Michael Rogers. Michael A. Rogers. Michael A. Rogers is an author and futurist who recently completed two years as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times Company.[1][2] He is a columnist for MSNBC.com,[3] and also helps businesses and organizations worldwide think about the future. In recent years[when?] He has worked with companies including FedEx, Boeing and NBC Universal to Prudential, Dow Corning, American Express and Genentech. [citation needed] Biography[edit] Rogers graduated from Stanford University in 1972 with a Bachelors in Creative Writing and minor in Physics, with additional training in finance and management at Stanford Business School’s Executive Program. Media and Technology Career[edit] He began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone and went on to co-found Outside Magazine. He regularly addresses venture capitalists[who?] Publications[edit] Books[edit] Periodicals[edit] Interactive media[edit] Console Diskette 1990: NOT EXACTLY UNIQUE; Tor Productions; limited release (co-producer/writer) Employment[edit]
Adam Gordon (Future Savvy) Eric Garland (Competitive Futures) Mike Walsh. Glen Hiemstra (Futurist.com) Matthias Horx. This is intended as a short overview of our work and our personal ideas and beliefs about futurism and trend research. As well as an introduction what we think futurism is, there is a summary of main speech topics, interesting quotes, book tips and some examples of our company's published trend research in English. A live experiment with smart technologies. New energy concepts and family lifestyles of the 21st century. Grand opening: 2010. www.zukunftshaus.at World Design Cities Summit 23-24 February 2010 How will the cities of the future look?
>> Read more (PDF-File, Korean language) If the browser does not display the content correctly, please use Adobe Reader to open the file. Throwing fear overboard. Matthias Horx sees the current economic crisis as a productive process for a necessary change in the economy, politics and society. Read more >>> Dec. 29th, 2009 deutschewelleenglisch Matthias Horx: "The Futurist's Paradox" Is it really good to know the future? Read the introduction and more ---> Matthias Horx.
Matthias Horx 2013 Matthias Horx (* 25. Januar 1955 in Düsseldorf) ist ein deutscher Publizist und Zukunftsforscher.[1] Leben[Bearbeiten] Matthias Horx lebt mit seiner Familie in Wien. Er ist mit der englischen Journalistin Oona Strathern verheiratet und Vater von zwei Söhnen. Thesen[Bearbeiten] Matthias Horx’ Veröffentlichungen entstammen im Wesentlichen drei thematisch und zeitlich getrennten Perioden. Die erste Phase umfasst Feuilleton-Artikel in verschiedenen Szene- und Lifestyle-Magazinen. Die zweite Phase umfasst thematisch im Großen und Ganzen die Kritik an seinen bisherigen Weggenossen und beschreibt die von Horx festgestellten „linken Irrwege“.
Die dritte und aktuelle Phase umfasst das Thema Trends. Horx beschreibt den von ihm diagnostizierten Wandel gesellschaftlicher Werte und Lebensformen unter den Bedingungen des globalisierten Kapitalismus. Der Soziologe Holger Rust kritisierte Horx und die Trendforschung an sich wiederholt als unwissenschaftlich.[2][3] Weblinks[Bearbeiten] Ross Dawson. Ross Dawson. Ross Dawson (b 1962) is an Australian author, futurist, entrepreneur and former stockbroker.[1] Best known for his 2002 book 'Living Networks' which predicted the social networking revolution, Dawson founded the futures think tank Future Exploration Network and consults on digital futures to various big organisations such as Ernst & Young, Macquarie Bank, Microsoft and News Corp.
Named by Digital Media magazine as one of the 40 biggest players in Australia's digital age,[2] Dawson graduated from Bristol University with a B.Sc (Hons) and from Macquarie University with a Grad.Dip in Applied Finance. Dawson regularly gives keynote addresses on digital media futures and his 'Future of Media Reports' have a readership in the tens of thousands. Dawson is married to Sydney jewellery designer Victoria Buckley and the couple have two young daughters. Books[edit] References[edit] Jamais Cascio (Open the Future) Jamais Cascio. Jamais Cascio is a San Francisco Bay Area-based writer and futurist specializing in design strategies and possible outcomes for future scenarios. [citation needed] Biography[edit] Jamais Cascio resides in the San Francisco Bay Area[1] Cascio received his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz and later attended UC Berkeley. In the 1990s, Cascio worked for the futurist and scenario planning firm Global Business Network.[2] In 2007 he was a lead author on the Metaverse Roadmap Overview.[3] Online projects[edit] Worldchanging[edit] From 2003 to 2006 Cascio helped in the formation of Worldchanging.
On November 29, 2010, Worldchanging announced that due to fundraising difficulties it would shut down.[5] It has since merged with Architecture for Humanity, though detailed plans for the site's future have not been released. Open the Future[edit] In early 2006, Cascio established Open The Future as his online home, a title based on his WorldChanging essay, The Open Future. Books[edit] Press[edit] Patrick Dixon (Globalchange.com) Patrick Dixon. Dixon was included in the Independent on Sunday's 2010 "Happy List", with reference to ACET and his other work tackling the stigma of AIDS.[4] Medical career[edit] Patrick Dixon studied Medical Sciences at King's College, Cambridge and continued medical training at Charing Cross Hospital, London.[3] In 1978, while a medical student, he founded the IT startup Medicom, selling medical software solutions in the UK and the Middle East, based on early personal computers.
After qualifying as a physician he cared for people dying of cancer at St Joseph's Hospice and then as part of the Community Care Team based at University College Hospital, London, while also continuing IT consulting part-time. Dixon no longer practices as a physician, but remains actively involved as Chairman of the ACET International Alliance. Trends analysis, business consulting and writing[edit] Personal life[edit] Works[edit] Patrick Dixon publishes video messages on his web TV site.
Books[edit] Selected articles[edit] Gerd Leonhard (MediaFuturist) James Canton (Institute for Global Futures) James Canton. James Canton (born April 29, 1951) is a futurist, author, entrepreneur, CEO & Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures. He forecasts global trends in technology, globalization, trade, health care, population, science, climate, workforce and security. He is noted for his keynote presentations and consulting with organizations, assisting them to better understand and benefit from complex change and opportunities in technology, energy, medicine, finance, climate, population, entertainment, security and media.
He also assists clients in creating global alliances, investments, strategy and in developing new products or services. He has worked with the leading companies in the world such as IBM, General Mills, Delliotte, Fedex, General Electric, Apple, Phillips, Seimans, Tata, Pepsi, Fujitsu, Sony, Pfizer. Dr. Canton studied and worked with the noted futurist and author of Future Shock Alvin Toffler at the Anticipatory Democracy Network. Dr. Books[edit] Articles & Research[edit]