be higher education, he said. "I'm predicting that (higher ed) will be the next big bubble," said Houle, pointing to mounting student debt and the indebtedness of universities.

The futurist said that even a basic thing like the concept of a job is going to change. "The job is a 300-year-old institution that's going away. People will become more like independent contractors," Houle said.

As for 2013, he had some specific predictions. "The Gross Domestic Product in this country will grow between 2 and 3 percent. Unemployment will be stuck around 7 percent. A barrel of oil will be in the $90 to $120 range while natural gas will stay cheap," Houle said.

Reto Gallati, president of Chicago-based Raetia Investments, and author of "Investment Discipline: Making Errors is OK, Repeating Errors is Not OK," offered his own economic predictions for 2013:

- GDP will grow 2.2 percent.

- Unemployment will improve to 7.3 percent this year.

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My role as a futurist
My role as a futurist

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What does it mean to be a futurist
What does it mean to be a futurist

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A New Way To Think About Business - Dr. James Canton - Futurist and Global Business Speaker
http://www.goldstars.com - Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. He is a leading authority on future trends in innovation and The Economist recognizes him as one of the leading futurists, worldwide. He is the author of "The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the 21st Century," and "Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the 21st Century." Dr. Canton advises the Global Fortune 1000 on trends in innovation, financial services, health care, population, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization. From a broad range of industries, clients include: IBM, BP, Intel, Philips, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Boeing, FedEx, and Proctor Gamble. Dr. James Canton, a keynote speaker for your next meeting, event or conference. Contact Gold Stars Speakers Bureau at 520-742-4384 info@goldstars.com or http://www.goldstars.com. Gold Stars Speakers Bureau provides an extensive network of expert and celebrity international speakers and entertainment choices. Our consultants positively address specific needs to meet convention goals or strategic initiatives. Gold Stars has served corporate groups, associations, government agencies and educational or nonprofit organizations both domestically and internationally for over 23 years. Gold Stars Speakers Bureau, where our word is Gold!

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Bushman Summer - The Futurist
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Noted keynote speaker, global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich, has been selected to deliver keynote addresses on future trends in agriculture to the following organizations in the coming months: AgSpectrum, the Ag Connect Expo, the New Brunswick Agricultural Council and Mushroom Canada.

Minneapolis, Minn. (PRWEB) January 08, 2013

On January 16, Uldrich will be speaking at AgSpectrum's annual client meeting in La Jolla, California and on January 29th, he'll be in Kansas at the Ag Connect Expo to headline Case IH's client event. In March, Uldrich, a well-regarded farm futurist, will travel to New Brunswick to address the New Brunswick Agricultural Council, and in June, he'll keynote Mushroom Canada's annual conference.

In addition to covering many of the aspects in his popular book, "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow," Uldrich -- who is also the author of "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future" -- will discuss how exponential advances in a variety of emerging technologies, including practical advances biotechnology, nanotechnology, information management, augmented reality, robotics, RFID, renewable energy sources and satellite and sensor technology will affect agriculture.

Uldrich will also cover how social networking, biofuels and water management will transform farming in the years ahead. (A sample of some of Uldrichs ideas on the future of agriculture can be found in this chapter from his latest book, Foresight 2020.)

In the past year, Jack Uldrich, who is also recognized as a leading expert in the field of change management and unlearning, has addressed dozens of agricultural corporations and associations, including The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, The Agricultural Adaptation Council of Ontario, Land O'Lakes Cooperatives, The Christian Farm Federation, AgGateway, the California Ag Summit, Trimble Agriculture, InfoAg, the Minnesota-South Dakota Equipment Dealers Association, Growmark, and The National Cotton Council.

(A full list of his past clients can be viewed on his website. He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers' bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Convention Connection, Brooks International and Executive Speaker Bureau.)

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, 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 Uldrich as a farm futurist can contact him directly at 612-267-1212 or jack(at)schoolofunlearning(dot)com.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, best-selling author; editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Futurist & Business Forecaster Jack Uldrich to Keynote Four Agricultural-Related Events in the Coming Months

Acclaimed healthcare futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver three keynote presentations to the Montana, Nebraska and Illinois hospital associations in the coming months. Uldrich will focus on future trends in healthcare and discuss the need for senior healthcare leaders to embrace the concept of "unlearning."

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) January 03, 2013

The presentations, based on Uldrichs two most recent books: "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow" and "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future" as well as his popular article, "Top Ten Trends in Healthcare," will begin by discussing how continued advances in information technologies, biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, genomics, regenerative medicine and social networking will radically transform healthcare in the decade ahead. (A video of Mr. Uldrich discussing future trends can be viewed here.)

Uldrich will then focus on why these trends will demand unlearning and discuss why participants must embrace the concept of unlearning in order to achieve future success. Uldrich, who has been hailed as Americas Chief Unlearning Officer, will conclude by reviewing specific habits, customs, beliefs and ideas that healthcare professionals canand mustunlearn. Throughout his talks, he will use vivid analogies and memorable stories, drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, to ensure his message of unlearning sticks with his audiences.

In the past year, Uldrich has addressed dozens of healthcare associations and hospitals, including the Alcetel-Lucent/Verizon Forum on Wireless Healthcare, IASIS Healthcare, Allina Hospitals, The Healthcare Trustees of New York, The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, Care Providers of Minnesota, St. Jude Medical, Fairview Hospitals, University Hospitals & Health System of Ohio, and healthcare associations in Colorado, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin. He has also addressed a number of major, non-health-care-related corporations on the topic of unlearning including United Healthcare, PepsiCo, Cisco, IBM, WiPro, Guardian Life Insurance and General Electric. Uldrich also frequently addresses Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and Chamber of Commerce events throughout the country.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website at: http://www.jumpthecurve.net. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack Uldrich can contact him directly at 612-267-1212 or jack(at)schoolofunlearning(dot)com.

Uldrich is a renowned global healthcare futurist, best-selling author; editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning websites, http://www.jumpthecurve.net and http://www.schoolofunlearning.com. He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Executive Speakers Bureau and Convention Connection.

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