As futurists and trends experts, we couldn’t help but ask ourselves: What does the future of online and connected video games hold? The answer: A great deal more change – and competition – as a number of today’s most well-known industry insiders tell it. With over 500 new [...]
August 26, 2016
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Sometimes, life throws you a curveball. Then it chases it with a couple left hooks, uppercuts, and gives you a good kick in the tender vittles while you’re still on the ground for good measure. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out in life and [...]
June 21, 2016
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Dear Business Leaders: YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG. The trick isn’t to avoid fear, it’s to embrace the discomfort, learn from it, and do the damn thing anyway… At least, it is if you’re a fan of growth, success, and staying relevant in an ever-changing world, or so new [...]
June 14, 2016
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COPE or CYOD: Which mobile device policy should your business choose? It's a timely question in age where there are more cell phones and tablets than people on this planet - and one which our friends at IBM asked us to take a stab at answering in a [...]
As you may be aware, part of being a futurist means routinely getting to play with what's new and next in terms of consumer products, technology, travel-friendly gadgets and more. But recently, we were deeply honored when PARADE magazine asked us to redefine the future of fun, and [...]
June 1, 2016
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Pop quiz: What’s the single most important trend in mobile devices sweeping the globe today? The hottest new thing in entertainment since Apple and its fleet of high-tech sensations first took pop culture by storm? What does the home of the future look like, and how soon do [...]
April 19, 2016
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As futurist speakers and trends experts, we're frequently asked to weigh in on major socioeconomic trends impacting the globe on a grand scale - a.k.a. "megatrends" as it were. Throughout a series of several posts, we thought we'd highlight a number of these new megatrends which promise to [...]
Talk to crowdfunding experts, and they'll tell you that the concept of crowdfunding - raising funds online for a new product or project - is rapidly and profoundly changing, growing, and quickly becoming an everyday part of our lives. But while crowd funding is wildly exciting, it can [...]
Like you've frequently heard from inspirational speakers and motivational keynote presenters worldwide: There’s a hot new way to raise funds for new projects and services: it’s called crowdfunding, and it’s the wave of the future. Many of today’s top entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding, a.k.a. the process of [...]
Like you'll hear many motivational speakers say, the most promising new financial opportunity available to many businesses and entrepreneurs is crowdfunding - raising funds online for new projects or services. Given that 87% of successful crowdfunding campaigns surpass their monetary goals, it’s unsurprising that more people are getting [...]