Putting crowd wisdom to work. Posted by Bo Cowgill, Project Manager At Google, we're constantly trying to find new ways to organize the world's information, including information relevant to our business.
Building on the ideas of Friedrich Hayek and the Iowa Electronic Markets, a few Googlers (Doug Banks, Patri Friedman, Ilya Kirnos, Piaw Na and me, with some help from Hal Varian), set up a predictive market system inside the company. Technology Review: The Authority on the Future of Technology.
Learning From Technology Foresight Connections - scenario planning, scenarios, change drivers, S&T, trends, mental models. "The future cannot be predicted, but it can be invented.
" Dennis Gabor Abstract Since 2002, the Office of Technology Foresight (OTF) at the National Research Council has been developing networks of knowledge, interest and influence to provide new strategic capabilities for Canada's S&T organizations. Each step of this process has involved some iterative learning and tools refinement. In the course of this work, which has involved over 350 S&T professionals and teamwork in the design, creation and adaptation of foresight techniques, templates and methods, the OTF has succeeded in creating a web of affiliated professionals working to further Canada's broader S&T strategy.